Google Calendar is just the latest mobile service the company has made over. Google Google is trying to make sure its Calendar app stays current. The Internet giant on Monday announced updates to the Calendar app for its Android operating system, as well as Apple’s iPhone. The software has a new look and set of …

Disney’s partnerships with both Google and Apple give it access to nearly all the mobile devices in the US. Google Disney is allowing you to watch “Frozen” on your Android device, no matter where you bought it. The media giant on Monday announced a partnership with Google that lets people stream movies they own from Disney, Pixar and Marvel — …

David Burke, VP of engineering for Android, said he thinks most people want a “phablet” but just don’t know it yet. Stephen Lam, Getty Images MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google may be tightening the ties between its operating systems for mobile devices and PCs, but they won’t be merging anytime soon, a senior member of one of Google’s software teams …

Sundar Pichai, Google’s head of Android and Chrome, will now oversee other product areas as well, including search and maps. James Martin/CNET Google’s most powerful product chief just got more powerful. Sundar Pichai, a well-respected executive who oversees some of the company’s most important businesses, has been elevated to take on even more of Google’s core products, the company confirmed …

The head of Google’s Android and Chrome operating systems, Sundar Pichai, will sit on Magic Leap’s board. James Martin/CNET Google’s caught Facebook’s virtual-reality fever. The search giant led a $542 million investment round in a startup called Magic Leap, which hopes to eventually replace computer and smartphone screens with virtual-reality interfaces. The company, founded in 2011 and based in Florida, …

Google is blurring the lines between Chrome and Android. Google Google may want one software platform to rule them all. A top Google executive in charge of engineering for the company’s Android mobile operating system is now also overseeing engineering for Chrome, software primarily used for personal computers, according to a person familiar with the situation. Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s vice …

Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, shows off new features in Apple’s new Mac OS. Tim Stevens/CNET Apple on Thursday will finally start letting people explore Yosemite — its new Macintosh operating system named for the famous national park in Northern California. The consumer electronics giant made the announcement at a press event at its corporate headquarters …

Will.i.am launched his new smartwatch on Wednesday. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Will.i.am is no stranger to technology. After all, he’s the grammy-award winning artist and member of the Black Eyed Peas who once rapped, “I’ve got that rock and roll, that future flow.” The musician — born as Will Adams — also served as Intel’s creative director and has …

Introducing the Nexus 9 and Nexus 6, powered by Android Lollipop. Google Google’s Nexus family keeps on getting bigger. The Internet giant on Wednesday introduced the Nexus 9 , a tablet with an 8.9-inch display manufactured by Taiwanese hardware maker HTC, the Nexus 6 , a smartphone with a 6-inch display made by Motorola Mobility, and the Nexus Player , …

The app, shown here on a Chromebook, runs outside a browser window. Google Google on Thursday introduced two new social software features: A polling feature for Google+, the company’s social network, and an app for its Hangouts video chat service that works with Google’s Chrome operating system and Windows desktop computers and lets people chat outside of a browser window. …