Internet search giant Google launched a new version of its Gmail app for Android on Monday; giving the users - of devices running Android OS version 4.1 `Jelly Bean' - the ability to reply, archive, and search for messages even faster.

According to some wild rumors making rounds about the Google Nexus 5 handset, the specs list and the design of the handset have been leaked online; with the device rumored to boast some amazing high-end features which Google is capable of pulling off.

On Monday, Google released its latest Maps update which virtually takes the interactive project to new heights; unfolding the company's new `Street View special collection' which features the highest mountain peaks of the world.

With Google having a precedence of sorts of reviving its discontinued services in a different package, it is being reported that the company is reincarnating its last-year shuttered Google Notebook note-taking app; and is apparently set to roll out a new note-taking app called `Google Keep.'

Larry Page, founder and CEO of Web search biggie Google, revealed in a March 13-dated official blog post that Android OS founder Andy Rubin was being moved to another job in the company; and that new head of Google's Android unit will be Sundar Pichai, who is currently serving as the SVP of Chrome and Apps.

In a Wednesday blog post, Internet search giant Google announced that its Google Reader product will be shuttered on July 1; with Urs Hölzle - the company's SVP of technical infrastructure - elaborating that fall in the usage of the product was the key the reason behind the move to discontinue it.

In a Tuesday announcement, Internet search giant Google said that it has worked out an agreement with 37 US states and the District of Columbia, to pay them a $7 million penalty for settling complaints about the company's unauthorized collection of personal data transmitted over Wi-Fi networks.

Commemorating the 61st birthday of English writer Douglas Adams on March 11, Internet search giant Google has posted an interactive Google Doodle to celebrate the renowned author's legacy and life.