Upside: Compared to other local search engines, Google Desktop offers some excellent features. First, it’s incredibly easy to use. Google Desktop also searches most things you need: local Microsoft ...

Just as the lines are being drawn in the impending search wars, Google has fired the first shot and today launched a bold assault on the competition. Google has unveiled a long awaited beta of its ...

Google Desktop Search has formally left its beta confines with a 1.0 release that adds support for Mozilla's Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail client. The software can also now run as a ...

Back in the Windows XP days, when the only search functionality was a cartoon dog in the sidebar of Windows Explorer (not a joke), Google released Google Desktop. If you installed the application, you ...

The speedy, dynamic Google Desktop 2.0 (beta) makes it clear that Google is out for nothing less than dominion over your desktop. The test edition of this new tool expands upon Google Desktop Search, ...

Google is bringing Discover to desktop search. This was announced at a Google Search Central Live event. Exact rollout date is unknown. Google Discover is coming to desktop search. Learn why it's ...

Google has released a new version of its desktop search tool, adding a preview feature to help find information more quickly and making some improvements to the interface design. The update, Google ...

Summary: Google has begun testing the Discover feed on desktop Search, confirming that the feature is coming at an event this week. Discover is already available on Android and iOS mobile devices. If ...

Google has improved its Google Desktop PC and Web search application by adding to it a panel that provides information from a variety of sources, the Mountain View, Calif., company announced Monday.