Google, like Exalead, builds its desktop search experience around a browser. In the case of Google, however, it has an advantage because Desktop generally matches Google's Web search experience.

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 announcement last week of a new version of the popular Desktop utility from Google has provoked criticism from privacy groups and stern warnings to users from the digital rights advocate, the ...

Research company Gartner has issued a statement warning businesses to steer clear of Google's desktop search tool until a more robust, enterprise-ready version is released. While the tool is ...

The Mac version of Google Desktop is somewhat slim compared to its current Windows counterpart, only consisting of the Quick Search—no toolbar or gadgets yet.

Google launched a Linux version of Google Desktop on Wednesday, almost three years after the product’s launch for the Windows operating system. The application, designed for indexing and finding ...

Google launched a new beta version of its desktop search tool on Monday that features updated Web navigation software and an innovative tool-bar. The move puts Google in direct competition with ...

Aiming to make plug-ins easier to add, Google released a software development kit. Also new to download is the Google Desktop for Enterprise, a security-minded version of the tool.