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 ...

For years, Windows users have relied on a mix of search tools – File Explorer for documents, Google Drive for cloud storage, and of course the browser for web queries. Now, Google is trying to ...

Hold on a sec — what year is it, again? In an amusingly delightful déjà vu moment, Google’s announced the launch of a new native desktop app that brings all sorts of on-demand searching prowess right ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. November 19, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Back in the Windows XP days, ...