Google just started rolling out an all-in-one app called Google Essentials for Windows, which is meant to be a convenient way to discover and install the most prominent Google apps.

How to send and receive Google Messages from your computer Before you can send and receive text messages from your computer, you must install the Google Messages app.

Google Play Games lets you play Android titles on PC, but the search giant is now turning it into a Steam rival by offering PC games too.

But the Google Play Games for PC app isn’t being built in partnership with Microsoft — it’s Google’s own app, which it built in-house and distributes. It’s also not a game streaming service.

Now, the tech giant has rolled out a beta Nearby Share app for Windows, making it much, much easier to transfer files between mobile and PC.

The Google Play Games for PC service works with Google Play Points, so you can earn points for purchases (including subscriptions and in-app purchases) just as you would on an Android device.

Google’s Nearby Share arrives on Windows to let you transfer files between PC and Android Nearby Share on Windows is available as a beta for the US and a number of other countries.

You need to use Android Messages for Web to text through your laptop. Here's how Google's answer to iMessages for typing texts on your laptop will save you time.

Google is migrating old Backup and Sync apps into the new Google Drive app for desktop.

Google has built a search app for Windows 8 Microsoft On Windows today, people reach Google's search service with a browser. But when Windows 8 arrives this week, the company evidently hopes ...