Google has inadvertently created an API that third-party developers can use to check whether a word entered by a user is likely to be offensive or not. While Google’s recently launchedWhat Do You Love?site was a neat showcase for some of the company’s services, what interested developers was the list of profanities in its Javascript code – it was essentially an official Google list of what was and wasn’t a swear word....

Google India recently conducted its first Enterprise Roadshow in the country, showcasing the benefits it can offer to organizations who decide to adoptGoogle Apps for Business. Participating in this roadshow, Doug Farber, Managing Director (Enterprise), Google Asia-Pacific revealed some information regarding the company’s future plans in Indian enterprise space while speaking toEconomic Times. He said 96% of Google Asia-Pacific’s revenue is still dependent on online advertising while it earns negligible revenue from the enterprise space, which the company would like to gradually improve, by targeting small and medium-sized businesses in India....

Newsgrangereports that Google just launched Instant Previews for Ads, which gives a sneak peek of the sites behind the text ads on Google Search without having to click on the link. It is a spin-off of the previouslyannouncedInstant Previews for ads that display littlepopup boxes that shows what is listed on a webpage without having to leave the search page. Last month, the feature was madeavailableto mobile search results as well....

Googletoday introduced a new feature toGmailthat allows emails to be sent in the background while you use other parts of the app. As Google points out in theirannouncement, waiting for an email to send can take a few seconds, and if you’re a heavy Gmail user, that’s a fair bit of time each day. Background Send dumps you back into your inbox while the process is completed out of sight....

This year, Google has launchedGmail Motion Betaclaiming that they have once again revolutionized email with motion sensing. Gmail Motion uses your “computer’s camera and a spacial tracking algorithm’ to detect gestures and react accordingly. Using Gmail Motion Beta, you can open a message by making a motion as if you’re opening an envelope. Point backward with your thumb to reply. Two thumbs replies to all. Lick a stamp and place it down to send a message....