Most people in their 20s may not know this, but long before Google became the tech behemoth that it is today, the company was primarily known for a single product: Google Search. For several years ...

Two decades ago, Google launched its free email service Gmail with an announcement that had people wondering if it was another April Fools' Day prank by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Page ...

Did you stare droolingly at last Friday’s Gmail Motion news? The idea was that you’d use your computer’s camera to capture your own gestures, which would in turn be translated into commonly-used Gmail ...

When Gmail was launched on April 1, 2004, many people thought Google's announcement of its own email platform was an April Fool's Day prank. Google's advertised 1 GB of free storage was a staggering ...

Pranks, jokes and hoaxes are all part of the April Fools' Day tradition.How did it get started? No one really knows for sure.Calendar changeSome historians speculate it dates all the way back to 1582.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools’ Day not long after starting their company ...

Google is no stranger to April Fools’ Day pranks. So when the company launched Gmail 20 years ago, many assumed it was a joke. AP’s Michael Liedtke, who was invited to the Google campus that day, ...

Google co-founders Sergey Brin, left, and Larry Page pose at company headquarters Jan.15, 2004, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page ...

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool's Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools' Day not long after starting their company more ...