Google’s updating the timer and stopwatch built into Search. Both tools get a fresh, colorful, responsive makeover, and a little new functionality. Either can be accessed from desktop or mobile alike.

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Google Search is home to a number of built-in tools, with the stopwatch and timer recently getting a redesign. The Google Search timer now features a light blue background that really separates the ...

As quietly as it seemingly went away, Google Search's timer seems to have come back without much of a whisper. Okay, someone did say something about it this week. You ...