Following on from my first update, below is the rest of the news from Google’s conference.

Google+ now gets a new look with cards, multi columns and hash tags. The home page for G+ now has up to 3 columns with individual cards for posts and pictures. It can intelligently learn the content of your posts and automatically add related hashtags as well. Columns appear or disappear depending upon the size of your screen, and cards can be flipped to reveal editing options, or moved . If you have the requisite screen real estate, pictures and videos expand to the width of the multiple columns.

Google+ launched Hangouts along with mobile apps. Hangouts replace Talk. The messaging service puts Android, Chrome, Gmail and iOS all on the same space, focusing the interface on conversations that carry from device to device with consistent notifications and shared photo pools. Contacts are still there, but they’re pushed to the side in the mobile view. Live group video is new, too, while text chats have watermarks to clarify who’s reading and typing. Hangouts is available today, including the new Android and iOS apps.

Google launched new photo editing tools: Auto Enhance and Highlights. Auto Enhance allows you to do adjust exposure, soften skin, minimize wrinkles, remove red-eye and reduce noise in low-light shots. Additionally, there is settings for collage, HDR, panorama, smile and motion. Motion creates a GIF when it detects a series of shots taken at the same place and time. Neat. Highlights, automatically selects your best photos and forgetting your not so decent shots.

Google Now includes reminders , transit and music options.

Google conversational search arrives on the desktop via chrome.

Google Maps redesigned with clearer design ,offers, ratings , improved search, a tablet UI and new apps coming for iOS and android.

Google Wallet will soon allow payments via a Gmail attachment.