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Google to shut down GrandCentral website
As stated in an email to GrandCentral users, Google will shut down the website to their earlier telephone service prior to Google Voice, on December
31, 2009. Users were upgraded to Google Voice earlier this year, but old GrandCentral messages are still stored on the old website. Google suggests
that those who wish to keep their messages, download them before the December deadline. The email reads as follows: From:
voice-noreply@grandcentral.com Date: November 20, 2009 11:55:25 PM PST To: Subject: The GrandCentral website is shutting down – GrandCentral is
now Google Voice. Dear GrandCentral User: We're writing to let you know that we will be closing down the GrandCentral website as of December 31,
2009.
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23.11.2009Google phone on the way?
Everything up to this point has been a warm-up for something big happening at Google. The Android operating system from Google has seen its growth
increase with the launch of such devices as the Verizon Droid and the Motorola Cliq. But reports are now surfacing of something bigger on the horizon
for both Google and Android. There are rumors of a new Google phone that isn't just another re-branded handset on a major cellular network. This
new device will reportedly be a VOIP handset that allows you to make calls using the Google Voice service.
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21.11.2009Google Chrome OS available for download
When Google finally showed off their new OS yesterday there was a lot of skepticism about working in the cloud, offline applications and many other
thoughts and concerns. The good news is that if you don't want to read others hands on impressions you can now download and install the OS
yourself. A couple of things to note, firstly the download will only work in a VM environment, second, this is pre-beta software so expect crashes,
bumps and a rough experience. But if you're willing to take the plunge you can follow the directions here.
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20.11.2009Google releases Chrome OS information & source code
Google's Chrome OS has been a rather interesting project for many people as of late; it was said to be an operating system that was based in the
"cloud", stored mostly online, though nobody knew any exact details. Today, Google has explained more about the OS, clearing things up. As posted
on the official Google blog, Chrome OS is "all about the web." As such, it is web-based, and as Google states, "The entire experience takes place
within the browser and there are no conventional desktop applications.
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20.11.2009Google Chrome OS event planned for Thursday
As reported a few days ago, rumors had circulated that Google was planning to release part of their forthcoming Google Chrome OS sometime this week.
Google has now sent out notifications that there is an OS event scheduled for this Thursday morning at their Mountain View, California headquarters.
While a partial launch of the Chrome OS could still be planned, all indications from Google are that this Thursday's event will show off demos and
offer a "complete overview" of the new operating system, which is scheduled to launch sometime in 2010. Google's Vice President of Product
Management, Sundar Pichai and Google Engineering Director for Google Chrome OS, Matthew Papakipos will be speaking at the event.
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18.11.2009Google Chrome extensions imminent
Techcrunch is reporting that it appears Google Chrome is about to receive it's long awaited extensions - the latest builds of Chrome - including
the Windows, Mac and Linux builds are showing various links to a "extensions gallery" at Google.com which doesn't exist. In the new builds, a
jigsaw piece appears next to the theme gallery button - if you click it, it'll send you right back to google.com, but if you hover over it, the
link it shows it goes to https://chrome.google.com/extensions - presumably where the new gallery will be hosted. Next to the jigsaw piece is a bubble
that says "New!
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17.11.2009Google Chrome OS to launch within a week?
Previously said to launch in the fall, rumors are circulating that Google's Chrome OS will launch within the next week. While Google is mum on the
launch of their new OS they have been known to launch projects in beta form ahead of schedule in the past. It is expected the the first release of
Google OS will not run on standard laptop and desktop computers, but will run on set of Google OS endorsed devices such as select netbooks. Google has
previously said they are working with Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba on the Chrome OS
project.
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15.11.2009Google: Firms can 'get rid' of Office in a year
In a year, most enterprises will have the choice to "get rid of
Office if they chose to", suggests Dave Girouard, president of Google's
enterprise division.
Girouard, one of the company's four presidents including founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, said in an
interview with ZDNet Asia that he expects Google's online document application, Google Docs, to reach a "point of capability" next year that will
serve the "vast majority's needs".
View Full Article: ZDNet Asia (via ReadWriteEnterprise)..
winbeta.org - 14.11.2009
Google aims to speed up the entire Internet with SPDY
There are many aspects of technology that can be tweaked in order to speed a user's Internet experience up; web pages optimized, purchase a faster
connection, or even just update software. Google has apparently bypassed all this, however… they aim to replace the HTTP protocol itself, with
SPDY. As the Google blog post reminds us, "HTTP is an elegantly simple protocol that emerged as a web standard in 1996 after a series of
experiments." It's been great so far, though with initial tests of SPDY (pronounced "speedy"), it shows that it can definitely be improved.
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neowin.net - 13.11.2009
Google Latitude now uses location history and smarter alerts
Google is announcing an update to its Latitude service, which will allow users to see not just where they are at the moment, but where they have been
in the past. Google Latitude allows users to share their location with their friends, from either a computer or supported mobile devices. According
to articles by Techspot and Techradar, the new update will allow users to see how long they have spent in a particular area, and even replay their
previous journeys with the use of Google Earth or Google Maps, when used with Google Location History. Those concerned about privacy will be pleased
to hear it is switched off by default, and any data stored is not shared with friends.
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neowin.net - 12.11.2009
Garmin leaks plan for Android phone
As part of a webcast reporting its third quarter earnings, Garmin released a presentation containing a reference to a new Android OS handset for 2010.
While the webcast did not call attention to the new product, mobile news site GSMArena caught the purported slip-up and brought it forward.
Garmin's Nuvifone lineup already includes Windows Mobile and Linux-based units with the M20 and G60 recently released in a Garmin-Asus partnership
in parts of the U.S., Asia, and Europe. Sales numbers for these products have not been made available, but the gadgets have so far failed to gain
major attention.
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neowin.net - 11.11.2009
Google introduces new 'Go' programming language
Search, mail, mobile operating systems, advertising and mapping. These are all areas in which Google plays a big part. The company is ever expanding,
however, and today they've demonstrated that: Google has just introduced an entirely new programming language, taking influences from C++ and
Python, called, quite simply, Go. The language, which has a website here, "combines the development speed of working in a dynamic language like
Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++," according to the blog post made by Google. To give you a sample of the
code, courtesy of TechCrunch, here is a simple 'Hello, World!' program. 05 package main 07 import fmt "fmt" // Package implementing
formatted I/O.
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neowin.net - 11.11.2009
Google apps getting the wave treatment
Earlier this week, Engadget received a set of images from an anonymous insider at Google showing a quick insight into the potential future of
Google's web applications - with a hint of wave. It looks very much like a work in progress, but a change such as this is needed. The pictures
show a unified UI across all Google applications - including Google search, GMail and Google Contacts - which is a very similar UI to Google Wave -
which is more than welcome. Engadget was told that "the goal is to provide a consistent experience throughout all Google Apps and blur the line
between the browser and the website (e.g.
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neowin.net - 11.11.2009
Google to acquire AdMob for $750 million in stock
Google has announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display advertising company based in San Mateo, CA. AdMob is a
mobile advertising marketplace that connects advertisers with mobile publishers. They allow advertisers to create ads, choose landing pages and target
their ads with plenty of detail. Ads can be targeted to locations, carriers, phone platforms and phone manufacturers. Google believes the deal will
be beneficial for both publishers and advertisers.
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neowin.net - 09.11.2009
Google to Acquire AdMob
Google Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display ad technology provider, for $750 million in
stock. This acquisition will enhance Google's existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising, while also giving advertisers and publishers
more choice in this growing new area.
"Mobile advertising has enormous potential as a marketing medium and while this industry
is still in the early stages of development, AdMob has already made exceptional progress in a very short time," said Susan Wojcicki, Vice President
of Product Management at Google. "AdMob is the quintessential Silicon Valley startup “ generating impressive year on year revenue growth “ and we're
excited to welcome this talented team to Google."
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winbeta.org - 09.11.2009
Google introduces Google Dashboard
Google's one of the biggest companies on the Internet; between search, IM, email and everything else, they have a huge user base. Though, with
that comes the worry of how much user data they've collected; to remedy this, a tool has been announced, showing users that exact data. Google
has an extremely vast range of services.
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neowin.net - 07.11.2009
Google CEO: Hopefully we won't repeat Microsoft's past mistakes
Eric Schmidt appeared on Fox Business Network tonight for an extensive interview with host Neil Cavuto, who pressed the Google CEO a couple times over
whether the company has the potential to become the next Microsoft when it comes to antitrust issues and its attempts to fend off new Internet
rivals...
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Bishop's Microsoft Blog..
winbeta.org - 06.11.2009
Google OneBox music service now live
Google has released its rumored music service and it's not quite what everyone was expecting. Most were expecting, or wanting, a service similar
to what Google offers in China. In China, Google offers free music because piracy has nearly killed all legitimate music sales. Google has rolled
its music service into its OneBox offerings. When a user searches for a song the "simple design brings up to four songs to the top of search
results. Once one is clicked on, the song will play on pop-up players from MySpace or Lala.
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neowin.net - 02.11.2009
Google to announce how to host your own Google Wave server
TheNextWeb is reporting that Google may be set to announce Google Wave servers for federation later today. Currently Google has two Wave
infrastructures available to those outside the company, the first is the developer preview sandbox which has been available since Google I/O earlier
year and the second is the mass consumer preview which was opened up to 100,000 participants in September. Google is expected to allow companies and
end users to build and host their own Wave servers. These servers will be able to talk to other Wave servers. TheNextWeb claims that Google Wave
co-founder Lars Rasmussen has confirmed Google plans on opening up the sandbox infrastructure for federation later today. More details are expected to
follow shortly.
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neowin.net - 30.10.2009
Google set to offer free turn-by-turn GPS mobile app
Google announced today that it will be offering a free turn-by-turn directional GPS service for its Android 2.0 mobile devices. According to Gizmodo,
Google is working closely with Apple to deliver this app in the future to the iPhone. Google's GPS navigation will take advantage of Google Maps,
hybrid and Street View images. When Android 2.0 ships in November to consumers, the Google GPS mobile application will offer a fantastic feature list
including traffic data. Traffic data will notify users of accidents and slow traffic on major highways. The cloud map network, which will be
constantly updated, will offer the latest reports on highway traffic flow, using data from department's highway cameras and from cell phones using
Google Maps.
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neowin.net - 28.10.2009
Google to introduce a Google Wave app store
Google's upcoming 'Google Wave' communication platform is an interesting one; it's currently in testing, but it's arguably one of
the most discussed online services this year. It's now been announced that it will even be getting its own app store, to help provide some more
functionality. According to The Next Web, the app store was announced at the Google Technology User Group meeting in London earlier, stating that,
"an extension store is planned where developers would be able to display and charge for apps." This app store would help provide a bit of momentum
for the service upon its public release, and it would be of benefit to developers also.
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neowin.net - 28.10.2009
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