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Google: Edit your search results

Posted by sudhirmangla November 22, 2008

Have you ever wanted to mark up Google search results? Maybe you’re an avid hiker and the trail map site you always go to is in the 4th or 5th position and you want to move it to the top. Or perhaps it’s not there at all and you’d like to add it. Or maybe you’d like to add some notes about what you found on that site and why you thought it was useful. Starting today you can do all this and tailor Google search results to best meet your needs. Today we’re launching SearchWiki,... Read more »

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Gmail: now customizable with Themes tab

Posted by sudhirmangla November 20, 2008

Today I noticed Gmail rolled out with new visual themes for their popular email service. They are very well done(most of them)and really give it that “ummph” that’s missing from gmail. The theme displayed in the screenshot is the “shiny” theme which I like a lot. Take advantage of this new feature by going to settings and to the “themes” tab. Looking at the array of themes, some are clearly more playful than others (think ASCII logos and ninjas), though all... Read more »

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Google Chrome 0.4.154.18, November 13th, 2008

Posted by admin November 14, 2008

Google Chrome 0.4.154.18 has been released to the Dev channel ONLY. This release introduces a couple of new features (and, as always, fixes a few bugs). About the Dev Channel The Dev channel lets you test the latest fixes and get access to new features as they’re being developed. You can learn more about the Dev channel and how to subscribe here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel/. Reminder: please file (or update existing) issues at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues. New... Read more »

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Chrome Updated: Enhanced Security, Performance, Hmm… Give the dipper another chance?

Posted by sudhirmangla November 1, 2008

After the recent updates from Firefox and Opera in the form of Firefox 3.1 Beta and Opera 9.6, its Chrome’s turn to go under the knife. Most users might have noticed how Mozilla has concentrated on speed with the latest Firefox update. Opera, on the other hand, now has even more features under its belt, retaining its position as one of the most feature packed browsers available now - off the shelf. And yes, support for three Indian languages in Opera too has been a welcome addition. Chrome,... Read more »

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Google Launches Virtual World Called Lively

Posted by sudhirmangla July 9, 2008

Lively from Google is yet another 3D virtual world, kind of like Second Life but as yet unpopulated by furries or Goreans. Lively is available through a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is Windows only for now. Lively does not feature one coherent world like Second Life but splits worlds up into different rooms. Lively was originally developed as a 20% project my Niniane Wang. Lively runs completely in the browser and you use your Google account to log in and create your own... Read more »

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Google shows off Android software for phones

Posted by sudhirmangla July 4, 2008

Google shows off ‘Android’ software for mobile phones By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer (AP) — Google Inc. showed off its nearly completed mobile software system to about 3,000 computer programmers Wednesday, hoping to cultivate more services and advertising for people on the go. Although brief, the demonstration at the Internet search leader’s annual developer conference in San Francisco represented the most extensive public look so far at "Android"... Read more »

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Google Media Server brings Google to your TV

Posted by sudhirmangla June 28, 2008

A surprising Google Desktop gadget released by Google enables you to share your media across devices. "Google Media Server uses an open technology known as Universal Plug n’ Play to stream media to consumer electronic devices. The UPnP specification allows for a variety of hardware (gaming consoles, set-top boxes, photo frames) to communicate and access media from your home PC." The Windows-only gadget lets you share all the media content indexed by Google Desktop or just the files... Read more »

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