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Google gifts $20m to charities for Christmas

Thursday, Dec 24, 2009 - by mike s

Google  have emailed its users this morning to thank them for the “time, energy, commitment, and trust” they’ve shared with the company. The email – presented in the form of …

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Google releases Browser Size tool for web developers

Saturday, Dec 19, 2009Saturday, Dec 19, 2009 - by Pete Railton

Fresh out of Google Labs is their new Browser Size tool, which lets web developers see what parts of their pages users can see without scrolling. Sporting a funky DIY …

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UK newspapers flock to Google Fast Flip

Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

UK national newspapers the Telegraph, the Independent and the Express have signed up to Google’s Fast Flip experimental news application. A total of 55 publications have recently been added to …

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Google contacts: sort out duplicate contacts with one click

Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 - by mike s

If you’ve got a mighty big list of names stored in Google Contacts and it’s become a bit of an unruly, sprawling mess with loads of  duplicate entries, there’s a …

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Google shimmies in on the URL shortening scene

Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 - by mike s

We’ve been long time fans of bit.ly, which usurped our previous fave tinyurl.com, but now Google has decided to have bash at this URL shortening lark. Perhaps prompted into action …

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The Google Phone is coming and it’s called the Nexus One. Probably.

Monday, Dec 14, 2009Monday, Dec 14, 2009 - by mike s

Tech twitterers went totally ape over the weekend as details of what is said to an interesting new handset from Google leaked out. Followed up by the usual blurry photo …

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Google launch Living Stories – a new way to read news

Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 - by mike s

Ever keen to come up with new ways to present newspaper content online, Google has conjured up a new experimental project called, Living News. It’s currently only using content from …

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Apple / Google / software

Google Chrome browser gets Mac beta release

Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 - by mike s

Google Chrome is finally available for shimmying onto shiny Macs with a long overdue beta release of the browser for Mac users. It’s been a mighty long wait for Apple …

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Android / Google / mobile apps

Google Goggles: mobile searches by camera

Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Google are slamming out the treats in a veritably festive flurry at the moment with an exciting new application called Google Goggles being released for the Android mobile platform. The …

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Google adds live Twitter and blog updates to searches

Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 - by mike s

Google has announced a new search service that serves up a dynamic stream of real-time content from across the web, incorporating near-instant updates from web pages and social networking partners. …

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Stroll through the ruins of Pompeii with Google Street View

Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 - by mike s

Thanks to Google’s panoramic Street View feature, surfers can now amble around the streets of Pompeii, and check out the town’s statues, temples, villas and theatres. The search engine’s free …

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Google Public DNS service launched

Friday, Dec 4, 2009Friday, Dec 4, 2009 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has unveiled Google Public DNS, a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service giving users an alternative to their current DNS provider. Domain name systems (DNS) translate website …

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computing / Google

Google Chrome netbook OS unveiled: videos explain WTF

Friday, Nov 20, 2009Friday, Nov 20, 2009 - by Pete Railton - 2 Comments.

Google has unveiled more details of its Linux-based, open-source operating system, Chrome OS, a super fast, browser-based operating system for netbooks. Promising near-instant boot times of around 7 seconds, all …

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Google Go programming language launches

Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 - by mike s

Just when you thought there was no nook or crevice left that wasn’t already occupied by some area of Google’s all reaching tentacles, the search engine giant has found a …

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Android / Google / mobile apps

Adobe Photoshop Mobile lands on Android

Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 - by mike s

Last month, iPhone users were able to whip out their sleek handsets and laugh in the face of Android users, by showing off their fancypants Adobe Photoshop Mobile app. As …

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