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Google Dashboard lets you check your Google-wide privacy settings

Thursday, Nov 5, 2009Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 - by Lee J.

If, like us, you use a lot of Google services every day, you may be a tad concerned about what data Big Brother Google has on record about your activities. …

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Google / stuff / web

Google celebrates Wallace and Gromit

Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 - by mike s

To celebrate Wallace and Gromit’s 20th birthday, a Google ‘doodle’ has appeared featuring the much loved plasticine characters. The animated stars of the superb ‘The Wrong Trousers’ and ‘A Grand …

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Befuddled by Google Wave? Online manual released

Monday, Nov 2, 2009Monday, Nov 2, 2009 - by mike s

If you’re feeling like you could be excited by Google Wave if you just could work out what the thing actually does, help may be at hand. In case you’re …

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Google / web

Google PowerMeter debuts in UK

Thursday, Oct 29, 2009Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 - by mike s

We’re aware that almost all our news stories in the 24 hours have been about ruddy Google, but if the search engine giant keeps on innovating, we’re duty bound to …

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audio / Google / web

Google launches OneBox music service

Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 - by mike s

Search engine behemoths Google have elbowed their way into the online music market with the launch of Onebox, their new service for finding music videos, previews and images and buying …

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Mystery Google serves up mystery searches

Thursday, Oct 29, 2009Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 - by Pete Railton

We like this. Rather a lot in fact, although we’re not quite sure why. Go to ‘Mystery Google’, type in any search terms you fancy and whatever you write will …

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Android / Google / mobiles

Google Maps Navigation for Android offers full satnav. Tom Tom in tears.

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 - by mike s

Great anguished shrieks of doom were probably heard echoing around the offices of TomTom and Garmin as Google unveiled their new Maps Navigation tool. Like all Google releases, it’ll probably …

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Google / web

Eleven years of Google in two minutes

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

This snappy YouTube video documents Google’s rise and rise from their beginnings in Stanford, USA, eleven years ago. Originally named ‘Backrub,’ the company was helped by some funding from Yahoo …

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Android / Google / mobiles

Google Android 2.0 official video released

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 - by Pete Railton

Google has released a video showing off Android 2.0’s new features, and we’re more than a little impressed. The video shows a vastly improved contacts setup with a cool Quick …

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gDial Pro client for the Palm Pre: Google Voice explained

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 - by Tony Fletcher - 2 Comments.

Apple iPhone users will have to jog on for the time being as the titanic, blame-shunting battle between ATT, Apple and Google rages, but US users keen to lap up …

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Google / web

Google Maps gets a tweaking

Monday, Oct 26, 2009Monday, Oct 26, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

It’s certainly subtle, but Google’s recent tweaking of their Google Maps application reflects their commitment to keeping punters happy (and perhaps warding off Apple’s possible incursion into their territory). We …

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Google / web

Google Launches Social Search, mixing search with social networks

Thursday, Oct 22, 2009Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has revealed early details of a new product called “Social Search.” Speaking at the Web 2.0 Conference, Google’s Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User Experience, said that the …

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Google to launch Google Audio music service?

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 - by mike s

According to the Washington Post, Google is set to  launch a music service, possibly called Google Audio. Citing unnamed ‘multiple sources,’ the newspaper says that Google has spent several weeks …

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Google Wave explained via Pulp Fiction

Friday, Oct 16, 2009Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by Lee J.

This might be the easiest way to make sense of the baffling entity that is Google Wave. Note: this is definitely NOT work safe! And if that didn’t help, try …

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Google / web

Make way! Google Street View Trike coming through!

Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by mike s

Google has come up with a foxy way to capture street view data in areas inaccessible to their traditional camera cars: the Street View Trike. Basically a three wheel trike …

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