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Google Dumps Windows on Security Concerns, Microsoft Responds

It has been reported that, Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft Windows OS because of security concerns, after Google’s Chinese operations were hacked in January. It is possible that Google’s alleged plan to dump Windows for internal use, may be a sneaky PR stunt to trumpet the security strengths of Google Chrome OS which is expected to be released by late this year. […]

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Google Chrome Operating System by Year End (?)

Google expects to release Chrome operating system in the “late fall”. The Chrome OS, centred around the web browser, will be designed initially to work on laptop PCs. Chrome OS is one of the few future operating systems for which there are already millions of applications that work. You don’t need to redesign Gmail for it to work on Chrome. Facebook does not need to write a new app for Chrome. […]

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Facebook Tops Google Ad Planner’s Top 1000 Sites

Google published the list of the largest 1000 sites worldwide, based on Unique Visitors, as measured by Ad Planner. Based on the data of April 2010, facebook.com social networking website tops the list with 540,000,000 Unique Visitors, followed by yahoo.com, live.com, wikipedia.org, msn.com, microsoft.com and blogspot.com. The complete list is available. […]

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Google AdSense Pays 68% of the Revenue Collected from Advertisers

AdSense for content publishers earn a 68% revenue share worldwide. This means, Google pays 68% of the revenue that they collect from advertisers for AdSense for content ads that appear on your sites, worldwide. The remaining portion reflects Google’s costs for continued investment in AdSense. AdSense for search partners are paid 51% revenue share, worldwide, for the search ads that appear through their implementations. […]

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Google Wave – New and Improved, for Everyone

Google has announced that the one doesn’t require a Google wave invitation to access the service as it can be used straight from the homepage. Google says that, if you tried Google Wave out a while ago, and found it not quite ready for your real use, now is a good time to come back for a second try. According to Google, Wave is much faster and much more stable and eazier to use than the preview. […]

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Google Goggles Search & Goggles Translation for Android

Google Goggles lets you use pictures taken with your mobile phone to search the web. There’s no need to type or speak your query. You simply have to open the app, snap a picture, and wait for your search results. In order to use Goggles to translate text, point your phone at a word or phrase. Use the region of interest button to draw a box around specific words and press the shutter button. If Goggles recognizes the text, it will give you the option to translate. Now press the translate button to select the source and destination languages. […]

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Google Earth View in Google Maps to See Maps in 3D

Google announced a new feature in Google Maps that brings the interactive 3D view of Earth directly to your browser. The 3D view requires Google Earth Plugin. The Google Earth Plugin is a web browser plugin that lets you navigate and explore geographic data on a 3D globe across a variety of web sites, including Google Maps. You can view the new map view by clicking on the “Earth” button at the top of a map. You will be flown directly into a Google Earth view where you are able to zoom and pan around with your mouse, or on-screen controls. […]

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Google TV Software Coming Soon – TV Through Internet

Google to introduce Android-based television software to access TV through internet. It is designed to work on open set-top boxes (STB), TVs and other similar device. The service allows users to access and search across programming from the internet as well as Dish’s conventional programming. […]

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File Transfer with Orkut and iGoogle Friends from Chat Window

Google has enabled the functionality to share photos, documents, and other files while chatting with your friends and family in iGoogle and orkut. File transfer works directly in the browser without needing to install anything. You can share files directly from the web version to the desktop version as well. File transfer is available in orkut and iGoogle only for now. Google promises to bring this fucntionality to Gmail soon. […]