Google Adds Location Filters to Search Results

February 28, 2010 - Under Internet

Google has added a new Location featured to their Options sidebar, allowing you to filter search results to find things near you. To access it, click the Show options link near the top of the search results page, then click the Nearby link. (You can also customize the location... 

Why Google Apps Users Miss Out on Regular Gmail Features—and Some Solutions

February 22, 2010 - Under Internet

If you’ve taken the leap and hosted your domain email and other services with Google Apps, no doubt you’ve noticed that you miss out on services that “regular” accounts get: like Google Reader, Voice, Wave, Analytics, and right now, Buzz. Here’s... 

Google Buzz: Love It or Hate It?

February 14, 2010 - Under Internet

How Do You Like Google Buzz So Far?(polls)If you’re all right with Buzz but you don’t like what it’s done to your Gmail inbox (that is, you don’t like that it’s full of new social networking alerts from itself), here’s how to get rid of Buzz... 

Image Preview Adds Lightbox-Style Preview to All Web Sites

February 13, 2010 - Under Software

Google Chrome: Lightbox is a widely adopted image-preview script—if you’ve ever clicked on an image and had it fade the background and enlarge the image, that’s Lightbox. Image Preview is a Chrome extension that brings Lightbox-style previews to all sites. Even... 

Google Fiber to Deliver Ultra-High Speed, Gigabit Internet to Up to 500,000 People

February 12, 2010 - Under Internet

As previously mentioned in our post. Google just announced a trial program called Google Fiber for Communities that’s planning to launch an extremely fast, experimental broadband network in at least 50,000 homes that will deliver speeds up to 1Gb per second (”over... 

Google to Test 100x Faster Internet Service

February 11, 2010 - Under Tech News

Google must feel like we do about average Internet speeds in the U.S., declining as other developed nations enjoy increasing speed. The “don’t be evil” Googlers plan to build and test an “ultrahigh speed broadband network in trial locations across the... 

Google Announces Buzz, Social Networking with a Twist

February 11, 2010 - Under Internet

We heard rumblings about it yesterday, and today it has a name: Google Buzz. It’ll be built into Gmail and Google maps, and it’s like a location-aware version of Twitter. When you Buzz about something, Google’s figured out how to attach a place name to that,... 

Google’s Nexus One Affected by Data Outage

January 31, 2010 - Under Handhelds

Nexus One users have been reporting that T-Mobile’s data coverage is down right now in all ways possible. Everyone trying to use the service receives an error on their device’s screen – and the problem seems to be affecting the entire US. According to some users,... 

Motorola CEO Confirms Plans for New Google Phone: Google Nexus Two

January 31, 2010 - Under Handhelds

Google’s recent attempt at releasing a smartphone in the form of the Google Nexus One didn’t turn out to be as big as expected. But that could be attributed a lot to the fact that it wasn’t really marketed but rather encouraged to spread just through “leaks”... 

China Says Android Can Stay, misses Google’s Point

January 28, 2010 - Under Miscellaneous

A Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology spokesperson has today delivered a statement affirming China’s willingness to allow Android devices to operate within the country without restriction so long as they adhere to the nation’s laws. This means... 

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