Google Talk Released For iPhone & iPod Touch
Google today has finally released an official version of GTalk for iPhone and iPod Touch. Now you can stay connected with your friends on the go without having to use the flash-based Google Talk. This new web application is much better and offers all the regular features you need. And the best thing you will find about this is that it even works well with iPod Touch.
Android Coming To HTC Touch Cruise
Everyone is wondering about what cell phone is going to incorporate Adnroid first. No one is sure about it, but its in news these days that HTC is gearing up to incorporate this Google OS in their upcoming devices and also there are rumours that the first Android-powered cell phone will HTC Polaris, also known as Tom Touch Cruise. Android will support a nice variety of connectivity options i.e GSM, CDMA, Bluetooth, EDGE, EV-DO, 3G and Wi-Fi. It will also have SQLite for structured data storage.
Google Ending AdSense Referrals Program
Google has announced today they will be ending their AdSense referrals program. AdSense Referrals allows you to include product referral links which cane be bought or downloaded. When a user from your site buys or downloads something via that link, you get a commission of the sale. Most popular referral links include Firefox and AdSense ad units. Today they announced that they will be officially stopping them by the end of August 2008.
Google Blogger Gets Updated With New Features
Blogspot is one of the most popular blog publishing systems available at the moment, and is being used by millions! Since Google has acquired Blogspot, it has been constantly adding new features to make it more productive and popular like WordPress. Blogspot is now more widely knows as Google’s Blogger. Yesterday, Blogger added some new most-requested features to make it even better.
Google Media Server: Google For TV
by Haris on June 28, 2008
in Google, Technology
Google today announced about its latest application, Google Media Server. It’s a Windows application, powered by Google Desktop, finds photos, music, and video and makes it available to DLNA devices. These devices include PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and most media center PCs. That means you can now watch your media files on your TV, with the help of Google Media Server.
Google Saree By Indian Designer, Satya Paul
Saree, is a traditional desi attire, usually found in India, Pakistan etc. Satya Paul, has designed a Saree which features a Google logo (atually it’s Ooogle, maybe to prevent any trademark issues with Google) and some search results. God knows, what search term he used for the print (I can only spot the word Art). He adopted this strategy to promote his product because by incorporating a big brand name, he can easily market his product for free.
Download Google Toolbar 3.1 For Firefox 3
Google has finally released a new version of Google Toolbar, which is now compatible with Firefox 3. This updated toolbar contains no new features, except that it now works with Firefox 3 and they have tweaked the search box a bit. Google Toolbar 3.1 can be downloaded for here or if you are on IE and would like to try out Firefox along with Google Toolbar, then download from here. Google Toolbar 5 Beta is currently only available for IE.
Google Docs: Upload & Share PDF Files
Google has finally added the much-requested feature in Google Docs, PDF documents support. Just a few days ago, Google announced that soon users will be able to upload, read and share PDF documents in Google Docs, and lo! It’s here! But the bad part is, you can only upload, read and share PDF documents. I mean, editing PDF files is not yet supported by Google Docs, and is expected to be added later.
Uploading a PDF document is simple as cake (they don’t offer anything to eat, though!). Just go to the Google Docs homepage, and click Upload. The maximum size you can upload from your computer is 10MB and and from web URL is 2MB.
Voice Chat Soon Between Google Talk & Yahoo!
You must have read about the latest talks about Yahoo declining Microsoft’s offer, and partnering with Google for an advertising deal. But its not all about advertising. They are also connecting their popular IM clients, Google Talk by Google and Yahoo! Messenger by Yahoo! As part of the deal, you will also be able to enjoy voice-chatting feature between Google Talk Yahoo! Messenger users.
No more third-party hacks will be required to chat with Yahoo Messenger friends using Google Talk. And as Yahoo Messenger is already partnered with Microsoft for Windows Live Messenger, a Yahoo-Google Talk deal is going to add more points to its value.
