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The True Google Phone We’ve Been Waiting for [Google]
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 8:13 in Tech | viewed 32 views times | 0 Comments
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TechCrunch is hearing some veeeeeery interesting rumors about a true Google Phone: Not just an Android device, but a phone designed top-to-bottom by Google to fulfill their dream of exactly what Android can be. We've heard rumors like this... (Continue reading)
Google Chrome OS Will Be Unveiled in Two Days [Rumor]
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 22:31 in Tech | viewed 15 views times | 0 Comments
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Surprise ! Friday's report that the Chrome OS "launch" for this week was almost true: Google's OS will be shown in "complete overview" on Thursday. But what does that mean, exactly? According to Techcrunch this isn't really a launch,... (Continue reading)
Mark Cuban’s Plan to Choke Google’s Super Powers [Google]
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 11:58 in Tech | viewed 19 views times | 0 Comments
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Musing on his blog, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks has thrown out a crazy idea for Microsoft. Instead of spending billions promoting Bing, what if they paid the top 1000 sites a million bucks to de-list from... (Continue reading)
Google Earth 2.0 For iPhone Brings Custom Maps [Google]
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 2:48 in Tech | viewed 56 views times | 0 Comments
![Google Earth 2.0 For iPhone Brings Custom Maps [Google]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/e9f7fb44d9esktop.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Google Earth 2.0 For iPhone Brings Custom Maps [Google]")
Google is rolling out Google Earth 2.0 for the iPhone over the next 24 hours and it brings a long-awaited custom map feature by allowing you to sync your Google My Maps with the app. Along with the custom... (Continue reading)
Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (or Any Google App) On Your Desktop [Downloads]
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 22:30 in Tech | viewed 18 views times | 0 Comments
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Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): We've written about a lot of desktop clients that are essentially site-specific browsers (SSBs), but free AIR client Google Tasks helps you consolidate your clients by allowing access to most Google apps in mobile form. Google... (Continue reading)
Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid [Google]
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 20:01 in Tech | viewed 9 views times | 0 Comments
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Interviewing for a job at Google can be a nightmare experience . Reading about Google's ridiculous interview questions, however, seems to be quite a lot of fun. Either that, or our readers are gluttons for punishment. ... (Continue reading)
An Early Look at Chrome’s Extensions System [Extensions]
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 12:30 in Tech | viewed 10 views times | 0 Comments
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It's not officially released, but a gallery-like site for extensions has made itself known into the latest development builds of Google Chrome for Windows and Linux. Take a peek at what's coming, presumably very soon, in these development screenshots.... (Continue reading)
Google’s Notoriously Tough Interviews Are Tough For Marketing Positions Too [Google]
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 20:36 in Tech | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
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Having known lots of computer science people who interviewed at Google, we know exactly what kind of questions they're likely to ask potential applicants. Crazy ones. But we didn't know they would ask these questions for marketing positions too... (Continue reading)
iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We’re All Still Losers [Painful Truths]
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 20:24 in Tech | viewed 14 views times | 0 Comments
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I mean, I know this is funny—I get the joke, and it's clever!—but every time I try to laugh, it comes out as a sob. What gives? [ XKCD ] ... (Continue reading)
The Year Apple and RIM Ate Everyone Else’s Lunch [Data]
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 19:28 in Tech | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
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For today's data dump: the iPhone now accounts for nearly a fifth of new smartphones, and BlackBerrys are on a surprisingly serious tear, passing a 20% in world market share . So, uh, who's losing? Well, for one, Nokia,... (Continue reading)
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