November 6, 2009
November 3, 2009
Now Anyone Can Host Their Own (Experimental) Google Wave Server
Google promise to let developers improve the code and they did. They promised federation for Wave, meaning that anyone could take the Wave code and run their own private or public wave server. Google took the first step towards the full federation of its real-time communication platform by announcing that the developer sandbox version of Google […]
October 28, 2009
Google Maps Navigation Becomes Reality on the Android
When it comes to maps, Google has had nearly everything: great satellite imagery, huge coverage, and even some basic navigation features, but not what everyone that’s ever used a GPS device really wants: turn-by-turn navigation. This changes today, as Google just released a beta version of Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0. Here’s a quick overview of the […]
October 14, 2009
Create 3D buildings online in Google Earth
Building Maker is a 3D modeling tool for adding buildings to Google Earth. It’s fun to use, and an easy way to get on the 3D map. Here’s how it works: Select a city from around the world. Make a building with photos we provide. Save your building and it will be reviewed. See your […]
October 14, 2009
Got my google wave invitation
I just got my google wave invitation today. I am testing it. 😉
October 6, 2009
Google docs improving
Now there is an equation editor so you can easily complete problem sets online or write papers that include equations. Also a “Go to page based on answer” option in Google forms, making it easy to show participants only those questions that are relevant to them. To make outlining term papers more customizable, Google has […]
September 29, 2009
100,000 Invites: Everything You Need to Know About Tomorrow's Google Wave Preview Launch
Google just officially announced that it will send out 100,000 invitations to preview Google Wave tomorrow. These accounts will go to developers who are already in the developers preview and users who signed up for accounts at wave.google.com on a first-come, first-served basis. A select number of Google Apps users will also get access to […]
September 25, 2009
Picasa 3.5 with face recognition and google maps
Picasa 3.5, a new version of our free photo editing software for Mac or PC. Picasa 3.5 has name tags and uses the same technology that powers name tags on Picasa Web Albums. With name tags, you can organize your photos based on what matters most: the people in them. When you first launch Picasa […]
August 18, 2009
Chromium, Bookmarks Here, Bookmarks There, Bookmarks Everywhere
As of yesterday dev channel build, Google’s chromium is adding a brand new feature to Google Chrome: bookmark sync. Many users have several machines, one at home and one at work for example. This new feature makes it easy to keep the same set of bookmarks on all your machines, and stores them alongside your Google Docs […]