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Gmail Priority Inbox Launches, Sort Important Emails

31 August 2010

Today, Google will begin rolling out Priority Inbox for Gmail, a new feature for managing massive amounts of e-mail. Your inbox will never be the same again. Priority Inbox is Google’s attempt to solve the e-mail woes of Gmail power users. At its core, the feature is an algorithm; Priority Inbox uses information such as [...]

Google Realtime Search Launched

30 August 2010

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Google Inc launched a website on August 26 for users who want to sift through news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, letting them follow conversations on social network hubs such as Facebook and Twitter in one place. The move expands the Internet search leader’s efforts to compete with Microsoft Corp’s [...]

Introduction of Gmail Call Phone and Competitors

27 August 2010

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Gmail has worked upon the revolutionary idea of remaining in touch with your loved and dear ones almost free of cost and it worked perfectly. All you need to enjoy to this fabulous is Gmail voice and video chat. But the only snag which had been associated with this device was that it required both [...]

LHC Hands Down Closure Orders of Google, Hotmail, Yahoo & Others 7 Website

23 June 2010

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Following complaints of sacrilegious material of various websites,Justice Mazher Iqbal Sidhu of the Bahawalpur Bench of Lahore High Court directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to immediately block nine websites.The websites which have been ordered to shut down include Yahoo, MSN, Hotmail, YouTube, Google, Islam Exposed, In The Name Of Allah, Amazon and Bing. It is [...]

What is Google TV?

22 May 2010

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Google made some waves yesterday when it announced the new Google TV platform, backed by major players like Sony, Logitech, Intel, Dish Network, and Best Buy. Built on Android and featuring the Chrome browser with a full version of Flash Player 10.1, Google TV is supposed to bring “the web to your TV and your [...]

Google Chief Suspects Political Criticism Behind Ban of YouTube & Facebook in Pakistan

22 May 2010

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Google chief executive Eric Schmidt on Friday said he suspects suppressing political criticism is a factor behind the move to block YouTube and Facebook in Pakistan. “I’m always suspicious of these broad bans,” Schmidt told a gathering at non-profit public policy institute New America Foundation, of which he is chairman of the board. “In every [...]

Google Mobilizes For Crowds on Clouds

18 February 2010

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It is hard to believe that three years ago, the mobile world was a speck in the acquisitive eye of Google. A lot has changed since then. The search engine and online advertising giant has begun to take mobile extremely seriously, announcing yesterday that it has elected to adopt a “mobile first” rule for all [...]

Google Goggles – Use Pictures to Search The Web

17 February 2010

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Google Goggles lets you use pictures taken with your mobile phone to search the web. It is ideal for things that are not easy to describe in words. There is no need to type or speak your query all you have to do is open the app, snap a picture, and wait for your search [...]

Samsung & Sony Ericsson Roll Out New Smartphones

15 February 2010

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Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson unveiled their new top smartphone models on Sunday, both hoping to improve their positions in the more lucrative part of the phone market. Samsung, the world No 2 handset maker, unveiled its flagship smartphone model Wave using a new touch screen technology and the first phone to use its bada [...]

Google Figures Out Another Use For YouTube: Earnings Webcasts

22 January 2010

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If you’ve ever tried to listen in on a Google earnings call on the web, it’s kind of a pain. That’s especially true if you use a Mac because Google insists that you use either Real Player (which is awful on the Mac) or Windows Media Player (which doesn’t work on a Mac). Of course, [...]

Google Postpones Cellphone Launch in China

20 January 2010

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Google has postponed the launch of two mobile phones in China which use its Android platform, in the first sign its business in the country is starting to be affected by a dispute over hacking and censorship. The manufacturers of the telephone, which was scheduled for launch in China on Wednesday, are Motorola and Samsung [...]

Google Nexus One Review

7 January 2010

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The Nexus One. In the modern climate of hyped (and over-hyped) smartphone launches, Google‘s official entry into the phone-sales game has excelled in a department where many find difficulty: generating legitimate excitement. Of course, long before the name Nexus One or the recent bounty of pictures and details existed, the very concept of a “Google [...]

Google Offers New Model for Consumers to Buy a Mobile Phone

6 January 2010

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Launches Nexus One, contributing further innovation to the Android ecosystem Google today unveiled a new way for consumers to purchase an Android mobile phone, a web store hosted by Google. The company is also launching the first phone offered through this new model, called the Nexus One, which combines the latest in hardware from HTC [...]

Google Countdown!

13 December 2009

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Go to the Google homepage and click the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button with no query entered, a countdown timer will appear below the buttons. As of right now it stands at 1765472, with each second ticking off the last number in that sequence. Some quick math (with Google’s help) tells us that 1,765,472 seconds equals [...]

Google Chrome Operating System Review

30 November 2009

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Google has announced details of its new operating system, Google Chrome OS outlining what the new OS will offer. Focusing on speed, simplicity and security, Google aims to appeal to those looking for a lightweight operating system by being fast and clean, rather than checking for things that slow the system down for users keen [...]