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  • Google Apps adds discussion forums

    The Google Apps hosted communication and collaboration suite, which packs e-mail, calendar, office productivity applications and a wiki-based Web site builder, among other applications, is gaining a new component: discussion forums with mailing lists.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez10 Dec. 09 06:05
  • Chrome browser beta finally comes for Mac OS X and Linux

    The day has finally arrived. Google has met its self-imposed deadline and the beta version of its Chrome Web browser is now available for the Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.

    Written by Tony Bradley09 Dec. 09 07:23
  • Google, publishers team to develop online news tool

    Google is looking to change the way you read news online. The online giant, whose Google News page is a major - and conroversial - news aggregator, has teamed up with The New York Times and the Washington Post to develop a new online tool that's designed to prioritize articles on major news stories as they develop.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin09 Dec. 09 08:30
  • Company sued by Google had a profitable year

    Pacific WebWorks has had a very profitable year despite a raft of complaints from its customers, a class action suit filed against it in Illinois and now a civil suit from Google filed on Monday.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk09 Dec. 09 09:24
  • Google sues over work-at-home schemes

    Google filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. company it alleges runs work-at-home scams that unnecessarily charge people's credit cards and spoof Google's brand name.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk09 Dec. 09 06:25
  • Top quotes of the year

    As the year draws to a close, we thought about the memorable quotes related to IT and offer, in no particular order, 15 that stuck with us.

    Written by Nancy Weil09 Dec. 09 04:12
  • Google promotes Place Pages in shop windows

    Google is introducing a mobile marketing campaign for Place Pages, a service for businesses that faced some early criticism when it launched in September.

    Written by Nancy Gohring08 Dec. 09 06:07
  • Google will release EtherPad as open source

    EtherPad, the real-time hosted word processor Google acquired on Friday, will live on as open-source software instead of being discontinued in the coming months.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez08 Dec. 09 06:49
  • Android SDK doesn't address issues faced by developers

    Google has released a new version of the Android SDK. Version 2.0.1 is a minor update to the Android platform, not a significant release, and it doesn't address the most serious issues faced by Android developers.

    Written by Tony Bradley05 Dec. 09 11:06
  • Google goes with HTML5 over Gears

    Google will end Gears, an open-source plug-in project it launched two years ago to allow Web applications to function even when a computer isn't connected to the Internet, according to a statement from the company.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk04 Dec. 09 07:33
  • Google launches alternative DNS resolver

    Google has created a new system to resolve DNS (domain name system) queries that the company claims will speed up Web browsing for end-users, as well as make it more secure.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez04 Dec. 09 06:57
  • Google tweaks News indexing to placate publishers

    Google said Tuesday it is changing how it grants access to news stories through its search engine to give publishers more control over how much content people can see for free.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk03 Dec. 09 07:44
  • Google makes it easier for news sites to opt-out

    In what will be seen as a concession to media baron Rupert Murdoch, Google has made it easier for news sites -such as those Murdoch controls - to opt-out of Google News.

    Written by David Coursey03 Dec. 09 07:51
  • Experts scrutinize 2009’s most notable IT apologies

    We asked Peter Goolpacy and the team at Perfect Apology to rate the quality of the apologies issued by top tech companies and executives this year for their assorted mistakes and misdeeds. The following contains their reviews of the apologies and their ratings of the apologies on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best.

    Written by Bob Brown03 Dec. 09 05:55
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