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Google Launches Chrome OS [LIVE BLOG]
Google is holding an event this morning in San Francisco to make some special announcements about the long-awaited Chrome OS.
Google Launches Long-Awaited E-Bookstore
Google has launched its long-awaited e-bookstore, Google E-books, bringing more than 3 million books — many of them free — to any device with a web browser.
The initiative, previously known as Google Editions, offers an alternative sales model from the dominant players in the space, such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple.
Instead of purchasing e-books through a single online store to read only on compatible software (i.e. books bought from the Kindle Store can only be read on Kindle apps), Google lets consumers buy books either from its store or any other online vendor that sells books in EPUB and PDF formats, and read them on any device with a web browser.
Google's Secret Social Initiative Delayed Until Spring 2011 [EXCLUSIVE]
Google’s big social initiative, once thought to be a full-fledged social network named “Google Me,” is experiencing delays that have pushed back the launch until spring 2011.
LOL - Google Translate proves beatboxing is a universal language
Hilarious translations? That's yesterday's news. Google Translate's latest trick is beatboxing, yet another talent once normally reserved for humans but perfected by machines. Don't believe us? Head to site, select German to German translation, paste in the following bit of gibberish, and press the listen button.
Copy this line to Google Translate - pv zk pv pv zk pv zk kz zk pv pv pv zk pv zk zk pzk pzk pvzkpkzvpvzk kkkkkk bsch
Google Earth 6: Here's What's New
Google has announced the release of Google Earth 6. The latest version is available today for Windows, OS X and Linux.
Even If Google Leaves China, There’ll Still Be ‘Goojje’ #google #wired
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Google knock-off has surfaced in China to compete with the world’s largest search engine, while at the same time pleading with it to stay in the country despite censorship and hacking allegations.
Adding to China’s reputation for copies of items such as designer clothes, coffee chains and DVDs, “Goojje” began vying with Google on January 14, the Henan Business Daily reported.
Google had said two days earlier that it may close its Chinese Google.cn portal and pull out of China.
The name chosen by the newcomer is a play on words. The final syllable “jje” sounds like the Chinese word “older sister,” while the “gle” syllable of “Google” is pronounced like the Chinese word for “older brother.”
Goojje (www.goojje.com) has a search engine and provides social networking services. Its home page bears a Google-styled logo that combines hallmarks from the “older brother” and China’s top home-grown search engine, Baidu Inc.
“Sister was very happy when brother gave up the thought of leaving and stayed for sister,” the website says, in an apparent call for Google to stay in China.
Google was not immediately available for comment about the Goojje site.
Earlier this month, Google complained of censorship and a sophisticated hacking attack from within the country.
Keyword search results in Goojje give slightly different results than Google or Baidu but appear to be similarly filtered to avoid content China deems sensitive.
The Henan Business Daily said Goojje was founded by a female college student in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Contacted by Reuters, Goojje’s web host declined to give details on the site’s owner.
(Reporting by Yu Le and Ralph Jennings; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Photo: The Google logo is seen on the top of its China headquarters building behind a road surveillance camera in Beijing January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Google Nexus One Vs. iPhone 3GS
Here is a detailed video on Google Nexus One vs. iPhone. Face to Face!
