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November 2, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009 10:26 AM/EST
The Complete Guide to Google Wave: Free & OnlineWith Google Wave confounding some users, LifeHacker founder Gina Trapani collaborated with LifeHacker editor Adam Pash on a sort of beginner's guide to the platform. The Complete Guide to Google Wave is a comprehensive user manual. October 31, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:01 AM/EST
Google Voice Has 1.4 Million UsersThe Google Voice phone management application already has 1.42 million users, 570,000 of which use it daily, according to a letter Google sent to the Federal Communications Commission this week. Business Week unearthed the data point Oct. 30 in something of an embarrassing gaffe by Google on par with the Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction. October 30, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009 5:30 AM/EST
Google Maps Makes Finding Real Estate Listings EasierGoogle Maps just got more useful and more layers for real estate. Instead of specifying a real estate search, you can now select the "real estate" option from the 'More' button on the top right of any Google Map and you'll automatically sees balloons on the maps of listings, as well as a pop-up real estate refinement panel on the left. October 29, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:55 PM/EST
Google Sidewiki Now Available on Google Chrome, Apple SafariGoogle's Chrome team has launched a Sidewiki bookmarklet that lets users compose and read Sidewiki entries in Google Chrome, Safari and other browsers. Google also said it is also working on a Chrome extension for Sidewiki.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:00 AM/EST
Don't Tell Collecta's Gerry Campbell Bing is Indexing Twitter in Real-TimeCollecta CEO Gerry Campbell Campbell said Microsoft is searching Twitter and indexing tweets, but not surfacing them with the same stream speed as Collecta, which he said was designed to watch the Web and persistently push Twitter and other socially-driven content to users as it arrives online. October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:39 PM/EST
Google's Music Search Launches with MySpace, LalaGoogle is teaming with MySpace, Lala and others to let users find millions of songs right from the search engine. This move is both a slam dunk and a given. It's a slam dunk because it will appeal to the millions of music lovers who want to find music results fast. It's a given because music is just another form of content Google is indexing as part of its universal search plan to organize the world's data online.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:34 AM/EST
Google Maps GPS For Android 2.0 Apes iPhone 3GS GPSGoogle today launched Google Maps Navigation, a Web-based GPS with a number of bells and whistles, including voice search, traffic pattern tracking, satellite and Street View overlays, and more goodies to combat Apple's iPhone. October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:00 AM/EST
Google Voice Lets Users Sacrifice Features to Use Their Mobile NumbersFor users who don't want a Google number to use Google Voice, Google is offering a tradeoff. Today, Google released a version of Google Voice that lets users make their mobile phone number the contact point for Google Voice. The catch is that users who opt to use this "lighter version of Google Voice" won't be able to receive online voicemail, automated text transcripts, and custom voicemail greetings, a Google spokesperson told eWEEK. October 26, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009 12:01 AM/EST
Google Maps' Biggest Little Refresh for Map, Hybrid StylesThe Google Maps team rolled out dozens of aesthetic refinements to the look and feel of the maps, proclaiming the biggest such changes since it launched 4.7 years ago. Disambiguation between topographical components leads to better usability, which will keep Maps users from going elsewhere and could even bring more Maps users to the fold via word of mouth. October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009 12:01 AM/EST
Google Reader Gets Personal (In a Good Way)Google Reader launches "Popular items" and "Recommended sources," as two ways to find interesting content from all over the Internet. Google has also departed from sorting in default chronological order with a new "magic" sorting option that offers feed items based on personal usage and overall activity in Reader.
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