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New search engine takes aim at Google
Cuil’s homepage.
There’s a big new search engine launching Monday: Cuil. Developed and run by the husband-and-wife team of Stanford professor Tom Costello and former Google search architect Anna Patterson, it’s pitched as bigger, faster, and better than Google’s flagship search engine in pretty m…
Google.org invests $2.75M in Aptera Motors
Google.org, the search kingpin’s philanthropic wing, has just added another notch to its eco-friendly belt with a recent (and sizable) investment in Aptera Motors — makers of that absurdly futuristic gas-sipper we’ve been following. Along with ActaCell (an electric car battery maker), Aptera re…
Googleholic for July 4, 2008
Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix for everything Google, the July 4th column! Happy 4th everyone!
In that edition:
Google C++ analyzing framework
Google Talk for iPhone
Google Maps voice search for BlackBerry Pearl
Use highlight to find online Google Docs
More ways to ear…
First team sets a period for Google Lunar X-Prize attempt
Just under a year after Google ponied up the money for the Lunar X Prize, there’s a team set to attempt a launch and claim the $20M reward. The Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian organization (ARCA) has scheduled up a launch of a 92-pound rover called the European Lunar Lander within the the …
Googleholic for June 7, 2008
Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix of everything Google!
In that, day late, dollar short edition:
Inside the Google favicon redesign
Get transit schedules from Google Maps for mobile
Explore the Magic Kingdom in 3D
Location-aware Applications now available to 3rd party devel…
Googleholic for May 23, 2008
Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix of everything Google! In that edition:
A new page view for Google Docs
Reminder: Update your AdSense history to a Google detail to stay active
Google launches Safe Browsing diagnostic
Weezer goes YouTube All-Stars happy
Round-up of other Goo…
Google Health launches
Google has officially launched a public beta of its new health and medical info service. Google has been privately checking Google Health in partnership with the Cleveland Clinic since February. But now anybody can sign up for the free service.
So what precisely is Google Health? It’s a one s…
Googleholic for May 13, 2008
Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix of everything Google!In that edition:
Search for real estate on Google Maps
Faces getting blurred in Street View
Gmail gets slight loading speed boost
Wikipedia comes to Google Maps
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ReadAir: Google Reader app built on Adobe AIR
Love Google Reader, but wish there was a desktop version of the RSS reader so you didn’t have to open a web browser every duration you want read your feeds? ReadAir is an Adobe AIR-based utility that lets you launch Google Reader as a standalone application. Since it’s built on AIR, ReadAir runs…
gReader Comments adds Disqus comments to Google Reader
Last year two services launched, giving bloggers easy access to threaded comments, spam control, avatars, and other advanced features. Disqus and Intense Debate additionally let you create a one profile which you can use to leave comments on any participating blog or web site. No need to reg…
