Finally.. It’s always been NOT possible for users to hide the distracting chat window from Gmail. Have you also been distracted by the chat feature in Gmail? With this new find by Amit, we can now confirm that hiding the chat window in Gmail is indeed possible! From the recent Google apps update [...]
Apture Now Acquired By Google
We recently got this email from apture informing about this latest acquistion by Google.. Here’s a copy of the email below: Hi there, We’re writing to let you know that Apture has been acquired by Google. Since day one, we’ve been working on getting the Apture experience into as much of the web as possible. [...]
Google Blogger gets 7 New Dynamic Template Views
Google has been making constant changes and adding new features to their products. It’s been a few years since Google made any major updates to Blogger’s look and feel. Throughout the design process, Google conducted user interviews to help identify how to make Blogger even easier and more enjoyable to use. Google also watched users [...]
Google Earth and Google Earth Pro Upgrade to 6.1
Google Earth 6.1 for both Free and Pro users has just been released, and it comes with some super cool features. Finally, Google Earth Pro users can also upgrade to the 6.1 version. Major updates include the following: Enhanced print layout: Pro users can now include scale bars and directional arrows when printing, making it easy to [...]
Google Buys Zagat = More expansion of Local Offerings
Google buys Zagat. The company’s purchase was announced and indicates that Google is entering a new segment. The 32 year old company Zagat will be the basis of services offered by local services built maps and search. Rumour’s say that Google might have paid $125 million for the Zagat deal. The Motorola acquisition for 12.5 [...]
Droid Bionic the First Fruit of Google – Motorola Deal
A little over a week, we mentioned that Google had bought Motorola Mobility as a way to directly way to enter the mobile market and under agreements with third-party companies like HTC, manufacturer of the first Android smartphone and Samsung, manufacturer of terminals of Nexus. The first handset that will come after this purchase will [...]
Google Plus Profiles get Verified Badges
Google is starting to roll out verification badges for some of Google Plus profiles of celebs, public figures and folks with large number of followers. So you can be sure the person you’re adding to a circle is who they claim to be (for example: mark zuckerberg). This is just a simple way of verifying [...]
Google Reader For Android Gets A Tablet Friendly UI Update
Google reader has always been one of the best, most used apps here at Google Watch Blog. It’s simple and lets you catch up with your favorite sites content – keep you updated on the go. Google reader for Android has now been updated for Android system (earlier versions of the reader only supported the [...]
Google Doodle: Pierre de Fermat
Pierre de Fermat [17 August 1601 or 1607/8 – 12 January 1665] was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France, and an amateur mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his adequality. Today, we honor and celebrate 410th birtday of Pierre de Fermat. In particular, he [...]
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