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The official word on the Google’s Chrome OS mentioned that we would see “more updates in the fall” and that it would not be available for download until the “second half of 2010.” That said, things sometimes change, and sometimes they become the subject of rumor. In this case, we… Continue Reading »

Sure, we all knew about the Google acquisition of VoIP provider Gizmo5, and we were able to speculate about things that would happen. But now, courtesy of the Google Voice Blog we are getting a look at the first moves. And in typically Google fashion, they have both officially welcomed… Continue Reading »

If there’s one rule when it comes to computer storage, it’s that eventually everything gets a lot cheaper.  A 1 TB HDD can be bought for about $80, while a few years ago it was simply unheard of to even have 1 TB on one drive.  It stands to reason,… Continue Reading »

In an announcement that came earlier this morning, Google has purchased Gizmo5. Now for those unfamiliar, Gizmo5 is a VoIP provider similar to Skype. Of course, you may be thinking, Google already has Google Voice, and that is a good point. However, that may only be one piece of the… Continue Reading »

Google is once again looking to expand the features of Google Talk, and the latest will make it more of a conferencing tool as opposed to something simply used to chat with a friend. In other words, it looks like Google Talk will be getting more professional features. According to… Continue Reading »

I have been a Google Voice user since before it was Google Voice. That was before Google had purchased the service, which was once called Grand Central. Of course, I did not really begin using and taking full advantage of the service until after Google began allowing us to change… Continue Reading »

Google has partnered with several major providers of online music to launch a music search engine.  Now when you type in the name of a song, artist or title, you can access audio or video previews of your music search query.  The previews will be available via links to MySpace,… Continue Reading »

Google has just kind of, sort of followed up on an earlier promise and at the same time dealt another potential blow to some of the wireless carriers. That announcement, Google will now allow users to use their existing number with Google Voice. Of course, like I mentioned in the… Continue Reading »

Everyone and their brother has heard of Google’s Street View program, I am sure.  It allows you to virtually tour all kinds of places as seen from the street.  But now, according to a post on Google’s official blog site, they have expanded where they can virtually take you to… Continue Reading »

Still depressed that you don’t have a Google Wave invite?  Still confused about what, exactly, Google Wave allows you to do?  Well, there’s always Google’s other useful for collaboration tool and cloud word processor, Google Docs.  Google today decided to make the whole service easier for those who use it… Continue Reading »