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FCC listens to AT&T, will look into Google Voice

by Shawn Ingram on Oct 10, 2009 at 10:17 AM

A few weeks ago, in response to proposed Net Neutrality rules, AT&T sent a letter to the FCC asking the commission to look into Google Voice.  AT&T argued that Google Voice should be subject to the same telecom rules it follows if AT&T has to be subject to Net Neutrality. … Continue Reading »

Huge data breach hits Google, Hotmail, and Yahoo

by Sue Walsh on Oct 6, 2009 at 07:35 PM

According to a report by CNET UK, thousands of login credentials for Hotmail, Yahoo, and Google accounts have been stolen and posted online.  Since Google accounts also allow access to Blogger, YouTube, Google Docs and Google Talk accounts, the potential data breach is huge as are the possible repercussions.  Google… Continue Reading »

Google begins testing new minimalist homepage, complete with fading text

by Robert Nelson on Oct 6, 2009 at 10:03 AM

I love when things are neat and orderly, in fact I would go as far as saying that I hate clutter.  Given that I am hoping Google continues to roll-out their latest test search page. According to recent reports, some users who are visiting Google.com are seeing a page that… Continue Reading »

Google intros “sponsored mail with enhanced content” in Gmail

by Robert Nelson on Oct 5, 2009 at 10:00 AM

A new feature arrived in Gmail over the weekend, and despite a pretty banal sounding name, it does seem interesting.  Anyway, officially the feature is called “Sponsored mail with enhanced content” which sounds really official and sort of like something that will end up giving us more ads to stare… Continue Reading »

Google blocks access to Pirate Bay, sort of

by Heather Wood on Oct 4, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Anyone searching for Pirate Bay in Google’s search engine this past week were met with the following message in their search results: “In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 8 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read… Continue Reading »

Google introduces two new updates for mobile users

by Heather Wood on Oct 1, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Yesterday, Google made two new enhancements for mobile users that have the Google app installed.  The most significant is a feature called “Personalized Suggest,” which will remember your searches when you switch between PC and mobile versions of Google.com.  As you type your query in the search bar, these past… Continue Reading »

6rounds bringing video chat to Google Wave

by Shawn Ingram on Sep 30, 2009 at 06:26 PM

For most of us, today was a day of extreme disappointment as we found out that we didn’t receive one of the 100,000 Google Wave invites that were sent out.  That’s no reason to not learn as much as possible about Wave before we get a chance to use it. … Continue Reading »

AT&T trying to turn FCC Net Neutrality ideas against Google

by Shawn Ingram on Sep 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Earlier this week, Julius Genachowski, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, announced his plans for Net Neutrality rules.  The new rule would make it such that all ISPs, including wireless providers will have to permit any device, service or application on their network as long as it is legal… Continue Reading »

Google updates Picasa to version 3.5 for Windows and Mac

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 23, 2009 at 01:14 PM

There’s a new version of Google Picasa for Windows and Mac.  There are plenty of new features - the biggest one is face scanning.  When you load up the new version of Picasa, the software scans your pics and looks for faces.  Underneath the faces is a spot for a… Continue Reading »

GrandCentral will be shutting down as of today

by Robert Nelson on Sep 16, 2009 at 06:08 AM

Here is fair warning to any GrandCentral users who have not switched their account over to Google Voice. For those unfamiliar GrandCentral is the service that Google purchased and rolled into the Google Voice that we know today. Anyway, for those that are still holding on to a GrandCentral account,… Continue Reading »

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