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News: iPhone Software 2.2 out: Google Street View, Podcasts (iLounge)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:23:03 GMT
Early this morning, following the release of iTunes 8.0.2, Apple released iPhone Software 2.2 as a free download for iPhone and iPhone 3G users. Here is a partial list of new features contained in the update, according to Apple. Fewer call connection failures and mid-call drops. Improved Visual Voicemail sound quality. Google Street View has been added to maps. Public transit information and ...
Debating the Vices and Virtues of Google (New York Times)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:37:01 GMT
The question on the table is “Google violates its ‘don’t be evil’ motto.” You can vote “yes” or “no” yourself in the comments below. But first read some of the arguments put forward in an Oxford-style debate on the question held this week in Manhattan by Intelligence Squared US , a project of the Rozenkranz Foundation that runs a series of such discussions.
Google adds OAuth to widget mashups (CNET)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:42:33 GMT
The search giant's Google Gadgets platform is adopting the open authentication standard for controlling privacy. Move follows June move to use OAuth for the Google Data API.
Google abandons virtual world News (EuroGamer)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:21:28 GMT
In an official blog post , the Lively lads said the project would be discontinued at the end of December. "We want to ensure that we prioritise our resources and focus more on our core search, ads and apps business," said the Google overmind that rules us all.
Google Shutters Second Life-Like Lively [Google] (Lifehacker)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:04:06 GMT
If you've been enjoying Google's 3D virtual experience Lively—which they released in July—we've got some bad news. By the end of December, Lively will be no more, according to the...
Google picks Austria village for new European server farm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:44:26 GMT
Google has bought a 75 hectare (185 acre) property in the north of Austria to erect a new European server farm within two years, the US Internet search engine giant said Thursday.
How Do You Really Feel? Nokia, Symbian, Google And Microsoft All Get Dissed (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:17:54 GMT
In a break from traditional conference etiquette, executives from Google , Symbian and Nokia , faced off today at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco, and let it be known exactly how they feel about each other.
Google Now Allows Users to Edit Search Results (Fox News)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:49:55 GMT
Google is now allowing users to edit their search results.
Google Decides Lively is Dead (Digital Trends)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:45:07 GMT
After less than five months, Google has decided it will kill off its 3D "virtual world" chat service Lively.
Google scraps Lively virtual world (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:01:26 GMT
Google is to shut down its Lively virtual environment in December, according to a blog post by the Lively Team.