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Google’s Sense of Humour

Google’s Sense of Humour

Contrary to belief it seems Google do have a sense of humour. Google, that company that seem to be trying to take over every aspect your life, have often shown in the past that they have something of a sense of humour – debatably more than their Apple counterparts, who have only really begun to show theirs with the interesting [...]

Google Me Social Network

Google Me Social Network

The rumours have been flying around for a while and now Google CEO Eric Schmidt has confirmed for the first time that Google Me, a new Social Network will be released by Google this year. Expected to go head to head against the like of Twitter and Facebook, details are scarce at present, but we do feel the pressure is [...]

Music Videos Return to UK Youtube

Music Videos Return to UK Youtube

Good news! Music videos are finally returning to UK users of Youtube! Youtube blocked thousands of music videos to UK users way back in March over a failed agreement with songwriters’ group PRS for Music. However all that looks to be behind us now after Google agreed to pay a lump sum to PRS, backdated until January and lasting until [...]

Free Microsoft Office Online

Free Microsoft Office Online

Microsoft is yet again going head to head with online supremo Google, by announcing a free web-based version of its Office software. Reversed from last week where Google announced details of their new Chrome OS, and the month before that when Microsoft re branded it’s search to Bing. ‘Office 2010′ will include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote when it is [...]

Google OS Screenshot Leaked

Google OS Screenshot Leaked

Ok, so probably a fake, but after yesterday’s Google announcement of it’s new OS already we have a seen a few screenshots leak onto the web. The story is told that a Google representative demonstrated a beta build of the OS to an anonymous Acer parts supplier yesterday, and Acer were on the released list as official Google partners today… [...]

New Google Chrome OS

New Google Chrome OS

Google has announced they are developing an operating system for PCs, and in particular aimed at netbooks. The Chrome OS could be pre-installed on hardware as early as the middle of 2010. The Open Source system, will pitch itsefl directly against Linux which currently runs on the majority of netbooks, though the penguin has already seen its slice fall since [...]

Google Streetview Tri-cycle

Google Streetview Tri-cycle

A google branded tri-cycle has been spotted in a Bike Shop in San Diego by Gizmodo reader Jason Whitney. Reader Jason Whitney. The tri-cycle is loaded with a generator and approximately 8 cameras and amazingly it is pedal power!!!! The trike also features a number-pad in the center of the handlebars, presumably to control the cameras. Guessed to get into [...]

Google to Buy Twitter?

Google to Buy Twitter?

According to reports, Google is in “late stage” talks to acquire the much loved Twitter. This originally surfaced Thursday on TechCrunch citing two unnamed sources. Twitter lets people post short 140-character messages (micro blog, if you will); people often subscribe to follow the stream of these tweets from acquaintances and, increasingly, companies and celebrities. Twitter has experienced tremendous growth over [...]

Villagers Chase Google Streetview away

Villagers Chase Google Streetview away

OK, so last week we saw many Google Street View images surfacing on the web, the funny, the embarrassing and the damn right disgusting. Well now residents of Broughton in Buckinghamshire have chased a Google Street View camera car out of their village for fear of envading their privacy. Paul Jacobs – a local resident spotted the car entering the [...]

HTC will release at least two more Google Android Phones this year

HTC will release at least two more Google Android Phones this year

OK so HTC are having a pretty busy year already, first we had the HTC Magic, the firms first offering running the Google Android OS. We then had details of the Windows based HTC Pro2 and Diamond2. Well now HTC’s CEO Peter Chou he expects at least another 2 Google phones out for release this year, and that is on [...]