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Google Caffeine Brewed and Served for Fresher Search Results

Google Caffeine Brewed and Served for Fresher Search Results

Google’s new technology in web search is made public. Caffeine, as they call it is the brains behind the Google Search since yesterday. It provides 50% fresher results which is great news for information crazy public who dwell on getting new information from the net.
Illustration : Suppose I wanted to search for an event that [...]

Pacman Celebrates 30 Years, Happy Birthday Pacman!

Pacman Celebrates 30 Years, Happy Birthday Pacman!

One of the most popular games of my generation, Pacman, has indeed made the cut above everything else that came after it. Today is the day when the game Pacman celebrates its 30th birthday, and this is perhaps the only game that has survived all odds.
Google commemorated this event in history by replacing their logo [...]

Google acquires 3D desktop BumpTop

Google acquires 3D desktop BumpTop

Google has acquired Bump Technologies, the maker of a 3D desktop called BumpTop, Bump announced Sunday.
“Today, we have a big announcement to make: we’re excited to announce that we’ve been acquired by Google!,” a note posted to the company’s Web site said. “This means that BumpTop (for both Windows and Mac) will no longer be [...]

Google password system was target of Chinese hackers

Google password system was target of Chinese hackers

Google’s internal system which lets people access its services via a single password was the target of the Chinese hacking attack last December that led the company to withdraw from the mainland, according to the New York Times.
The system, known internally as “Gaia” – after the overarching planetary consciousness posited by James Lovelock – is [...]

Orkut App for Android is On!!!!

Orkut App for Android is On!!!!

Orkut is in a jiffy raring to go to roll on mobile phones with Android. Now you can stay connected to your orkut contacts wherever you function — via scrap notifications, target photo uploads to your orkut albums, and a phonebook synced to your orkut friends’ phone statistics and status messages. Orkut in place of [...]

Google Nexus One Trademark Rejected

Google Nexus One Trademark Rejected

Not everything is smooth sailing for Google. Their recent hype with their new phone Nexus One maybe short lived. The trademark office has rejected Google’s application claiming patent on Nexus One.
The reason – a small telecom firm, Integra Telecom based in Oregon owns the trademark for the word “Nexus”. The company makes around $60 million [...]

Are You Biking? Lost? Try Google Maps…

Are You Biking? Lost? Try Google Maps…

Google never ceases to grow, that’s the mark of a company which is good to invest on. Their latest addition to their tally is an add-on to its Google Maps engine, aiding bikers to find routes across the US.
Shannon Guymon, product manager for Google Maps said, “We wanted to include as much bike trail data [...]

Google Working On Language Translator For Mobile Phones

Google [GOOG] is working on software for a mobile phone that will be able to translate speech from foreign languages almost instantly, and Google has said that they intend to have a basic working version of the technology within the next couple of years.
The technology could change the way we communicate with people all over [...]

Google adds extra encryption to Gmail

The move will ensure that data is transmitted more securely between a user’s computer and Google’s email servers, and is designed to prevent hackers and cybercriminals “snooping” on mail accounts in public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Google said that the timing of the announcement was unrelated to the news that the Gmail accounts of human rights activists had [...]

New Features in Gmail

New Features in Gmail

The most popular webmail currently, Gmail is offering loads of new features. It seems like the web giant is beginning to unleash plenty of free options along with some paid ones too.
Here are some of the new features on Gmail:
1. Secure Gmail – Gmail is now enabled with HTTPS protocol and users can now choose [...]

How did the Names Origin?

I found this interesting piece on the web and I must admit, I didn’t know much of it until now.
Yahoo!
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver’s Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo [...]

The Google Snake Game

The Google Snake Game

Here’s a party game which needs nothing but a working internet connection (say, a notebook or cell phone), and Google.com’s web search. The goal is to create the longest phrase that Google can find by alternately adding one word to the end of the other player’s search phrase. Say, the first person [...]

Did You Witness : Ads Door Google

Did You Witness : Ads Door Google

Two days back, 5th of October 2009, Google’s Adsense was flashing ads on most websites with a footer in dutch – Ads Door Google, which basically is a literal translation of Ads by Google. This phenomenon was largely witnessed across the globe and other observers noted that Google was spelt with five ‘o’s, but when [...]

Download the Google Cheat Sheet!

Here’s a comprehensive list of services, country specific domains, search operators, search strings amongst others offered by Google in pdf format. This sheet is not a Google release but through a private consortium.
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Tips on Using Google Adsense Effectively

Are you an adsense publisher? If your answer is yes, then here are some things, which might help you to make more out of the google adsense program and boost up your daily revenues!