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Google finds way to short change Adsense users with expandable ads

Google finds way to short change Adsense users with expandable ads

Google has announced the launch of expandable ads within the Adwords/ Adsense ad system. The new ad unit offers an expanded ad presence, this is, an ad that expands beyond its initial borders as an overlay across a ... continue
iGoogle Gets Direct Access to Gmail Chat

iGoogle Gets Direct Access to Gmail Chat

Google's Gmail Chat (aka Google Talk) feature is now available within your custom iGoogle homepage. Google added the chat functionality into iGoogle this week, noting that with the recent redesign, Gmail access was available -- but instant messaging ... continue
Google Introduces App Status Dashboard to Deal with Downtime

Google Introduces App Status Dashboard to Deal with Downtime

Google has unveiled a new Apps Status Dashboard following this week's Gmail outage. The new utility lets you monitor the service status of various Google services, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, and Google Docs. Google Apps ... continue
Gmail Adds New Custom Title Bar Labs Feature

Gmail Adds New Custom Title Bar Labs Feature

Following its day of nonstop downtime coverage, Google is releasing some slightly less negative news this Wednesday: a new Gmail Labs feature that lets you customize the browser title bar. The option, now available in the Gmail Labs ... continue
The EU, Google, Mozilla and especially Opera are a bunch of asshats

The EU, Google, Mozilla and especially Opera are a bunch of asshats

I’ve been stewing over this bucketful of crap about the European Union wanting to give Microsoft the good old underhanded grab because Opera is whining about how it can’t get any market share away ... continue
Google takes on Microsoft in Europe, applies to join anti-trust case

Google takes on Microsoft in Europe, applies to join anti-trust case

Google is applying to join a European Union antitrust case against Microsoft over the inclusion on Internet Explorer in Windows. Google said in a statement that it believes Microsoft's practices with Internet Explorer was uncompetitive. “Google believes that the ... continue
Google Releases Update on Gmail Downtime

Google Releases Update on Gmail Downtime

Google has released an update on the outage that caused a few hours of Gmail downtime overnight. Gmail was completely unavailable from approximately 4:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. ET. Gmail Outage: The Latest Google says the Gmail problem is ... continue
AdSense now lets you change your fonts

AdSense now lets you change your fonts

One of the main things about Google AdSense ads is that the font has always been the same boring style with no way for us to change them. Well, no longer according to a ... continue
Google wants to save content producers from malvertisements

Google wants to save content producers from malvertisements

Malvertisements you ask, while shaking your head – what the hell are malvertisments? Well it appear that there are some unscrupulous folks out there where scum bucket malware distributors attempt to place malicious ... continue
Google Maps Gaining on MapQuest

Google Maps Gaining on MapQuest

Google Maps is creeping closer to MapQuest in traffic, some newly released analysis suggests. Hitwise found Google Maps actually caught up with MapQuest for a short time in late December. MapQuest somehow regained its momentum, though, and has ... continue
Google Now Offering a New Way to Give Up Your Privacy

Google Now Offering a New Way to Give Up Your Privacy

Looking for a new way to throw out another piece of what little personal privacy you have left? Google has it! The Gmail team has unveiled a new Labs feature called "Location in Signature." Just head into the ... continue
Google Powermeter: now Google wants to know how much electricity you use

Google Powermeter: now Google wants to know how much electricity you use

Google everywhere? why not in your power meter? As bizarre as that may sound, Google has announced Google Powermeter, a platform that allows consumers to track their power use. It sounds evil, but it comes with a strong ... continue
Who should worry about Twitter’s search? It ain’t Google.

Who should worry about Twitter’s search? It ain’t Google.

The newest mantra to hit the web has to be real time search and everyone seems to be having their say on it in the last couple of days. Everyone from Robert Scoble; who says the ... continue
BREAKING: Google deleting music blogger posts

BREAKING: Google deleting music blogger posts

There is a nervous chill going through the music industry bloggers corner of the larger blogosphere and it has to do with posts of theirs just disappearing. Literally one minute they are there and the next ... continue
Google Launches Free e-Book Reader

Google Launches Free e-Book Reader

Good news, smartphone users: Google is now making thousands of e-books available for mobile download, for free. The newly launched Google Book Search for mobile is available for all iPhone and Android-based device users. All you have to ... continue
Gmail gets multiple inboxes

Gmail gets multiple inboxes

Google has been busy on the Gmail front lately, and the announcements keep on coming with the latest a very hand feature indeed. Gmail now allows users to have multiple "inboxes" open. Given Google continually confuses language between ... continue
Google Latitude: now Google will know where you are 24/7

Google Latitude: now Google will know where you are 24/7

Google has entered the geolocation social networking space with Google Latitude. Like existing market leader Loopt, Google Latitude allows users to see when they're near other users, and track where people are. Google Latitude includes support for Google ... continue
Gmail gets email sorting feature upgrade

Gmail gets email sorting feature upgrade

Google has added a new feature to Gmail that makes managing email easier. The new feature, being rolled out today (I've got it already) adds a "move to" menu item, allowing users to both add a label to ... continue
Google Execs facing jail in Italy

Google Execs facing jail in Italy

Four Google executives go on trial in Italy Tuesday criminal charges of defamation and privacy violation. The charges relate to a video posted to Google Video in 2006, showing four Italian youths teasing a boy with down syndrome. ... continue
New Google Earth includes underwater and historical footage

New Google Earth includes underwater and historical footage

Google has released a new version of Google Earth that for the first time includes underwater rendering and historical footage. The underwater bathymetric map allows users to drop below the surface and explore the seafloor in 3D, using ... continue
AdMob Launches Ad Unit for Android Applications

AdMob Launches Ad Unit for Android Applications

AdMob has launched its first advertising unit for Android applications, enabling developers to monetize their applications on Google enabled phones. The first developers to use AdMob’s new Android ad unit in their applications include AccuWeather, Jirbo, and TapJoy. AdMob’s ... continue
Google Responds to FeedBurner Critics: The Translated Version

Google Responds to FeedBurner Critics: The Translated Version

After months of silence, someone at Google has finally crawled out from the cubby hole FeedBurner support is now hosted in to respond to criticism of FeedBurner's declining service. Mashable has the full interview here, but here's our ... continue