Hong Kong Stock Exchange pricing data
May 8th, 2008 | by Google Finance Team | published in Google Finance
Posted by Matthew Simmons, Market Data GnomeWe’ve just added support to Google Finance for Hong Kong Stock Exchange listings. In addition to news and descriptive data (which we already offer for these listings), you’ll now see intra-day data and pretty…
May 8th, 2008 | by Paul McDonald | published in Google App Engine
Posted by Marzia Niccolai, App Engine Team
Yesterday, Google App Engine held our first ever hack-a-thon at the Google Office in New York City. We had a great turn out of App Engine developers. Some programmed along with us, building a wiki, and so…
May 8th, 2008 | by Amanda Kleha | published in Google Enterprise
Posted by Tim Johnson, Product Marketing ManagerGoogle Web Security for Enterprise protects organizations of all sizes against web malware attacks in real time and enables the safe, productive use of the web, without incurring hardware, upfront capital…
May 8th, 2008 | by Natalie Schwartz | published in Google Orkut
Posted by Luiz Genoves, Software EngineerAre you headed off on a big trip? Want to share your excitement about a favorite sports team’s recent championship? Inviting your friends to a party you’re having tonight? Recently we launched status messages on…
May 8th, 2008 | by Dion Almaer | published in Google Code
By Dion Almaer, Google Developer ProgramsGuido van Rossum, Python creator and member of the App Engine team, gave a talk on Mondrian which is the tool he created to work with the code review process at Google.The Mondrian tool itself was tied to intern…
May 8th, 2008 | by Andrew Bowers | published in Google Gears
Posted by Andrew Bowers, Google Developer ProgramsGoogle I/O is just a few weeks away (May 28 – 29). If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for the event. We now have over 80 sessions posted, including a number of new sessions on Gears and A…
May 8th, 2008 | by Andrew Bowers | published in Google Gears
Posted by Andrew Bowers, Google Developer ProgramsGoogle I/O is just a few weeks away (May 28 – 29). If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for the event. We now have over 80 sessions posted, including a number of new sessions on Gears and A…
The Importance of Units
May 7th, 2008 | by Shannon Oliver | published in Google RechargeIT
Posted by Adam LangleyFuel economy is generally measured, in the US, in terms of miles per gallon. The average US car drives about 12,000 miles in a year. Here’s a graph of fuel used against fuel economy:Obviously, if your car does one mile per gallon …
The Importance of Units
May 7th, 2008 | by Shannon Oliver | published in Google RechargeIT
Posted by Adam LangleyFuel economy is generally measured, in the US, in terms of miles per gallon. The average US car drives about 12,000 miles in a year. Here’s a graph of fuel used against fuel economy:Obviously, if your car does one mile per gallon …
Google Docs in burning marshmallows
May 7th, 2008 | by mrw | published in Google Docs
Posted by: Meredith Whittaker, Program ManagerI’ll make this quick, but I have to share. The Google Docs team recently returned from a team-building offsite at Seascape Resort just south of Santa Cruz, CA (hint: many very cool things coming!). After a …
Even more 3D in Google Earth
May 7th, 2008 | by SketchUp Team | published in Google SketchUp
Posted by Bruce Polderman, Product ManagerJust in case you hadn’t heard, we released Google Earth 4.3 a few weeks ago. The new version includes (among other things) tens of thousands of photo-textured 3D models of buildings, bridges and other structure…
Fast and easy access to Google on Sprint phones
May 7th, 2008 | by Lawrence Chang | published in Google Mobile
Posted by Chris Barton, Strategic Partner Development TeamToday we’re happy to announce that we’ll be working with Sprint to provide quick and easy access to Google search, Google Maps for mobile, YouTube, and other Google mobile services on Sprint’s n…
One Love, Project, Cause
May 7th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Jason Cooper, Google Developer ProgramsAs you’re reading this, pause for a moment and gaze briefly through the nearest window. It’s a large, fast-paced world out there, and it can be easy to overlook the problems that don’t affect us directly. It’s…
Investing in the future of the open Internet
May 7th, 2008 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Larry Alder, Product Manager(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)As you may have read, Google, Comcast, Intel Capital, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Trilogy Equity Partners have entered into an agreement to invest $3.2 b…
Tip: Use opacity to highlight buttons
May 7th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
By Stefan Van Damme, Gadget DeveloperUsing opacity, you can make buttons that light up when you mouse over them. This effect can improve the usability and appearance of a gadget that has several buttons close together.Implementing this opacity effect f…