Orkut on the iPhone— a socialite’s dream come true
October 9th, 2008 | by A Googler | published in Google Orkut
Are you an iPhone user? Do you wish you could stay in touch with your orkut friends while you’re out and about? If so, you’ll be happy to know that we’ve created a fully optimized version of orkut designed especially for use on the iPhone. Now you ca…
October 9th, 2008 | by Katy Bacon | published in Google.org
When I arrived in Dar es Salaam, I was greeted with a warm smile and a “Karibu sana” — “You are welcomed” in Swahili — that set the tone for my visit to Tanzania.I attended the Annual General & Scientific Meeting of the INDEPTH Network. INDE…
October 9th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
Many of our retail advertisers are busy preparing their stores for the busiest shopping season of the year, so we’ve compiled some tips and tools that can help you optimize your ad campaigns, marketing channels, and website.Here’s an example tip you’ll…
October 9th, 2008 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Jamie Nicolson, Gmail engineerFrom the team that brought you Mail Goggles, here comes…Advanced IMAP Controls, a Labs feature that lets you fine-tune your Gmail IMAP experience. You can choose which labels to sync in IMAP — useful if you fi…
October 9th, 2008 | by Ali Pasha | published in Google Code
By Jacob Lee and Ali Pasha, Google CodeGadgets and Google Code have always had a special relationship, as many developers use Google Code to host their gadgets. We are, therefore, happy to announce that you can now add gadgets to any wiki page (includi…
October 9th, 2008 | by Michael Weiss-Malik | published in Google Maps
Posted by Michael Weiss-Malik, KML Product Manager
Just a reminder to everyone interested or engaged in science outreach with KML and/or Google Earth: if you haven’t already, be sure to check out the Scientific Applications with Google Earth Conferenc…
October 9th, 2008 | by Dion Almaer | published in Google Code
By Dion Almaer, Google Developer Programs We have so much respect for the Zoho team here at Google. They produce great software, and they do it regularly! Their latest accomplishment has been getting their email product, Zoho Mail, working offline.Bra…
October 9th, 2008 | by Leslie Hawthorn | published in Google Open Source
By Murray Stokely, Software Engineering Team and FreeBSD Core Team MemberFreeBSD has participated as a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code™ each year since 2005. This year, FreeBSD mentored 21 students with a final success rate of 91…
October 9th, 2008 | by miriam | published in Google Student Blog
A few months ago the Gmail team introduced Gmail Labs as a way to quickly launch experimental new features. Some of these might really help your productivity like Superstars, Quick Links, or the Forgotten Attachment Detector, while others — like Old S…
October 9th, 2008 | by Google Grants Team Member | published in Google Grants
As you peruse the Help Center or check out other information about Google Grants, you’ll likely notice our new look.After five years, we’re redesigning our website to be more useful for grant recipients and those new to Google Grants. We’ve made mo…
October 9th, 2008 | by Inside AdSense Team | published in Google Adsense
Our engineers will be performing routine site maintenance this Saturday, October 11th from 10am to 2pm PDT. Although you won’t be able to access your account during this time, you’ll still be credited for all valid clicks and impressions. In addition, …
October 9th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
With the economy foremost in the minds of almost everyone from Wall Street to Main Street, the YourMoney channel, in association with Bank of America, is YouTube’s one-stop destination for expert financial insight. Whether you are looking for a high-le…
October 9th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Did you know that on Windows you can extract a file that’s packaged within your Desktop gadget? The following code extracts a file (called sample.xml in this example) to the temporary folder. var tempFile = gadget.storage.extract(“sample.xml”); // ext…
October 8th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
On Tuesday, we released version 6.5 of AdWords Editor. This release includes several features to help you navigate and manage your account, such as a new Keyword Opportunities tool, horizontal scrolling in the data view, and auto-sizing columns. You…
Maps for Android
October 8th, 2008 | by elaine | published in Google Earth
For anyone interested in details about what to expect from Google Maps on the Android-powered T-Mobile G1 phone, head over to the Google Mobile Blog. You can find out how the navigation works, how the maps application integrates with other application…