October 29th, 2008 | by Mike Marchak | published in Google Code
By Eric Sachs, Google Security TeamCurrently users are required to create individual passwords for many websites they visit, but users would prefer to avoid this step so they could visits websites more easily. Similarly, many websites on the Internet h…
October 29th, 2008 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Andy Berndt, Managing Director, Google Creative Lab, and Katie Jacobs Stanton, Elections Team(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)In less than two weeks, every vote will count as Americans decide who will become the next U.S. president…
October 28th, 2008 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
You’re now able to embed a Google Docs presentation in your LinkedIn profile, allowing you to enhance your professional profile with text, images, and even videos.For those of you unfamiliar with LinkedIn, it’s the world’s largest online professional n…
October 28th, 2008 | by Katy Bacon | published in Google.org
On October 11th, nearly 200 people convened at Google for the first BarCamp Africa with the purpose of “building the conversation between people and opportunities in Silicon Valley and Africa.” With Google as Hosting Sponsor, this volunteer-run event g…
October 28th, 2008 | by Pamela Fox | published in Google Maps
Posted by Pamela Fox, Maps API Team
There are two recently released additions to the articles section of the documentation, for two completely different audiences. Check them out below:
Using PHP/MySQL with the Google Maps API for Flash
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October 28th, 2008 | by Brandon Bilinski | published in Google Code
Posted by Yariv Adan, Google Security Team*Due to the strong interest from our developer community and the high registration rate, we decided to make it easier for websites to experience the new API and removed the registration requirement. For more in…
October 28th, 2008 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords
One of our favorite and most useful posts from last year was an in-depth look at cost-per-click behavior during the 2006 holiday season by none other than Google’s Chief Economist, Hal Varian. In the post Hal explained how CPC’s and CPA’s (cost-per-act…
October 28th, 2008 | by Janelle | published in Google RechargeIT
Posted by Adam Borelli, Investments Team
Popular Mechanics recognized Aptera Motors’ innovation with its Breakthrough Innovators Award. Aptera has optimized the aerodynamics of Typ-1e and Typ-1h and lightweighted the vehicles by using lightweight composite-fiber. This vehicle is so aerodynamic that its drag is less than that of the sideview mirrors of a pickup truck. All of this allows Aptera’s Typ-le and Typ-1h to realize fantastic miles per gallon equivalent and miles per gallon, respectively. According to Popular Mechanics, the drag of the Typ-1e is 0.15 and the drag of the Toyota Prius is 0.26. (According to RechargeIT’s Driving Experiment, the Toyota Prius gets 48.4 mpg.) The Aptera Typ-1e has a projected range of 120 miles on pure electricity and the Typ-1h a projected fuel economy of 300 mpg for the first 120 miles of driving.
Aptera is going to start production on its first vehicle, Typ-1e, by the end of 2008, with a retail price around $30,000. With gas price volatility, this could pay back relatively quickly. The Typ-1e and Typ-1h are three-wheel, two seat vehicles and Aptera is also planning to produce a four-passenger vehicle in the near future. Our Google.org RechargeIT team was impressed by Aptera’s technology and drive to innovate on vehicle design, materials, and manufacturing and invested $2m in their last financing round. We congratulate Aptera Motors on this award and the further recognition of Aptera’s innovation!
October 28th, 2008 | by Janelle | published in Google RechargeIT
Posted by Adam Borelli, Investments TeamPopular Mechanics recognized Aptera Motors’ innovation with its Breakthrough Innovators Award. Aptera has op…
October 28th, 2008 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Tom Barrett is back again for a third guest post. This time, he offers practical tips for using Google Docs in class and asks for help adding more tips. The collaborative presentation he and other teachers are creating will be a great complement to all…
October 28th, 2008 | by Jason Chen | published in Google Android
As we mentioned yesterday, the Android Market is now open for developers to upload their applications. I’m pretty excited because Market, along with the availability of the first Android-powered phone and the Android 1.0 SDK, puts the basic pieces of …
October 28th, 2008 | by dolapo | published in Google Reader
When we launched the Trends page last year, we wanted to visualize how we consumed data in Google Reader. One of the more interesting sections of the Trends page is the chart that shows items read by time. Spikes in the chart are a cool way of noticing…
October 28th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API, Uncategorized
Another new gadget by Andreas Horlacher is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Radio Energy Zürich.Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)
October 28th, 2008 | by Kathy Walrath [GD Team] | published in Google Desktop API
Another new gadget by Andreas Horlacher is featured on the Inside Google Desktop blog. See the post Featured gadget: Radio Energy Zürich.Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical Writer (Google Desktop Team)
October 28th, 2008 | by Dan Holevoet | published in iGoogle
After a slightly-longer-than-expected hiatus in the sandbox, the gadgets.* and opensocial.* APIs have been brought back from the dead, just in time for Halloween.Let gadgets.util is undefined haunt you no more!Posted by Dan Holevoet, Developer Programs