Google has presented, during a media event lasting nearly an hour, its latest, highly acclaimed product. Probably anyone on the planet with an Internet connection is already familiar with Google Chrome, the first open source web browser. During the conference, Google officials presented the capabilities of the product that has already generated a lot of stir, along with some behind-the-scenes development stories. The main “lecturer” was Sundar Pichai, Google product management vice president, who started by saying that the team working on Chrome tried to emulate the technologies and the user experience from behind Google... [read more >>] The news about Google's upcoming web browser, the Chrome, has been flying around the Internet all day long, our editors writing some comprehensive reports about it earlier today. However, it would seem that the search-engine giant has finally decided to let the downloading begin and so, without further ado, we give you the Google Chrome, right here on Softpedia (just the Windows version, for the time being, with the Mac and Linux versions scheduled to arrive in the near future). What we'll be able to provide here (besides the download link, of course, and some very interesting screenshots) is some first-hand impressions regarding ... [read more >>] Google is launching its own free, open source web browser. Google Chrome, as the browser is called, will only be available for Windows operating systems for a while, but the team is working on developing the product for Mac and Linux users as well. Since Google is undoubtedly ruling the search market, many wonder as to why the company felt the need to sail close to the wind, as all the pieces seem to be well set on the board – Microsoft's Internet Explorer is leading the market, with Mozilla's Firefox distantly following. Google believes that one more good application can never be too much and, in this sense, Chrome pro... [read more >>] Microsoft recently released a beta version of Internet Explorer 8 and, since we're talking about one of the most popular browsers on the web, lots of people downloaded, installed and tested it. However, some of them may encounter unexpected problems because IE8 doesn't support several important web services, including Gmail and Yahoo Mail. In fact, you may manage to log in using the "Emulate IE7" function but, the compatibility issues still exist.GmailGmail, Google's mail service available for free for anyone interested in it, supports multiple browsers as the Mountain View-based company mentions in the Help Center. Gmail wor... [read more >>] "Buna dimineata!" This is how Michael Champlin, Business Product Manager, started the Google Apps conference which took place yesterday in Bucharest. The Google suite of utilities equipped with Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Talk, iGoogle, Docs & Spreadsheets and many other tools is now available to Romanians and what's more important, straight into their native language. "It's a priority for us to bring our products in your language," the Google official explained. Now let me talk about yesterday's press conference held by Google. We all know it's pretty difficult to roll out your solutions on a new market especially wh... [read more >>] When Google released the 4.2 version of Google Earth, the fans from all around the world were absolutely amazed by the Sky function which brings a new perspective for the available imagery. As you probably heard, Google Sky allows you to analyze the starts and the galaxies straight from your computer. Soon after that, it was discovered that Google offers many more hidden functions through the downloadable mapping tool but it never mentioned them. For example, the search giant updated the placemarks icons, replacing the old ones with newer and more attractive imagery.But, there is something that you would never expect to see in Google Earth:... [read more >>] A while ago, the Internet world talked about a potential GooglePhone, especially created to fight with the Apple iPhone. At that time, the Mountain View company avoided commenting on the speculation; the only thing mentioned was that Google will remain a software firm and not a hardware one. So no GooglePhone; but in the meantime, the search giant released several new mobile flavors of its products. Take the example of Gmail, Google Search, YouTube, Google Calendar. Now, what do you understand from this: Google remains a software company, but it develops mobile versions of its products? That's right, Google wants to conquer the mobile ... [read more >>] What do you know about Google Earth? Probably you can say that it is an application that allows you to view highly detailed satellite imagery of every corner of the world. Not anymore! Because Google's downloadable mapping tool is now able to provide exciting photos with the sky, allowing you to view detailed photos with the planets, the stars or entire constellations just like a real telescope. If you want to test this innovative function, you must update your Google Earth to the latest version because only this release provides support for the sky. After you install the latest edition of Google Earth, you can access the function by p... [read more >>] Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 was released a few days ago and it already causes problems for some of the Google users. According to the reports, Google's advertising platform AdSense is not working properly in the latest version of Mozilla's browser, the users encountering problems when trying to login into their accounts. Rajiv Sud, AdSense Publisher Support, said today that many of the Firefox 2.0.0.5 consumers are seeing only a sign-up page instead of a login form that would allow them to login into their already created account. "We've recently noticed that many publishers are having trouble logging into their accounts after th... [read more >>] Google's advertising platform AdSense is surely the most popular solution in its category because it brings free money to numerous registered members. If you didn't know, the Mountain View company automatically sends checks to advertisers once the amount of money from your account reaches a certain limit. Because the checks are sent from Mountain View, California, USA, some users might encounter several difficulties when trying to cash the check by numerous reasons. However, listen to a story posted by mobilejones, one of the websites that encountered some funny problems with the advertising solution.First of all, the folks from m... [read more >>] |