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Google Gadgets for Linux appears

Google Gadgets for Linux appearsCritical MassWe're getting there.Software vendors can now ignore Linux to their peril. It is on the way to critical mass. Netbooks are bringing Linux to millions. Acer has announced a major push of Linux on not only their coming netbooks but also their laptops.

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Google Gadgets, Google Inc., Netbooks

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Google Maps adds content feature to My Maps

Google Maps has been under heavy development recently, even though two of its senior engineers recently packed up and left. A few months ago, Google launched "My Maps" which basically let users create and save their own custom maps -- basically their own defined points and lines. Soon...

Tags: Google APIs, Google Gadgets, Google Maps

Blog posts 2007-07-11

Google Gadget Ventures announced today

Marissa Mayer made an announcement today at the Searchonomics Conference in Santa Clara that Google will distribute grants to gadget developers through a program called Google Gadget Ventures.Developers who have gadgets that get around 250,000 pageviews a week will be considered for the $5000 grant. Of these people, some...

Tags: Google Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-27

Google Talk gadget gets multiple user chat

The Google Talk gadget seems to be adding new features at a faster rate than the actual windows client these days -- today they launched a new multiple user chat interface. The feature is a bit awkward due to the gadget-only functionality, but once you are using it, everything...

Tags: Google Talk, Google Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-22

Gadget Ads coming soon

Google is preparing to launch Gadget Ads as part of AdWords very soon according to several sources. It is still unclear how they will be distributed, but they will likely appear on the Google Personalized Homepage and possibly throughout the AdSense network. The ads will supposedly be sold...

Tags: Google Gadgets, Google AdWords, Google AdSense

Blog posts 2007-05-07

Google Gadget Designer still sucks

When it was first launched last June, I wasnt a huge fan of the Google Gadget Designer -- it seemed to defy all convention when it came to user experience. Properties werent sorted alphabetically, tabs had to be closed through an awkward menu item, and several other things. The...

Tags: Usability, Google Gadgets, Google Desktop

Blog posts 2007-05-03

Use the Google Talk gadget like a real client

Google recently gave us their Google Talk gadget which was easy to put on your Google Personalized Homepage or a website. The problem for me though was that when using Firefox, my personalized homepage often got buried by several tabs. Anyone who sent me a message would enjoy...

Tags: Google Talk, Google Personalized Homepage, Google Gadgets, Google

Blog posts 2007-04-04

Gadgets get ratings and comments

It appears as though Gadgets in the directory are now equipped with a user comment and rating system. This comes a few days after they started publishing pageview stats for the gadgets in their directory.

Tags: Google Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-03-02

Google Gadgets pageview statistics

Adam Sah from the Google Gadgets team announces a new feature that lets developers see how popular their gadgets have actually become -- weekly page views. Without this small addition to the service, it could have been difficult to monitor the the reach a gadget -- some are pure javascript...

Tags: Google Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-02-27

Interview with Adam Sah of Google

Adam Sah on the Google Gadgets team talks about a newer product from Google called "Gadgets For Your Web Page" on the Google Code Blog. He outlines a few limitations that currently exist in version 1 of the service. Make sure your gadget supports 200-pixel content widths for...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-10-19

Additional Resources

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools

Current problem with Android devicesI am Android fan, but nevertheless my next mobile phone will be HTC HD2 - i.e. Windows device. And the reason: all Andorid devices currently available have relatively small screen size and resolution. I am wandernig why Google doesn't urge on phone makers to offer...

Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Smart phones, advertisement, tool, Android Devices, phone, smart phone, Linux, operating system, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Sony PSP Go: Hands-on first impressions and photos

I was invited to check out the Sony PSP Go last night at the Sony Style store in Manhattan, and starting today, you can too. After entering the store, the manager unlocked the PSP Go from a safe and handed the lightweight console to me. The...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation Portable, Photograph, PSP Go, Games, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-23

News to know: Intel's IDF; Google; Microsoft; Yahoo

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks Sam Diaz: Otellini at...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Cloud Computing, Data Centers, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Six tips to photographing beautiful sunsets

CompositionThe biggest problem I see with amateurs' sunset photos is composition. They stick the sun right in the middle which usually makes for an extremely boring image.Along with that, horizons are often crooked. A good starting point is to follow the Rule of Thirds Google it.Most important stepI recently stumbled...

Tags: HDR, beautiful sunset, sunset, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

News to know: Twitter DMs; New Neutrality; Zimbra; Dell-Perot; Palm; Foursquare

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Michael Krigsman: Are Twitter direct messages safe? Richard Koman: FCC to announce net neutrality principles ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Zimbra, Mary Jo Foley, Net Neutrality, Perot Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Serial ATA, Corporate Law, Web Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Management

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Give Google a break!

soooo over googlegoogle has joined microsoft and apple on the dark side.i stopped using google after they ceased being a search engine and became a money factory. security, privacy and ownership issues shouldn't be played out in court after the fact, they should be delt with in the board room...

Tags: COMPANIES, Google Inc., copyright law

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Google: Pot, kettle, black, Chrome OS and a potential antitrust

Apple should also be under fire.----Why can?t Microsoft ship a Windows edition without including a browser or at least come under fire from a zillion lawsuits yet Google can?----Well, what about Apple and its tight integration of Safari on the Mac? They are all doing the same bundling but then...

Tags: Corporate law, Web browsers, Operating systems, Google Inc., Chrome, Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., operating system, antitrust, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

News to know: VMWorld; Disney-Marvel; netbooks; Blackberry Storm; mobile banking; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Dan Kusnetzky: Doing the VMworld Dance, Day 1 Jason Perlow: Frugal Tech Show: Speaking with Centrify at VMWorld 2009...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Mobile, Mobile Banking, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Netbook, BlackBerry Storm, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Wiki, Hardware, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-01