Free Calls On Gmail – Watch out Skype!
In case you missed all the hype; this week Google dropped a bombshell when it announced a new “call” feature on Gmail. Gmail users can now call phones around the world at low rates whereas for those calling to the USA, it will be completely free.
Monday, August 30th, 2010 07:15 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla 
12 Comments The New Google ‘Real time Search’
Google has today unveiled their new rendition of ‘Real Time Search’. Real Time Search was first released last December but Google has taken the further step of not only adding new features but rather giving this new tool a page of it’s own.
Friday, August 27th, 2010 04:46 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
0 Comments Chrome OS Tablet or Netbook – Analysis
There have long been rumours regarding the possibility of Google releasing a Chrome OS powered tablet device. These rumours have arguably been spurred on by leaked tablet mock-ups and more so, wishful thinking; buoyed by an emerging tablet craze.
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 01:18 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
12 Comments Google Web Store Released – For Developers
Google has finally released their Web Store for developers to begin uploading their web applications in preparation for the store’s final launch this October.
Friday, August 20th, 2010 05:07 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
1 Comment Chrome OS Tablet To Hit Stores In November – Leak
An unnamed source has confirmed to Download Squad that Google is indeed working on a Chrome OS tablet. According to the leak, Google has been working alongside HTC to produce the device for the last few months. This comes at no surprise as Google has previously worked closely with HTC on it’s Nexus One phone.
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 02:44 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
7 Comments Verizon And Google Preparing A Chrome OS Device?
In a recent news leak reported today by Techcrunch; it has been revealed that the American mobile phone career, Verizon may be working with Google on a Chrome OS powered device.
Sunday, August 15th, 2010 09:54 am GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
2 Comments Hexxeh Releases ‘Chromium OS Vanilla’
Today, Hexxeh revealed a new build of Chromium OS which he seems to have code named ‘Vanilla’. This new release is straight from Google and he has described it as “beta quality” on his blog. He empasizes that due to this the build may not even be stable enough to run for some people but may run for others
Thursday, August 12th, 2010 09:54 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
4 Comments Chrome 6 Beta Released – It’s Even Faster!
Today, Google announced that it will be releasing the Beta 6 version of it’s Chrome browser. For those who are subscribed to the Chromium dev channel, you will have received an automatic update to the new version of the browser. As shown by the graphs below, there are obvious improvements in Javascript rendering speeds when benchmarked against previous versions of …
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 07:19 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
2 Comments Chrome OS vs WebOS
Earlier on last week we examined the startling similarities between Google’s Chrome OS and Jolicloud. Of-course Chrome OS hasn’t even been released yet, but I felt it more than fitting to compare the two operating systems by virtue of the purpose that they either serve or will attempt to serve in the future.
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 06:34 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
6 Comments ‘Cloud Print’ Appears On Chromium OS
A recent discovery by DownloadSquad has revealed that Google has deployed Cloud Print on their latest Chromium OS builds.
Thursday, August 5th, 2010 05:21 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
1 Comment Chrome OS vs Jolicloud
As Google continues to twiddle it’s fingers over Chrome OS a rival ‘cloud OS’ called ‘Jolicloud’ has been making waves for the last few months. Jolicloud Operating System was developed by a company which was started by the founder of Netvibes; the OS has been gaining popularity and already seems like a viable alternative to Google’s Chrome OS.
Monday, August 2nd, 2010 06:33 pm GMT +00:00 by
Nigel Mabandla
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