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Google Phone – The Nexus One

Google Phone – The Nexus One
THIS PHONE IS REAL.  So I’ve been following Gizmodo’s Liveblog of the android press event right now and they’ve finally gotten to the details I desperately wanted to hear about.  The phone ships TODAY.

Google ChromeOS Preview

Google ChromeOS Preview
So omg!ubuntu! has decided to give us a small peek on the current ChromeOS build from google.  A few things about ChromeOS that you may like to note are that it is debian-based and will be an OS that seamlessly stitches together the web-browser and OS.

Google Voice Viral

Google Voice Viral
So, as many of you know, Google Voice is currently invite only.  Until just recently, the invites had to be requested through Google Voice itself.  Well, if you have a friend who has an account and you were too lazy to sign up and wait for yours, it might not be long before you can hassle them for...

FluTracking!

FluTracking!
Are you worried about swine flu in your area (even though you really shouldn’t be)?  Then be worried no longer cause lifehacker has found a nice flutracking web app that gives you an easy to read overview of where there are outbreaks and whatnot. 

iPhone: Google Maps with Ads and UGC?

iPhone: Google Maps with Ads and UGC?
TechCrunch has noted today that google maps on the iPhone has recently incorporating ads and user-generated content.  I’m not very surprised about the ads, but the user-generated content does seem slightly odd.

Gut Internet Explorer and Fill It With Tasty Stuffing

Gut Internet Explorer and Fill It With Tasty Stuffing
Google’s Chrome Frame is an open source plugin for Internet Explorers 6, 7, and 8 that essentially replaces the built in rendering engine with WebKit and Chrome’s Javascript VM. Get it here. What’s the point? The only reason anyone ever uses IE is to download another browser or view...

Amazon vs. Google Books

Amazon vs. Google Books
So, Amazon has finally come out and taken a huge step in their fight against the Google Books settlement.  They have filed a brief with the U.S. District Court (of which you can read here).