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Snoopy Serves Up Google Thanksgiving Doodle

Denise Clay — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:42:40 -0600

Google is celebrating Thanksgiving Day with another special logo. On this year's Thanksgiving Day doodle, Snoopy and his pal Woodstock are serving up a Thanksgiving feast.

Google Pays Itself to Explain Michelle Obama Fiasco

Michael Santo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:51:58 -0600

Google paid themselves, or at least, provided their own "sponsored ad" to correct a mistake. It's not, apparently an isolated one, so Google had a ready-made ad and web page to explain the Michelle Obama mistake.

Available Now For Download: Office 2010 Public Beta

Michael Santo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:53 -0600

Microsoft has released public betas of not just Office 2010, but also of Sharepoint 2010 and a variety of other products. The betas are downloadable at http://www.microsoft.com/2010/.

Google top search engine, Bing gains popularity

Sharalyn Hartwell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:06:58 -0600

Google continues to be the most used search engine, Yahoo! holds firm in second place, but Bing is quickly gaining market share, according to the October analysis by research company comScore.

Chrome OS Event Planned Slated For Thursday By Google

Michael Santo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:51:32 -0600

Google is planning a Chrome OS preview at its Mountain View headquarters on Thursday. While the OS won't launch until next year, the event will give Google the opportunity to give technical background as well as demos. Rumors, which last week said that Chrome OS was coming this week, turned to be true.

Google Doodles The Discovery Of Water On The Moon

Denise Clay — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:36:11 -0600

NASA has announced that they have discovered water on the Moon. The creative minds at Google had to celebrate this news with a special Google doodle for the discovery of water on the Moon

Google Chrome OS Rumored Next Week, Mac Browser To Follow

Sharalyn Hartwell — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:11:15 -0600

Release of the Google Chrome Operating System has been highly anticipated since its announcement back in July. Based on information received from a “reliable source” TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington says Chrome OS will be launched next week.

Why Wont My Parakeet Eat My Diarrhea is What Google Suggests

Cheryl Phillips — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:19:19 -0600

Google Search suggests the strangest things depending on what you type in. Today many people must have a little extra time on their hands because the number one Google trending topic is "Why Wont My Parakeet Eat My Diarrhea." Or is that just what Google suggests?

Google Intros New "Go" Programming Language

Michael Santo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:54:50 -0600

Go is a board game in Japan. Now, because of Google, it's also a programming language.

Free Wi-Fi At 47 US Airports

Jesse Slome — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:08:59 -0600

Here is a nice holiday gift from Google. The company will provide free Wi-Fi at US airports through January 15, 2010.

Google Veterans Day Logo A Salute To Veterans

Denise Clay — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:19:41 -0600

After a week of designing different doodles for the Sesame Street 40th Anniversary celebration, Google is now honoring the veterans of the US Military. The Google Veterans Day logo shows a soldier being saluted by a young child.

Google and Yahoo To Provide Free Wi-Fi

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:03:08 -0600

Free Wi-Fi while you're waiting for your flight? Sounds like a great way to save money, and kudos to Google for offering it at many US airports during the holidays.

Yahoo! is also going to provide free Wi Fi in New York City's Time Square for NYC's tourists.

Also see the resent Tech news update.