Engadget has recently made a hands-on video of Google’s latest Android phone ‘Nexus One’.
For your info, the Nexus One is equipped with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, a 3.7-inch 480 x 800 display, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, a 512MB of ROM, a 512MB of RAM, a 4GB microSD card (expandable to 32GB) and runs on Android 2.1 OS. Watch the video after the break for more details.
ASUS has once again expanded its gaming notebook series by introducing the G73JH-A1.
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This powerful machine sports a 17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, an Intel Core i7 quad-core processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB graphics card, an 8GB of DDR3 RAM, dual SSD or HDD (up to 1.28TB), a 2.1MP webcam, an optional DVD writer or Blu-ray drive, an 8-in-1 card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth, an 8-cell battery and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OS. The ASUS G73JH-A1 is now available for pre-order for a starting price of $1,645.
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Google Chrome was released with an amazing hype, which Google created in just two days with an online comic. Unfortunately, Mac and Linux weren’t lucky enough to try out Chrome as it was a Windows-only release.
When asked by Google, it said that Mac and Linux versions are in development and will be released soon...
Using Chrome’s codebase, developers over at CodeWeavers have created CrossOver Chromium, which is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser. It runs the Windows version of Chromium natively on both Mac and Linux.
This is just an unofficial release for people who want to see what Chrome will look like on Mac and Linux. You can download it from the link below.
Download CrossOver Chromium for Mac and Linux
When asked by Google, it said that Mac and Linux versions are in development and will be released soon...
Using Chrome’s codebase, developers over at CodeWeavers have created CrossOver Chromium, which is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser. It runs the Windows version of Chromium natively on both Mac and Linux.
CrossOver Chromium on Mac OS X
CrossOver Chromium on Ubuntu Linux
Download CrossOver Chromium for Mac and Linux
What’s up readers? How was your weekend? 
I hope you had a great one. Last time, I wrote about GTalk (Google Talk) was when I found how to unblock blocked contacts in it. This time, I’m going to tell you how you can change or install new themes in GTalk.Remember, themes are not skins. Gmail themes only change the layout of the conversation window. Where as skins change the entire design of the application.
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How To Change Themes In GTalk
Just follow the steps below and you will have a new theme in no time:
- Open GTalk.
- Go to Settings.
- Click Appearance.
- Below Chat Theme, you’ll see a drop box. Choose whatever theme you want.
- Click OK and start chatting with someone to try the new theme.
How To Install Themes In GTalk
Already knew change themes and tired of the default ones? Wanna install custom themes? Just follow the following steps:
1. Make sure you have the skin (usually as ZIP file).
2. Extract the files anywhere in your PC. (I don’t think I need to explain how to extract files
Just do it with Winzip or any other good app.)3. Copy the theme folder and paste it in:
C:Documents and SettingsUSERNAMELocal Settings
Application DataGoogleGoogle Talkthemesuserchat4. That’s all! Now open GTalk, go to Settings > Appearance > Chat Theme and apply your new theme.
When I want to search for images, the first place to look for that comes to my mind is Google Image Search. It does lack a few features, but I still use it for all my image-searching needs.
To get a direct link for any image in Google Image Search, you have to first click the image and get the direct link from the website page where that image belongs to...
But thanks to a Greasemonkey script, getting a direct link is much easier now.
Google Direct Image Links is a Greasemonkey script that adds a link to the direct URL of the image above every search result in Google Image Search.
This is a very useful script for people (like me) who use Google Image Search very often. No need to open the image page first just to get the direct link. You can copy it directly from the results page.
Download the script from the link given below.
Download Google Direct Image Links script
To get a direct link for any image in Google Image Search, you have to first click the image and get the direct link from the website page where that image belongs to...
But thanks to a Greasemonkey script, getting a direct link is much easier now.
Google Direct Image Links is a Greasemonkey script that adds a link to the direct URL of the image above every search result in Google Image Search.
This is a very useful script for people (like me) who use Google Image Search very often. No need to open the image page first just to get the direct link. You can copy it directly from the results page.
Download the script from the link given below.
Download Google Direct Image Links script
Google Chrome was released with an amazing hype, which Google created in just two days with an online comic. Unfortunately, Mac and Linux weren’t lucky enough to try out Chrome as it was a Windows-only release.
When asked by Google, it said that Mac and Linux versions are in development and will be released soon...
Using Chrome’s codebase, developers over at CodeWeavers have created CrossOver Chromium, which is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser. It runs the Windows version of Chromium natively on both Mac and Linux.
This is just an unofficial release for people who want to see what Chrome will look like on Mac and Linux. You can download it from the link below.
Download CrossOver Chromium for Mac and Linux
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When asked by Google, it said that Mac and Linux versions are in development and will be released soon...
Using Chrome’s codebase, developers over at CodeWeavers have created CrossOver Chromium, which is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser. It runs the Windows version of Chromium natively on both Mac and Linux.
CrossOver Chromium on Mac OS X
CrossOver Chromium on Ubuntu Linux
Download CrossOver Chromium for Mac and Linux
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What’s up readers? How was your weekend? I hope you had a great one. Last time, I wrote about GTalk (Google Talk) was when I found how to unblock blocked contacts in it. This time, I’m going to tell you how you can change or install new themes in GTalk.Remember, themes are not skins. Gmail themes only change the layout of the conversation window. Where as skins change the entire design of the application.....
How To Change Themes In GTalk
Just follow the steps below and you will have a new theme in no time:
- Open GTalk.
- Go to Settings.
- Click Appearance.
- Below Chat Theme, you’ll see a drop box. Choose whatever theme you want.
- Click OK and start chatting with someone to try the new theme.
How To Install Themes In GTalk
Already knew change themes and tired of the default ones? Wanna install custom themes? Just follow the following steps:
1. Make sure you have the skin (usually as ZIP file).
2. Extract the files anywhere in your PC. (I don’t think I need to explain how to extract files
Just do it with Winzip or any other good app.)3. Copy the theme folder and paste it in:
C:Documents and SettingsUSERNAMELocal Settings
Application DataGoogleGoogle Talkthemesuserchat4. That’s all! Now open GTalk, go to Settings > Appearance > Chat Theme and apply your new theme.
When I want to search for images, the first place to look for that comes to my mind is Google Image Search. It does lack a few features, but I still use it for all my image-searching needs...
To get a direct link for any image in Google Image Search, you have to first click the image and get the direct link from the website page where that image belongs to. But thanks to a Greasemonkey script, getting a direct link is much easier now.
Google Direct Image Links is a Greasemonkey script that adds a link to the direct URL of the image above every search result in Google Image Search.
This is a very useful script for people (like me) who use Google Image Search very often. No need to open the image page first just to get the direct link. You can copy it directly from the results page.
Download the script from the link given below.
Download Google Direct Image Links script
To get a direct link for any image in Google Image Search, you have to first click the image and get the direct link from the website page where that image belongs to. But thanks to a Greasemonkey script, getting a direct link is much easier now.
Google Direct Image Links is a Greasemonkey script that adds a link to the direct URL of the image above every search result in Google Image Search.
This is a very useful script for people (like me) who use Google Image Search very often. No need to open the image page first just to get the direct link. You can copy it directly from the results page.
Download the script from the link given below.
Download Google Direct Image Links script
A Working Pre alpha build of chromium browser for Linux is available in PPA repository, chromium is open source engine behind google chrome. Chromium for Linux has GTK based interface which looks and work like windows interfaces.
Being in Pre Alpha build, chromium for Linux missing many features like bookmarks manager, tab etc. however like google chrome, chromium too renders each website in its own process which can be killed separately
Screenshot of Pre–Alpha Build Chromium for Linux
Run following command to Install Chromium package on Ubuntu
Sudo apt install chromium-browser
PPA for Ubuntu Chromium Daily Builds maintains Ubuntu daily builds of the Chromium browser which is maintained by a bot, so it contains completely untested builds.
Well, this is not one of those tricks which is going to change your Internet-life forever but well, it is worth being told. Google Image Search can be restricted even further by using a new, specific string...
In fact, now you can search images by colors thanks to the following strings: “imgcolor=green” or “imgcolor=blue,red”. Here is an example: http://images.google.com/images?imgcolor=red&hl=en&q=house. Of course you can change the color red and the keyword house with anything else you like!
In fact, now you can search images by colors thanks to the following strings: “imgcolor=green” or “imgcolor=blue,red”. Here is an example: http://images.google.com/images?imgcolor=red&hl=en&q=house. Of course you can change the color red and the keyword house with anything else you like!
Stay connected to your Google Talk contacts right from your iPhone using Google talk for iPhone.
Chat with contacts in real time: Send and receive instant messages in chat sessions with your contacts...
Move easily between multiple open chats.
View and search for your Google Talk contacts: See the availability and status message of your contacts and change your own status on the go.
Update your status message on the go
Go off the record if you don't want to store your chats. Off the record chats are not stored on Gmail.
For Other Mobile Apps from Google proceed here:
http://www.google.com/mobile/
For Other Apps for Apple from Google proceed here:
http://www.google.com/mobile/apple/
Open Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch or any other mobile and visit the following link:
http://m.ebuddy.com/
Tap on Google Talk Mobile and login with your username and password. You can then chat to your Google Talk contacts the way you like.
Chat with contacts in real time: Send and receive instant messages in chat sessions with your contacts...
Move easily between multiple open chats.
View and search for your Google Talk contacts: See the availability and status message of your contacts and change your own status on the go.
Update your status message on the go
Go off the record if you don't want to store your chats. Off the record chats are not stored on Gmail.
Download Google Talk for iPhone
Download Google Talk for iPhoneFor Other Mobile Apps from Google proceed here:
http://www.google.com/mobile/
For Other Apps for Apple from Google proceed here:
http://www.google.com/mobile/apple/
Use Online Version of Google Talk for any Mobile Device
There is a way you can use Google Talk in your iphone, ipod touch and other mobiles without downloading it from the above mentioned Google website.Open Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch or any other mobile and visit the following link:
http://m.ebuddy.com/
Tap on Google Talk Mobile and login with your username and password. You can then chat to your Google Talk contacts the way you like.
Google Maps keeps adding new things to its world class mapping software “Google Maps”. I never imagined that Google will integrate so many things into it that it will eventually become the world best detailed map. It has added so many features that it is hard to count them...
Today, Google has announced on its site an addition of a new feature i.e Traffic conditions on the back roads. Back Roads are generally the alternative roads which you can take to avoid the highways. Since highways tend to get the major chunk of the traffic, you can take the back roads to avoid it. Google will aid you in this by providing you with the traffic situation on those back roads. This software can really come handy since its available on the mobile version of Google Maps.
The 100 million dollars question is that how Google collect this data? It seems Google has shared a bit of the answer to this questions as i found out on a blog post by Leena Rao on TechCrunch. Below is what she added:
Google says that this feature can also be accessed on Google Maps for Mobile, which is particularly useful when trying to figure out the best route on the go. Google also shed a little bit of light as to how they crowdsource traffic info via Google Maps on mobile phones. When you enable Google Maps with My Location, the phone sends anonymous bits of data back to Google describing how fast you’re moving. When Google combines your speed with the speed of other phones on the road, across thousands of phones moving around a city at any given time, they can get an idea of traffic live conditions. They continuously combine this data and send it back to you for free in the Google Maps traffic layers.Google assures users that they only use anonymous speed and location information to calculate traffic conditions, and only do so when the user has opted to enable location services on his or her phone.
Google has released a Stable Google Chrome version 3.0. It’s been told by Google that they have fixed 3,505 bugs over the past year and the latest version promises better and safer browsing experience...
Improved features of Google Chrome 3.0 includes
Improved features of Google Chrome 3.0 includes
- Significant speed
- Improved Javascript performance
- Redesigned new Tab page
- HTML5 capabilities
- Deck out the browser with themes
Recently, Google has rolled out a new interesting web service which visualizes the website pages or blog posts containing the news you are looking for. As stated in the Official Google Blog: “Fast Flip is a new reading experience that combines the best elements of print and online articles.” ..
The main idea is to show web pages in a quick, faster way in order to let you read more news in a shorter lapse of time. Furthermore, Google Fast Flip shows websites in a print magazine fashion by letting you browse “sequentially through bundles of recent news, headlines and popular topics, as well as feeds from individual top publishers”. Among regular websites and blogs, Google Fast Flip also aggregates news from influential and famous publishers such as New York Times, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Salon, Fast Company, ProPublica and Newsweek. I have tried the service and I have to admit that the whole browsing and reading procedure is smoother and nicer, plus it really feels like dealing with a magazine! I highly advice this new Google idea to those users who are addicted to web news and at the same time want something easy to use. Google Fast Flip is also available for you phone here.
This release isn’t available on the beta channel yet, but will soon be available. You can download it through the direct link given below...
If you still don’t know what Google Chrome can do, take a look at the features below or check out the features tour we did in its early days.
- One box for everything
- Thumbnails of your top sites
- Incognito mode
- Safe browsing
Download Google Chrome 4.0.211.4 Beta
You can download Google Chrome 4.0.211.4 from the direct link here: Download Google Chrome 4.0.211.4 BetaIf you have been a SEO or have at-least been doing some SEO for your website or blog for a long time you might already know that Google ignores meta keywords.
The Google Webmaster blog today made a official announcement stating that they do not consider meta keywords, doing away with a very old SEO myth that keywords can help you gain more traffic...
This is done for obvious reasons as many SEO consultants started spamming search engines by adding spam keywords to webpages. If you have been thinking that adding keywords is going to help you, you know now that is practically useless.
Watch a video where Google webspam head talks about the meta keywords and why Google does not consider them.
For a complete list of meta tags that Google supports visit the meta tags webmaster help page.
The Google Webmaster blog today made a official announcement stating that they do not consider meta keywords, doing away with a very old SEO myth that keywords can help you gain more traffic...
This is done for obvious reasons as many SEO consultants started spamming search engines by adding spam keywords to webpages. If you have been thinking that adding keywords is going to help you, you know now that is practically useless.
Watch a video where Google webspam head talks about the meta keywords and why Google does not consider them.
For a complete list of meta tags that Google supports visit the meta tags webmaster help page.
Since Google Chrome is probably the fastest browser available, it is evident that sooner or later more and more people will leave their old browsers to migrate completely to Chrome.
If you were to ask me, I am waiting for the day when it announces support for extensions and my transition to Chrome would be complete...
However, till then we need to rely on workarounds and some external tools to do the important tasks such as browser profile backups, so that we don’t lose our data in Chrome if it stops working. If you want to just back up your preferences in Google Chrome, it isn’t a difficult task. You just need to copy the preferences file and store it as a backup somewhere else. In Windows XP, you could find that in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default. Vista Users would need to go to %localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
But the above step doesn’t backup your bookmarks and passwords. You could do that individually too but there is a nice software which automates the entire profile backup process for you. Provided by Parhelia tools and known as Google Chrome Backup, this free tool is a must have for any Google Chrome user.
Using this tool, you can backup and restore profiles, create multiple profiles, delete a profile and much more. It has a nice and simple user interface and is quite easy to use. All your preferences, bookmarks, passwords etc can be backed up at one go using this tool.
Google Chrome Backup is available for both the stable and the newer versions of the browser. Download it here.
If you were to ask me, I am waiting for the day when it announces support for extensions and my transition to Chrome would be complete...
However, till then we need to rely on workarounds and some external tools to do the important tasks such as browser profile backups, so that we don’t lose our data in Chrome if it stops working. If you want to just back up your preferences in Google Chrome, it isn’t a difficult task. You just need to copy the preferences file and store it as a backup somewhere else. In Windows XP, you could find that in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default. Vista Users would need to go to %localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
But the above step doesn’t backup your bookmarks and passwords. You could do that individually too but there is a nice software which automates the entire profile backup process for you. Provided by Parhelia tools and known as Google Chrome Backup, this free tool is a must have for any Google Chrome user.
Google Chrome Backup is available for both the stable and the newer versions of the browser. Download it here.
Google maps is the best way to instantly find routing information, local business, road map and much more. Google Map doesn’t provide any way to download and save map or section of map. Here is one useful utility OfflineMap which provides the ability to download tiles from Google Maps and Openstreetmap...
OfflineMap lets you to download and view any title with zoom factor you can also draw a path on the map and save that path to a file or receive data from a GPS device and position the map at the points received from the device.
Download OfflineMap
OfflineMap lets you to download and view any title with zoom factor you can also draw a path on the map and save that path to a file or receive data from a GPS device and position the map at the points received from the device.
OfflineMap in Action
Download OfflineMap
As we know Google Chrome is becoming Popular day by day, Here I am presenting 10 Most useful Google chrome Plugins & Addons to make your chrome more reliable. ..1.) Google Chrome Backup
This plugin helps to Create Profile, Add Existing, Delete Profile, Backup, Restore, Create Shortcut, Show Details .
This plugin helps to Create Profile, Add Existing, Delete Profile, Backup, Restore, Create Shortcut, Show Details .
2.) Portable Chrome
Small version of Google chrome for your thumb drive. Just unzip the download to your thumb drive and run ChromeLoader.exe. All your Chrome settings and profile information now save to your thumb drive.
Small version of Google chrome for your thumb drive. Just unzip the download to your thumb drive and run ChromeLoader.exe. All your Chrome settings and profile information now save to your thumb drive.
3.) XChrome – A Google Chrome Theme Manager
XChrome is a theme manager for Googles Chrome browser, it allows users to install a skin in seconds without having to move default.dll around and it allows you to view the author and various other details before installing.
XChrome is a theme manager for Googles Chrome browser, it allows users to install a skin in seconds without having to move default.dll around and it allows you to view the author and various other details before installing.
4.) Chrome Pass
ChromePass is a small password recovery tool that allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Google Chrome Web browser. For each password entry, the following information is displayed: Origin URL, Action URL, User Name Field, Password Field, User Name, Password, and Created Time.
ChromePass is a small password recovery tool that allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Google Chrome Web browser. For each password entry, the following information is displayed: Origin URL, Action URL, User Name Field, Password Field, User Name, Password, and Created Time.
5.) Google Chrome Channel Chooser
Google Chrome publishes new releases to the Dev channel frequently. The Dev channel gives the community access to upcoming features, features in development, and the latest bug fixes. We can use feedback from Dev channel users to improve and iterate on feature ideas, and make sure that the latest features work properly before we release them to a wider audience.
Google Chrome publishes new releases to the Dev channel frequently. The Dev channel gives the community access to upcoming features, features in development, and the latest bug fixes. We can use feedback from Dev channel users to improve and iterate on feature ideas, and make sure that the latest features work properly before we release them to a wider audience.
6.) Google Chrome Dual View Plugin
This plugin splits the viewing pane into two halves and lets you browse two sites simultaneously.
7.) AdSweep (AdBlock)
AdSweep is a small addon that aims to hide advertising from the web pages you visit. In technical terms, AdSweep is a user javascript that defines CSS rules based on the web site you are visiting to hide elements of the page that show advertisements.
Download Link
AdSweep is a small addon that aims to hide advertising from the web pages you visit. In technical terms, AdSweep is a user javascript that defines CSS rules based on the web site you are visiting to hide elements of the page that show advertisements.
Download Link
8.) Google Page Rank / Alexa Rank Checker
This plugin allows Google Chrome user to check the PageRank of the page you are browsing. It’s a bookmarklet(a bookmark containing JavaScript) in practice, you can also use it in FireFox, Safari or Inetnet Explorer.
This plugin allows Google Chrome user to check the PageRank of the page you are browsing. It’s a bookmarklet(a bookmark containing JavaScript) in practice, you can also use it in FireFox, Safari or Inetnet Explorer.
9.) Googlepedia Extension For Chrome
Once the plugin is installed, it shows you a relevant Wikipedia article along with your google search results and clicking on the links in the article triggers new google searches.
Once the plugin is installed, it shows you a relevant Wikipedia article along with your google search results and clicking on the links in the article triggers new google searches.
10.) Customize Your New Tab Page
Users don’t have much power over what is shown in the new tab page. Custom New Tab is a Chrome extension fully compatible with Chrome 2.0.180.0 that allows you to change how it looks.
Users don’t have much power over what is shown in the new tab page. Custom New Tab is a Chrome extension fully compatible with Chrome 2.0.180.0 that allows you to change how it looks.
11.) Mcafee Site Advisor Bookmarklet
When you are surfing on a site and want to know what Mcafee Siteadvisor has to say about the site you are surfing, just click on that bookmarklet once, and a new tab will open which will give you all the details and ratings of that site.
When you are surfing on a site and want to know what Mcafee Siteadvisor has to say about the site you are surfing, just click on that bookmarklet once, and a new tab will open which will give you all the details and ratings of that site.
12.) Create Chrome Themes with Chromium Theme Creator
With this tool, to build the themes\default.dll file is far from a click.
Download Link
13.) AdBlock for Google Chrome
Its not an addons or Plugins, it is just a tutorial from which you can block ads on any sites.
14.) Greasemetal – Greasemonkey for Chrome
Greasemetal is a userscript runtime for Google Chrome. The runtime hosts userscripts (tiny javascript files that modify the webpages being displayed) to be executed on Google Chrome, similar to what Greasemonkey does for Mozilla Firefox, or Greasekit does for Safari.
Greasemetal is a userscript runtime for Google Chrome. The runtime hosts userscripts (tiny javascript files that modify the webpages being displayed) to be executed on Google Chrome, similar to what Greasemonkey does for Mozilla Firefox, or Greasekit does for Safari.
15.) Google Chrome Theme Starter Kit
Google Chrome Theme Starter Kit contains 276 images from original ‘default.dll’ (which is a image library for default Chrome theme).
Google Chrome Theme Starter Kit contains 276 images from original ‘default.dll’ (which is a image library for default Chrome theme).
That’s All for now. If you do have more Addons & plugins then Reply below, we will add your plugin manually.
Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more...
Google started sending out invitations yesterday for the limited preview of Google Wave to the first 100,000 signups for Wave, and you can see the excitement on every tech blog and forums that are filled with users asking for Google Wave invites.
How To Get Google Wave Invite?
I’ve been able to come out with various ways by which you can also have an invitation for yourself. These are not just waste of time. People have got invites using them. So do give them a try if you desperately want a Google Wave invite, like the rest of us!- Request one at Google Wave website.
- Follow #GoogleWave and #GoogleWaveInvite on Twitter to see who has some free invites left.
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