Archive for October 24th, 2008

Google: Guinea pig brainwaves prove video ads ‘compelling’ (The Register)

When you watch YouTube, what's your 'skin response'? As part of its increasingly desperate attempt to actually make some money from YouTube, Google is reading the brainwaves of human guinea pigs in an effort to judge the effectiveness of video ads.…

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Google Willy Wonkas park fighter jet on NASA (The Register)

'82 Dornier wows space mavens Not content with a Boeing 757, a Boeing 767, and two Gulfstream Vs, Google's Willy Wonkas have now purchased a fighter jet. At least, it looks that way. The fighter is hidden behind the Chocolate Factory's wall of secrecy.…

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Google adds offline support to mobile Gmail (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google has introduced a new version of its Gmail client for mobile phones, making the application more responsive and providing offline support in case the user moves out of mobile coverage.

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Google adds offline support to mobile Gmail (vnunet.com)

Daniel Robinson, vnunet.com , Friday 24 October 2008 at 15:45:00 Gmail for Mobile 2.0 also runs faster and supports J2ME phones Google has introduced a new version of its Gmail client for mobile phones, making the application more responsive and providing offline support in case the user moves out of mobile...

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Russia halts Google ad deal (Macworld UK)

Google will not be able to buy Russian ad firm Zao Begun , according to the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS ). The announcement halts a deal between the two companies agreed to in July.

Friday, October 24th, 2008