Archive for November 11th, 2008

Google adds video to Gmail, translations of RSS feeds (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Internet giant Google on Tuesday beefed up its free Web-based email service by adding online video and voice chat as well as automatic translation of RSS feeds people commonly use to stay updated on blogs and news.

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Google search engine flags flu activity in U.S. (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Search engine giant Google launched a new tool on Tuesday that will help U.S. federal health experts track the annual flu epidemic.

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Google adds video and voice chat to Gmail (Reuters)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc added a voice and video chat feature to its Gmail email service on Tuesday, launching a free Web-based service that competes with the likes of eBay's Skype.

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-11 20:15 Google adds video and voice chat to Gmail (Interactive Investor)

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Google Inc added a voice and video chat feature to its Gmail email service on Tuesday, launching a free Web-based service that competes with the likes of eBay's Skype. Gmail and Google App subscribers can now choose to speak with friends on a video screen and simultaneously instant message them in a Google Chat box. The video screen can be popped out of the chat ...

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-11 16:30 Google phone costs $144 in materials - iSuppli (Interactive Investor)

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The first phone to be built on Google's Android operating system, which T-Mobile is selling for $179 in the United States, costs $144 for the components and materials, research firm iSuppli said. The T-Mobile G1, made by Taiwan's HTC, has a touch screen and full keyboard as well as popular Google applications such as search, maps and mail. And it is considered the most ...

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008