Archive for November 13th, 2008

Google’s Chrome: The Danish Magic Inside (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Danish JavaScript expert Lars Bak is the wizard behind Google's new Web browser, Chrome, which aims to change the way we use computers

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Google Earth visits ancient Rome (ZDNet UK)

With the 'Ancient Rome 3D' option for Google Earth, virtual time-travelling tourists can gain an idea of what the city looked like in 320 AD

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Costa Rica launches Google innovation community (SciDev.net)

[SAN JOSE] The Costa Rican public now has the opportunity to post its own innovative ideas on a new Google community launched by the Ministry of Science of Costa Rica (MICIT) last month (24 October).

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Google Chrome gets bookmark manager (ZDNet UK)

A developer release of Google's open-source web browser now gives users control over bookmarks besides simply importing and exporting

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Ancient Rome rises on Google Earth (The Register)

3D model travels back to 320AD Google Earth has hooked up with the University of Virginia to produce a 3D rendition of Rome in the year 320AD featuring 250 "highly detailed" and 5000+ other buildings:…

Thursday, November 13th, 2008