Archive for April 1st, 2009

HP considering Google’s Android for PC use (vnunet.com)

Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Wednesday 1 April 2009 at 13:59:00 Vendor confirms reports, but declines to give details HP is evaluating Google's open-source Android operating system for use in some its PCs and mobile devices. Android is starting to gain traction in the mobile market following the success...

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

HP considering Google’s Android for PC use (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

HP is evaluating Google's open-source Android operating system for use in some its PCs and mobile devices.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Google April Fools pranks trick web users (Daily Telegraph)

Google has unveiled a series of elaborate hoaxes to mark April Fools day.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Google Street View cars spotted in other UK cities (Daily Telegraph)

Residents of several major British cities including Reading Ipswich and Chelmsford say they have spotted Google's camera cars taking photos of roads and streets for the next phase of Google's Street View mapping service.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Wikipedia’s Wales kills Google rival (PC Advisor)

Wikia Search no longer available to web users Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has closed its search engine Wiki Search, which it had hoped would rival Google.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009