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Another amazing ad from Google

Setu — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:58:12 +0000

Looks like Google has hired some really smart and talented advertising agency to create ads for Google Chrome browser. Following the previous ad for extensions, they have released the following ad which is another example of sheer genius and amazing creativity:

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Google’s new look

Setu — Thu, 06 May 2010 06:25:42 +0000

The search giant Google has a new look for its search results page. The new look updates the visual looks and feel throughout and offers search tools in an all new left nav (click to enlarge):

There are a couple of new features which are explained in the short video below:

The new version is rolling out globally across 37 languages. Google is also launching the mobile version concurrently for English interfaces in the United States.

[via Official Google Blog]

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Amazing ad for Google Chrome Extensions

Setu — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:38:09 +0000

Google is slowly joining the bandwagon of companies that go above and beyond to make awesome ads for their products. The list includes Honda, Vodafone among many others.

Check out Google’s latest ad for Google Chrome extensions:

[via This is awesome]

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A short movie on Google

Setu — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:28 +0000

This is an amazing short movie on Google which reveals that the search giant is not only a search giant and online advertising company, but much much more. It also reveals what they plan to do in the future:

[information aesthetics via Digital Inspiration]

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Delhi Metro routes now available on Google Maps

Setu — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:56:02 +0000

If you are in Delhi and need info on Delhi Metro routes, look no further than Google Maps. The information is available in the Transit layer in Google Maps. To see this layer, simply click on “More…” button in the maps area and then select the “Transit” option.

Google maps will also tell you if there are any metro routes available when you are searching for directions. Click here to see an example for directions from Noida city center to New Delhi Railway Station where Google maps suggests you the metro routes available. Of course you have to select the “By public transit” option in the drop down for this to work.

Here is a useful video created by Amit from Digital Inspiration on how to use Google Maps to search for Delhi metro routes:

[via Digital Inspiration]

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A cheaper nexus one for India?

Setu — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:16:21 +0000

Apparently, Google is planning to launch a cheaper, stripped down version of their nexus one phone in India. Here is a tweet by CNBC-TV18 reporter Ankit, who met Google India head Shailesh Rao in an editorial meet:

Nexus One will not come to India in its US avatar, the India specific Google Phone may be a stripped down version and priced lower!

As expected, they haven’t revealed the price or launch dates. But, if Google wants to complete with Nokia or Blackberry, they will have to price the phone in the range of 15 – 20k without contract (unlocked).

I cannot think of any feature other than GPS which can be discarded in the phone’s Indian avatar. Albeit, with the new Google maps navigation system, the nexus one can actually prove to be the first practically useful GPS device in India.

As always, we will have to wait and see how things turn up. Notably, Apple hasn’t yet launched the iPhone 3GS in India and is still shoving the obsolete iPhone 3G down the throat of dumb Indian consumers at an absurd price.

[via Digital Inspiration]

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Awesome Nexus One Unboxing Video

Setu — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:25:24 +0000

Check out this super awesome unboxing video of the Google Nexus One phone:

Cool eh?

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What is Google Chrome OS?

Setu — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:44:14 +0000

Google held a Chrome OS event yesterday at the their Mountain View office. Here are the findings:

Its an open source OS
Its very simple and lightweight, initially targeted to run on netbooks.
Its basically a browser which is gonna run web apps
Will support x86 and ARM processors
You will have to buy Google approved netbooks to use it
Will be release sometime next year

Here is the first official screenshot (click for a larger view):

Here is a 3 minute video from Google explaining the new OS:

The following 2 minute video will give a detailed look of the UI:

Read more and get involved at the Chromium open source OS page.

[via Official Google Blog & Gizmodo]

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Orkut to get a makeover, Not that anyone cares

Chirag — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:24:28 +0000

Remember the time when orkut was a big rage and actually exciting to use? It had launched just around the time Gmail launched (If I remember correctly) and was riding on the Google-is-great hype. And it was fun. Maybe it seemed to be fun because it was the first and only social network that my friends and I had used. But we did enjoy it, a lot.

It got me in touch with old school friends and brought back memories. It brought to my notice that the cute girl from the junior batch was actually dumb and had pathetic taste in almost everything. It helped me connect with people from different colleges who got placed in the same company as me. And the concept of open information was like a blessing in disguise for certain people. I have friends who used to come and tell me that I had a new scrap from X. They practically knew everything about everyone’s life as long as they were on orkut!

But as time passed, I got bored of orkut. I did reply to the occasional scrap and smiled at the gazillions of birthday wishes I received but that was just about it. There were other social networks like Friendster and Hi5 but I never created an account. This continued till the day I read about Facebook. I was very late to the party but the whole Application framework sounded great. I created an account and started fiddling around. In no time, I was a fan! I was poking random people, throwing random stuff at friends and competing with them in movie/tv quizzes and simple Flash games like Crazy Taxi. It made sense to do stuff with friends instead of just chatting around. Orkut launched it’s own version of apps too but they never felt good enough to me. They just didn’t work hard enough to integrate it neatly with the already clunky interface.

Now almost everyone I know has a Facebook account. Some log in once a week, comment on photos, watch videos, take some quizzes and log out. Some actively update their status multiple times a day, comment on almost everything, watch and share every video, take every quiz and never log out. And some are in there for the incredibly addictive games. They must, at all time, improve their score at Mafia Wars, Poker or Farmville or any of the other gazillion *Zynga* games. But basically everyone does something on Facebook. I personally love the iPhone Facebook app and log in at least couple of times in a day. In short, people are using orkut lesser and lesser.

So today, when I read about the orkut makeover I was pleased. It felt like Google had not forgotten orkut, not that anybody cared. The new features didn’t sound too bad as well:

Fewer pages, faster browsing (Everything in the same place like your Facebook stream)
Clean, simple interface (It was about time they cleaned up the clutter that orkut has become)
Greater customization
Much, much more (Sure, why not!)

But the things start going downhill once you visit the community page where you can get the new orkut. Oh yes, you have to get it. Seriously the invite thing has gone overboard.

First you see this cheesy image, the purpose of which is still a mystery to me.

And then you see this video showing off the cool features. Beware, the video is so lame that it can cause you to puke. No, seriously!

So if you haven’t spoilt/broken your computer screen till now, do write a comment abusing orkut’s marketing team (or whoever was responsible for this campaign). And if you liked the video go get yourself checked, but again do leave a comment, this time abusing me.

[orkut via pluggd.in]

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Doodle 4 Google

Chirag — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:05:46 +0000

Doodle by Sriradha Kapoor - 2nd Standard, Dehradun.

Everyone knows about Google’s doodles that appear on the Search Homepage based on the day it is. Google is running a contest that allows school kids from all over India to submit their own doodles on the theme “My India”. Voting is open till October 31st. The winner’s doodle will be posted on Google India homepage on 14th November, 2009.

Go ahead and vote. You’ll be surprised at the amazing display of creativity. I am.

Doodle 4 Google

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Android 2.0 is here and it’s good

Chirag — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:46:06 +0000

Google has revealed the new Android 2.0 API and the video below is not only a great introduction, but it actually looks very good. Now if Droid does what all it says, I’m leaving the Apple camp.

Features in brief:

Accessible anywhere Contacts and with something they call Quick Contact.
Support for multiple screen sizes in a write-once run-anywhere sort of way.
Full Bluetooth 2.1 support for those awesome games.
Exchange support
Full multitouch and many other tweaks and improvements.

[via Gizmodo]

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Google Wave for the Tarantino fan [NSFW]

Chirag — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:14:35 +0000

Have you ever been asked what Google Wave is? It’s hard to explain. Really, really hard.

What you should do from now on is to show people this “Pulp Fiction adapted for Google Wave” video. It helped me. It helped Gizmodo’s John Herrman. I am sure it’ll help any Tarantino fan

[via Gizmodo]

Still waiting for a Google Wave invite? Try your luck here.

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Google Street View High-Tech Tricycles are very much real, called “Trike”

Setu — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:23:36 +0000

Remember the High Tech Google street view tricycles we told you about? Apparently, the project was very much real. Google is now using these high tech bikes (which they call “trike”) to capture street view for places inaccessible by their street view cars. This includes places like university campuses, beach boardwalks, bike trails etc.

Google has already “triked” a few places like LEGOLAND, California, SanDiego university, Santa Monica Pier and Monterey Bay Bike Trail. Their street views are available here.

Google is also looking out for places you would want these trikes to capture. People in the US can go to google.com/trike and nominate interesting spots inaccessible by cars which they would want to be included in google maps’ street view. Nominations can be made till 28th October 2009 after which a winning place will be picked from each category based on users’ votes.

Here is a 3D model of the trike:

[via Official Google Blog]

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Google Suggests that Obama is..

Swaroop — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:13:07 +0000

Here’s another one of those weird and funny Google suggestions that appear in the Google search.

It surely says that Google Suggest is not yet totally ready for “prime time”, but yes it is surely helpful in its own ways.

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Google’s new look

YouTube gets 1 billion views per day

Setu — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:48:40 +0000

Yes, that’s billion with a “B”. YouTube is now getting over 1 billion views per day. Come to think of it – its like every person in India viewing the site at the same time! Imagine the kind of load balancing they must be doing to handle such huge traffic.

Youtube is boasting about this by updating their logo:

Head over to YouTube to the see the new logo. And while you are there, remember to check out the file name of the logo .

Apparently, the change in logo also coincides with the 3rd anniversary of Google’s acquisition of YouTube back in 2006.

[via TechCrunch]