Archive for the 'Google' Category

Looking forward to Universal Translator

So, Google decided to retire Google Wave before I even got a chance to get invited (lol), but let’s talk about another Google project that may have bigger potential usage than Wave – Google Universal Translator. The idea to actually call a foreigner and casually talk to them without understanding their language seems rather miraculous [...]

Integrate Google Calender with Windows Calender

If you use Windows Vista, you must know that it comes with a built-in Windows Calendar that is quite sleek and easy to use. To access this calendar, click “Start” and type calendar in the “Start Search” box. Next, select “Windows Calendar” from the options listed in the “Programs” list.

Google Buzz for Mobile

Guest post by Ayesha Ahmad Google Buzz is another social media application released on February this year. The application built in the Gmail window allows users to follow their favorite contacts and share links, videos, photos etc. in a hassle free way, collaborate with friends, and keep updated. Being integrated with Gmail, the friends list [...]

Google Chrome OS

Guest post by Ayesha Ahmed. Google Chrome OS is the latest Google venture into the rather tight operating system market, a web-based operating system targeting users who spend the majority of their time on their desktops surfing the internet. The operating system is aptly named after Google’s famous sleek web browser Chrome, presently in its [...]

Google getting tough with scammy advertising

Finally, Google has decided that all the complaints about scammers using Google’s name to scam people with get-rich-quick programs has reached its peak of tolerance and now it’s time to get tough; Google is now taking them to court. Of late, scammers using Google’s name to misrepresent Google have been running riot, especially throughout this [...]

Google Talk In Orkut

Do you use Orkut? Orkut is an online community service created by Google back in 2003 that is now largely eclipsed by Facebook, and Myspace. Nonetheless, it still boasts of millions of users worldwide, although most of the demographic makeup has now switched to Brazil and India. Like most Google applications, in order to use [...]