Google is continuing its push to gain on Microsoft in the enterprise space. At a press conference today, Google announced a new plug-in that will sync Google’s enterprise versions of Gmail, contacts, and calendar with Microsoft’s Outlook. In the enterprise, Outlook is still king and not everyone is ready to switch just yet to browser-based email, calendars and contact management. So employees can continue to use Outlook if that is what they are comfortable with, and Google Apps will run on the backend. Google is claiming that its enterprise apps cost less than half of Microsoft Exchange. (more…)
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Google takes another swipe at killing Microsoft Exchange
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Is Google Opening too many warfronts
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Personaly I admire Google for the quality and functionality of their applications. Whatever they do works and elevates the level of products in the arena. Most products Google has created have rounded the competition [example - emailing, feedreaders etc] (more…)
US Air Force developing decision-making attack drones
Monday, August 3rd, 2009US Air Force developing decision-making attack drones
US Air Force is readying an unmanned drone that could fly over a target and then make the decision whether or not to launch an attack, all without human intervention. These drones laced with Artificial Intelligence [AI] would take combat decisions and act within legal and policy constraints. Humans will monitor the execution and would have the authority and ability to overide the system. (more…)
Apple blocks Google Voice from iPhone and App Store
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Just heard the inevitable, Apple had refused to approve official Google Voice application itself from the App Store, citing the fact that they “duplicate features that come with the iPhone”. The news hasn’t surprised many and was on expected lines after Apple last week changed the Terms and Conditions and blocked several Google Voice based applications like GV Mobile from their App Store. (more…)
Google Latitude works great
Saturday, July 25th, 2009I tried Google Latitude [The application of Google Maps for iPhone] to keep tabs on friends or employees or girlfriend or wife or husband and find out exactly where they are works great. I am testing it, but soo far it has me smiling ears to ears 
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Yahoo Image Search adds Sightseeing Feature
Friday, July 24th, 2009Yahoo has launched an interesting feature to their Image Search which lets you do Sightseeing Without Leaving Yahoo Image Search.
There is no separate section. When you type in a city in image search, Yahoo will suggest related points of interest to your search, giving you more relevent information about your city search. I searched for Las Vegas on Yahoo image search, and it showed me Bellagio, Caesar’s Palace, Paris Las Vegas etc on left hand navigation bar that will include image results for various points of interest and popular destinations within Las Vegas. Further clicking on any of the popular joint shows the image results of that place or building. (more…)
Intel’s We are sponsors of Tommorow Campaign is Exciting
Friday, July 24th, 2009Intel’s “We are sponsors of Tommorow” is an excellent campaign by created by Venables Bell & Partners along with Grow Interactive (who crafted the site).
Google Wave Beta Lauch Date Announced
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009While about 6,000 developers got their hands on Wave Monday, Google will open its Google Wave service up to the public beginning on on Sept. 30, the company said this week. (more…)
Gmail displaying Images For Contacts
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Gmail will now display images automatically if the account owner has send an email to the sender at least twice in the past. It should also be noted that the images will only be displayed if the email is send from an authenticated server such as Google Mail, Yahoo Mail or Windows Live Mail.
Every other email with images will be handled just like before
Yahoo Launches new Home Page
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Analysis of Yahoo’s new Home Page, gives you the comfort of several web services without leaving the Yahoo page.
Yahoo has just just unveiled its new Home Page for Beta Testers. The page is dynamic, innovativatively though out offering from Yahoo. The Yahoo homepage is one of the most popular start pages on the Internet and Yahoo in its endeavor to retain that edge from iGoogle, has offered a user experence that is several notch superior from competitors. The standard start page remains untouched as of now but it is possible to point the web browser to yahoo.com/trynew to experience and test the new start page. Opening the url will redirect to another Yahoo url (http://m.www.yahoo.com/) that cannot be accessed directly as it is probably checking a cookie or referrer to decide whether to display the new or old start page. (more…)