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Google Video Chat - Rival to Skype?
For some time now Skype has been the leader in free chat (VOIP) and video conferencing. However, Google has developed video chat functionality within GMail, its one free webmail service. This is potentially going to be a big blow for Skype, who are owned by eBay.com. Whereas Skype has to be downloaded first, anyone with [...]
Google’s G1 Mobile Phone - The Future of the Mobile Internet?
Last week Google launched their first mobile phone. Named the Google G1, it is positioned to compete with Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry. It will be available exclusively from T-Mobile during the initial phase. The handset is the first of several expected to use Google’s phone operating system, called Android. It is thought that Android [...]
CheckGmail application for Linux / Ubuntu
I was just browsing the web for interesting applications that can be installed onto my new linux box, and came across CheckGmail. This is a very simple tool that places a Gmail icon on the top menu bar of Ubuntu, and displays a small pop-up message when a new message comes in. On hover over [...]