What’s hot in Google Reader?
Google Reader has introduced a new “What’s Hot” section that algorithmically generates interesting news from across the web.
You will find a “What’s Hot” section in the Google Reader Blog. Also, you can sign up for it as a feed so that it shows up in your Google Reader.
Here is an example from the blog:
Chrome now the default browser in Google Pack
Google Pack has officially transitioned to using Google Chrome as the default browser. Firefox is currently still offered in the pack, but is not the default browser available for installation.
As per the Google blog post:
Google’s official alternative to Internet Explorer is now Chrome.
Google Chrome out of Beta
Google Chrome is now officially dropping the BETA tag; something unusual for a Google product to do within 100 days of its launch!
Google claims that there are over 10 million active users of Chrome. The new version is supposed to be quite stable and the performance figures rank it right at the top compared to [...]
Task Lists in Gmail
Google Labs is introducing some neat features into Gmail at a rapid pace. The latest one being the ability to store Task Lists in Gmail.
From the Gmail Blog:
People use Gmail to get stuff done, so we’ve added a lightweight way to keep track of what you need to do, right from within Gmail.
To enable tasks:
Go [...]
150+ Google Chrome Themes
Are you using Google Chrome as your browser? Did you know you can install themes on Google Chrome?
Given below is a list of web sites from where you can download numerous themes for Google Chrome. In all there are over 150+ themes for you to choose from. You should surely be able to find something [...]
Firefox 2.0.0.19 to be the last security update for Firefox 2
Firefox 2.0.0.19 is slated to be released on December 16, and is believed to be the last security update for Firefox 2. [via Computer World]
In this version, the anti-phishing feature is being removed. This is on the recommendation of Google because Firefox 2 uses a now obsolete protocol of Safe Browsing. Firefox 3 is using [...]
Gmail on your desktop
The Google Gadget for Gmail enables you to have Gmail running in your Windows sidebar.
You need to have Google Desktop 5 installed for this to work.
Not only can you read your emails, but you can do most of the Gmail operations — Compose, Forward, Reply, Mark as Spam, etc.
Google Desktop is available on Windows, Linux, [...]
Google Reader gets a facelift
Google Reader got a face lift a few days ago. The new interface and features are good and make it more usable.
The new Google Reader provides much improved performance, besides introducing a host of new features like collapsible navigation panes. Other features include hiding unread counts and more feed bundles.
Google Reader is the RSS Feed [...]
Gmail adds themes support
The rate at which we are seeing new features added to Gmail is quite nice. The latest feature is the ability to select Themes.
There are limited number of themes currently, but this will surely increase in the coming days/weeks. I have switched to using the “Shiny” theme currently!
Which one are you using?
Google Flu Trends
Google has come up with an interesting application on top of Google Trends, called Google Flu Trends. It is an application specifically for USA and looks at estimating flu activity based on certain search terms.
The graphs on the website which compares data produced by Google Flu Trends vis-a-vis actual flu activity data published by Center [...]
