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Introducing the latest roll-out of the Google Mission- App Inventor for Android – a free web-based software tool meant for the masses or non-developers to realize their own Android applications. Yes, Google is bringing Android App development to the masses with the mobile platforms. With the support of Google University Relations, the technology has been under . . . . .

They may not be able to see eye-to-eye when it comes to the Android and iPhone. But there is a twist in Google’s relationship with Apple around the new Apple iPad. To put it simply, the iPad frenzy has hit Google as well. Google Enterprise President Dave Girouard had almost devoted  his entire lunch time . . . . .

Accumulating over a million users as of now, Google Voice – a web-based platform to manage your communications –  will soon revolutionize modern telephony by combining your regular phone service with the latest web technology, irregardless of what phone or carrier you use. As seen in the figure and introduction video below, Google Voice allows . . . . .

I was enjoying a nice little pre-bedtime snack last night when I channel surfed and chanced upon Channel NewsAsia’s technology segment, “That’s IT with Timothy Goh”. It is at this point that my geeky ears picked up on mentions of “Android Apps”, “Development”, “SDK”, “Eclipse” and most importantly the phrase, “easy to create an app with these steps”. So I tried to diligently follow these steps till I couldn’t keep up and finally found myself lost in the different screenshots of directories.

Google unveiled some significant changes that they’ve made to their search services yesterday at their huge demo. But the biggest trick that they pulled out of their sleeve (which I found rather revolutionary), was the uncovering of Google Lab’s Google Goggles, a search to the world using images.

Google’s operating system, Chrome, that was first announced in July, got its first public review yesterday. Google’s official blog has posted a video for those who missed the event at Mountain View. For those who want a quick read on the one and a half hour long video, here’s some highlights from PC Mag in addition to what I’ve noted:

Quick as a bat, “Going Google” campaign has already reached the sunny shores of Singapore.

Here are pictures of some messages spotted in Changi Airport terminals :

Everybody must have heard of the “Gone Google” campaign that was launched in August.Now news has it that it is extending to 6 other countries including U.K, France, Canada, Japan, Australia and now Singapore!

How much are you aware of the benefits from an efficient email system? In a study done by Osterman Research in September 2009, decision makers typically underestimate the cost of messaging services. Most believe that their organizations spend not more than $15 per user per month.

It’s Google’s 11th birthday today, so here’s wishing them many more decades of success and may all their (and our) Google wishes come true!