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	<title>Google Watch</title>
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		<title>Major Google Translate Update</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/09/01/major-google-translate-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UI]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/09/01/major-google-translate-update/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/another-google-translator-UI-update.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="google translator update features" title="" /></a>Yep, yet again, Google has revamped the user interface of the Google translator. The new features include the popular Google Text To Speech and more information from the Google dictionary. Here is how the new translator looks like: &#160; With the new UI, you can simply click and listen to the text that you have ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yep, yet  again, Google has revamped the user interface of the <a href="http://google.com/translate">Google translator</a>. The new features  include the popular Google Text To Speech and more information from the Google dictionary.</p>
<p>Here is how  the new translator looks like:</p>
<p><a href="http://igooglewatch.com/img/another-google-translator-UI-update.png" rel="lightbox"><img width="500" height="500" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/another-google-translator-UI-update.png" alt="google translator update features" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>With the  new UI, you can simply click and listen to the text that you have typed both in  English and the translated language easily.<br />
  If you have  a story that you want to share, you can <a href="http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2010/08/share-your-story-with-new-google.html">do  it</a> here <img src='http://igooglewatch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
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		<title>Read Your Emails Faster &#8211; Priority Inbox</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/08/31/priority-inbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gmail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inbox]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/08/31/priority-inbox/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/gmail-priority-inbox.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="gmail priority inbox beta" title="" /></a>Google has just announced the arrival of a new feature for GMail: Priority Inbox . Features include Gmail will categorize your mail by size through an algorithm that will place tags: important and unread, and other favourites &#38; every new mail will be tagged and sorted. The algorithm will be based on people whom you ]]></description>
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<p>Google has just announced the arrival of a new feature for GMail: <a href="http://www.gmail.com/priorityinbox" target="_blank"><strong>Priority Inbox</strong></a> . </p>
<h2>Features include</h2>
<p><img src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/gmail-priority-inbox-features.png" alt="features of priority inbox" /></p>
<p>    <a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/help/priority-inbox.html" target="_blank" title="Posts tagged with Gmail">Gmail</a> will <strong>categorize  your mail by size</strong> through an algorithm that will place tags: important  and unread, and other favourites &amp; every new mail will be tagged and sorted. </p>
<p>  The algorithm will be based on people whom you regularly send emails, the  emails that you open most often those that you remove most of the time, those  whom you meet. The algorithm learns your habits over time and you can help in  the learning process by using two buttons &quot;+&quot; and &quot;-&quot; to  increase or lower the priority of an email. </p>
<p><strong>Gmail Inbox Priority</strong> will be rolled out to all users in the  following weeks after studying the usage. </p>
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		<title>This is Google Beat</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/08/29/google-beat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Launch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google beat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/08/29/google-beat/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-beat-300x126.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="google-beat" /></a>We’re back!!! Let me introduce you to the new Google Beat from Google. It’s a video service that lists a weekly overview of the most popular searches in the US. Everyday more than a billion people search for information on Google. Keeping that in mind, Google knows better than anyone on what is going on ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-beat.png"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1176" title="google-beat" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-beat-300x126.png" alt="" width="300" height="126" /></a>We’re back!!!</p>
<p>Let me introduce you to the new <strong>Google Beat</strong> from Google. It’s a video service that lists a weekly overview of the most popular searches in the US. Everyday more than a billion people search for information on Google.</p>
<p>Keeping that in mind, Google knows better than anyone on what is going on (Yeah, trying another twitter killer) in the minds of all the users &amp; what’s HOT and what’s NOT!</p>
<p>Google beat uses the data from Google Trends, Google insights for searches and some additional tools to give users an overview of the most popular topics of the last week.</p>
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<p>If you like this service and would like to participate, please signup\subscribe to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/googlebeat">Google beat – Youtube channel</a>!</p>
<p>Via <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/find-out-whats-hot-on-search-with.html">Google BLOG</a>!</p>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Changing!</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/07/03/were-changing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theme]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/07/03/were-changing/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/we-are-changining-300x226.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="we-are-changining" /></a>We are working on a new theme for iGoogle Watch Blog. Once the new theme is ready, we would continue posting updates about the Google! So, stay tuned Thanks iGoogle Watch Team]]></description>
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<p>We are working on a new theme for iGoogle Watch Blog. Once the new theme is ready, we would continue posting updates about the Google!</p>
<p>So, stay tuned <img src='http://igooglewatch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Thanks<br />
iGoogle Watch Team</p>
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		<title>Stable Google Chrome for Mac and Linux</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/06/16/stable-google-chrome-for-mac-and-linux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[chrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/06/16/stable-google-chrome-for-mac-and-linux/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/stable-google-chrome.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="google chrome for mac is stable" title="stable-google-chrome" /></a>Google announced that, Google Chrome has come out of beta versions for Mac and Linux to pass between the programs included in Google stable, which was already Chrome for Windows. Soon the system will notify you of the update, but if we try we can expect from the download link . What&#8217;s more, with this ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google <a href="http://chrome.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-chrome-stable-release-welcome-mac.html" target="_blank">announced</a> that, Google Chrome has come out of beta versions for Mac and Linux to pass between the programs included in Google stable, which was already Chrome for Windows. Soon the system will notify you of the update, but if we try we can expect from the <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome" target="_blank">download link</a> .</p>
<p><a href="http://igooglewatch.com/img/stable-google-chrome.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1168" title="stable-google-chrome" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/stable-google-chrome.png" alt="google chrome for mac is stable" width="400" height="397" /></a></p>
<p>What&#8217;s more, with this new version there are some new improved features. For example, from now users will be able <strong>to synchronize bookmarks between computers using Chrome browser preferences,</strong> and also sync small information such as homepage, default language, etc..</p>
<p>The stable version supports <strong>HTML5 incorporated features</strong> such as drag and drop files, <a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/03/06/google-chrome-5-now-with-geo-targeting-capabilities/">geolocation APIs</a> &#8230; Now there is HTML5 does not mean that they have forgotten to Flash Player&gt; Google Chrome will soon fully support Adobe Flash Player 10.1.</p>
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		<title>Google Homepage Background now available</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/06/05/google-homepage-background-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google background]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homepage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/06/05/google-homepage-background-now-available/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-homepage-background.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="google-homepage-background" /></a>Marissa Mayer has decided that it was necessary to improve the search experience by giving the option to personalize the Google homepage &#8211; Bing style, with a background image in the Google homepage. Just use an image from Picasa or upload your own image to place the background image. An example: After Google patenting the ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marissa Mayer has decided that it was necessary to improve  the search experience by giving the option to <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/freeze-frame.html" target="_blank">personalize the Google homepage</a> &#8211; Bing style, with a background image in the Google homepage.</p>
<p>Just use an image from  Picasa or upload your own image to place the background image. An  example:</p>
<p><a rel="lightbox" href="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-homepage-background.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1164" title="google-homepage-background" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-homepage-background.jpg" alt="" width="718" height="487" /></a></p>
<p>After Google <a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2009/09/06/worlds-simplest-homepage-patented-to-google/">patenting the simplest homepage</a>, this is the next step towards the search engine evolution.</p>
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		<title>Google Bans and says Goodbye to Windows</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/06/02/google-bans-and-says-goodbye-to-windows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Chrome OS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsft]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/06/02/google-bans-and-says-goodbye-to-windows/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/wp-content/plugins/thumbnail-for-excerpts/tfe_no_thumb.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a>After the China – Google attacks, Google has taken measures, that the attack won&#8217;t happen again by ditching Microsoft OS. Google has informed its employees to use of Microsoft operating systems in the future for security reasons. Apparently, after the attacks of China, who got into Google&#8217;s systems by exploiting a bug in Windows, Google ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After the <a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2009/06/27/china-blocks-google-cn-and-google-com-again/">China – Google attacks</a>, Google has taken measures, that the attack won&#8217;t happen again by ditching Microsoft OS.</p>
<p>Google has informed its employees <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2f3f04e-6ccf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html" target="_blank">to use of Microsoft operating systems</a> in the future for security reasons. Apparently, after the attacks of China, who got into Google&#8217;s systems by exploiting a bug in Windows, Google has decided to stop using the MS Windows.</p>
<p>They say that any Google employee who wants to use a Windows PC has to ask for special permission says Google employee:</p>
<p><em>Most no longer use Windows. It is an effort on security. Many people have moved from PCs to the Mac OS, especially after the attacks from China.</em></p>
<p>Google says it is comfortable with systems like Mac or Linux. Microsoft is a competitor to Google, so it might make sense to pay less for Microsoft licenses, while <strong>Windows insecurity is advertised.</strong> On the other hand, Google promotes Apple and Linux, who is also a competitor. Others see this step behind the upcoming launch of Google&#8217;s own OS &#8211;  <strong>The Chrome OS.</strong></p>
<p>The truth is that the strong competitor in operating systems is Windows, not Apple. Not many people will switch to Apple because Google does not think that is safer, but many will stop using Windows.</p>
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		<title>Google Encrypted Search Beta – httpS://google.com</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/05/30/google-encrypted-search-beta-%e2%80%93-httpsgoogle-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 16:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://igooglewatch.com/?p=1155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/05/30/google-encrypted-search-beta-%e2%80%93-httpsgoogle-com/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-ssl-encrypted-search.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="google secure search" title="google-ssl-encrypted-search" /></a>Google has just launched its encrypted seach form (SSL) at https: / / www.google.com/ , as a way to avoid third parties access to our search research, for example, when using unknown WiFi networks. For the time being is in beta and not all the options available by the normal form are offered but gradually ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google has just launched its <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/search-more-securely-with-encrypted.html" target="_blank">encrypted seach  form (SSL)</a> at <a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">https:  / / www.google.com/</a> , as a way to avoid third parties access to our  search research, for example, when using unknown WiFi networks.</p>
<p><a rel="lightbox" href="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-ssl-encrypted-search.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1156" title="google-ssl-encrypted-search" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-ssl-encrypted-search.png" alt="google secure search" width="539" height="368" /></a></p>
<p>For  the time being is in beta and not all the options available by the normal  form are offered but gradually will be added. The results did not vary, plus they are  still compiling data search, so the searches can be slightly slower than usual since it takes time to  decrypt the data.</p>
<p>To know that we are in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Secure">SSL browser</a>, Google  has added a lock icon in their logo and the &#8220;s&#8221; for secure connections  typical &#8220;https.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Google Doodle: 30th Anniversary of Pacman Game</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/05/23/30th-anniversary-of-pacman-game-doodle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 04:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[doodle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/05/23/30th-anniversary-of-pacman-game-doodle/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-pacman-doodle.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="google pacman doodle" title="google-pacman-doodle" /></a>Another awesome Doodle on the Google&#8217;s homepage. This is the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man game. This is not a typical picture, but a script with which we can play the pacman game on the Google Homepage! When you hit Google.com, the logo appears as an image but the game is playable. The game is activated ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another <a href="http://igooglewatch.com/tag/doodle">awesome Doodle</a> on the Google&#8217;s homepage.  This is the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man game. This is not a typical picture, but a script with which we can play the pacman game on the Google Homepage! When you hit Google.com, the logo appears as an image but the game is playable.</p>
<p>The game is activated automatically  or if you don&#8217;t want to wait simply click on &#8220;Insert Coin&#8221; button which replaced classic &#8220;I&#8217;m Feeling Lucky.&#8221;</p>
<p><a title="google pacman doodle" rel="lightbox" href="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-pacman-doodle.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1153" title="google-pacman-doodle" src="http://igooglewatch.com/img/google-pacman-doodle.png" alt="google pacman doodle" width="563" height="282" /></a></p>
<p>Google  celebrating the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/celebrating-pac-mans-30th-birthday.html" target="_blank">30th  anniversary of the classic game</a> , which is active today and  tomorrow.</p>
<p>The doodle aims to recreate the original game,  including the original bug, according to the designer / developer Marcin  Wichary:</p>
<blockquote><p>The doodler Germick Ryan says, I made sure  to include the original game appearence, graphics and sound, with individual  personalities of the ghosts, and even bugs from the original 1980 masterpiece.</p></blockquote>
<p>Google has included 255 playable levels as happened with the original pacman game. Here is a simple video on how this doodle works.</p>
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		<title>Google IS collecting personal wi-fi data by mistake</title>
		<link>http://igooglewatch.com/2010/05/19/google-is-collecting-personal-wi-fi-data-by-mistake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 13:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://igooglewatch.com/2010/05/19/google-is-collecting-personal-wi-fi-data-by-mistake/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://igooglewatch.com/wp-content/plugins/thumbnail-for-excerpts/tfe_no_thumb.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a>The cars which drive around in many places photographing the streets of the world for its StreetView service. Google acknowledges that is has been collecting personal data submitted by individuals via the unsecured wireless networks, and the data was collected by mistake by the Google cars. It was during an audit conducted at the request ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The cars which drive around in many places photographing the streets of  the world for its StreetView  service. <strong>Google</strong> acknowledges that is has been <strong>collecting personal  data</strong> submitted by individuals via the unsecured wireless  networks, and the data was collected by mistake by the Google cars. It was during an audit conducted at the request of German  authorities about securing data collected  by the street view car this flaw was discovered.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is now clear that we have  collected in error with sample data via Wi-Fi open&#8221;. &#8216;Once we  became aware of the problem, we fixed our Street View cars and isolated data on our network, we then disconnected to make them inaccessible&#8217;</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;The team of Google engineers worked hard to earn your trust. And we are highly aware that we have failed miserably in this case. We are  deeply sorry for this mistake and are determined to draw all possible  lessons &#8220;, said Alan Eustace,  vice-presidents Google engineering on the<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/wifi-data-collection-update.html" target="_blank">company&#8217;s official blog</a> .</p>
<p>In total, Google estimates  the amount a total data of<strong>600 gigabytes</strong>collected since 2006. Google also issued a letter, you can view it <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en//press/pdf/ISEC_Letter.pdf">here</a>.</p>
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