Download from here (windows version only - for now).

Google Chrome is a new open source web browser that the folks from Google developed. The main innovation under the hood is the way the User Interface is built around TABS, which fully replace the title bar.

The browser is build around SEARCHING, at each step you are invited to perform a search (for bookmarks, history, etc.) with the help of Google Search of course :)

The User Interface is a mixture of Opera and Firefox. It borrows good ideas from both (address bar functionality from Firefox 3 and bookmarks in blank tabs from Opera for example).

The browser uses the WebKit (same open source technology that powers Safari and other web browsers), so it should be quite fast.

As if the web browser market wouldn't be crowded enough with Internet explorer 6, Internet explorer 7, Internet explorer 8 beta, Firefox 2, Firefox 3, Safari, Opera, Camino, Konqueror.. and so on, Google Chrome arrived just in time to make your decision of which browser to use even harder. They should keep funding Firefox in my opinion and let the web browser development to Mozilla.

Google Chrome is a natural step in the evolution of Google Products, considering the fact that it is built around Google Search (it invites you to use the search much more than any other browser). More searches means more $ for Google.

You can find the official presentation of Google Chrome here.

Source: Google Blog http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html

It happened to me only once and the problem lasted for about 2 minutes.

However I've seen many cases on the Internet where people didn't have access to their account for 7+ days. That is a very big problem, especially if the Gmail account is your primary mail account.

If you get the "Disabled account" or "Locked out" message you can get help here

https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=53897

and here

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=61805

Yahoo just reached a deal with Google and seems no longer interested in any Microsoft offer (not even for a separate acquisition of their search technology).

This new deal didn't help the Yahoo shares to grow but it is expected that the company will win about $800 mil a year from displaying Google Ads in their network.

Still, Google or Yahoo can break the deal by paying the other $250 mil. This still leaves place for a Microsoft intervention.


Google blog:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/our-agreement-to-provide-ad-technology.html

Yahoo blog:
http://ycorpblog.com/2008/06/12/our-google-deal/

Google now has a new favicon.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/one-fish-two-fish-red-fish-blue-fish.html

Google Sites is the newest collaborative application from Google. Anyone can now have their own site now with no coding whatsoever.



Read more here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/bringing-it-all-together.html

After almost a year of waiting for regulatory approval for acquisition and negociations, today Google and DoubleClick join forces to expand Google domination of the www deliver better, more relevant display ads, to improve online experience to users.


Read more here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/weve-officially-acquired-doubleclick.html

Google launched Google Apps Team Edition. I think this launch is meant for small/medium businesses mostly but it can be very useful for students / classmates / projects. What comes with in the box:

Google Docs – Create and share documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Google Calendar – Arrange meetings, set schedules, and publish event information.

Google Talk – Instant message with co-workers and make PC-to-PC voice calls for free.

Start Page – Preview your calendar and docs, add gadgets and search the web from one place.

Read more on the Google Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-all-about-teamwork.html