Google has a warning for developers of iGoogle Gadgets
Google has notified in a blog post that they would soon start labelling iGoogle gadgets which are not performing well as SLOW.
These applications would be marked as SLOW in the gadgets directory as a warning to the users who might be interested in installing them.
Google said [...]
iGoogle becomes more socially capable!
Google has been working hard on their iGoogle personalized homepage service.
The latest feature addition is aimed to make iGoogle more social.
Google has added a couple of social gadgets to this service which enable users to interact with their friends and relatives.
As many as 19 such gadgets are [...]
Tips and Suggestions box in Google Chrome to show most popular sites online?
Google Operating System blog has revealed that the Tips and Suggestions box that appeared on a recent dev channel build of Google Chrome would display most popular websites on the web.
This data is fetched from the Google’s What’s popular gadget available from [...]
Google Blog Search updated with new features like RSS feeds
Google has announced some more feature updates on their blog search engine service.
Google Blog Search finally gets RSS and Atom feeds.
Now, users can subscribe to Google Blog Search categories and other sections through their preferred RSS readers.
They are also offering iGoogle Gadget for users [...]
Google enhances iGoogle for mobile devices
Search engine giant Google has launched a brand new edition of their iGoogle personalized home page service for mobile devices.
This version of the iGoogle service is designed for use on devices like Apple iPhones and Android powered devices.
This version of the iGoogle is currently in beta. It features support for [...]
Gmail Tasks now on Mobile
Google does not have an independent To-Do application. But they do have a tasks feature inside Gmail through Gmail Labs feature.
Google is now enabling their users to check their tasks from mobile devices directly.
They can access the Gmail Tasks through a direct link that works on mobile browsers. [...]
In case you do not like the new iGoogle!
Google recently updated their iGoogle service which features a space consuming sidebar.
A lot of users of this service do not like the new feature.
They do however have a temporary solution.
Google has a link working which still enables the user to checkout the older format [...]
iGoogle and Orkut gets integrated Google Talk
Google is now working in integrating Google Talk on their other services like iGoogle and Orkut.
Google Talk is being added to the navigation sidebar on the recently updated iGoogle which most users still dislike.
iGoogle also gets the integration of Google Suggest feature though it can be turned off.
Orkut [...]
Not everyone happy with the new iGoogle
Google has started rolling out major new changes to their personalized home page service iGoogle.
The new edition brings a canvas view for most gadgets which enables the user to get detailed information.
Developers would be able to put in their advertisements in the canvas view. Ads are not allowed in [...]
Google updates iGoogle with more features
Google has now updated their personalized homepage service iGoogle.
iGoogle users can now have a canvas view of the gadgets they have installed on their personal home pages.
This new feature is currently applicable to 16 new or updated widgets on iGoogle.
The canvas view would enable the providers of these widgets to [...]
