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Scott Goes iPhone Nuts

Well I actually did and went against my apple ban and got an iPhone! How unlike me. Truth is I’m sick of waiting for Google to catch up. How long before we’ll actually see the Droid or the Nexus One on Australia’s shores? Yeah I thought so.
Well here’s a neat thing: in the app store [...]

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile – Nexus one – Gizmodo.
I want one

Google Goggles’ visual search headed for Chrome

Google Goggles’ visual search headed for Chrome | Deep Tech – CNET News.
A follow-up to the Google Goggles story; Goggles from the desktop?  It also interesting to see when/if it will be exported to platforms like iPhone and Blackberry.

Picasa 3.6 works with collaborative albums

Picasa 3.6 works with collaborative albums | The Download Blog – Download.com.

Google Goggles – Use pictures to search the web

Google Goggles – Use pictures to search the web.
This is a very interesting idea.  I’m interested in seeing how it works.  Anyone with an Android?

Google prefers HTML5 to Gears

No shocker: Google prefers HTML5 to Gears | Deep Tech – CNET News.
This surprised me to some extent.  I suppose that’s indicitave of how naive I am about HTML5.  I know it is something I should research more, but I still fail to see why we are going away from the XHTML families.

Google voice search on iPhone confused by Aussie accents

Google voice search on iPhone confused by Aussie accents | NEWS.com.au.
Hahaha
Looks like there’s a few bugs to work out.
Then again, is this any different from any other day when tech is released with only the US market in mind?

Why Google put another nail in Yahoo’s coffin

Why Google put another nail in Yahoo’s coffin.
Here’s another story on the woes of Yahoo.  I had written, or rather reposted earlier about Yahoo’s problems.  The thing about Yahoo, I really think in some ways they should have taken the deal, but don’t count them out.  I didn’t think they’d survive the first bubble burst [...]

Sensis kills its search, uses Google

Sensis kills its search, uses Google: News – Business – ZDNet Australia.

Google Adding Text Messaging To Gchat in Gmail

Google Adding Text Messaging To Gchat in Gmail – Gizmodo Australia.
I wonder if this works in Australia?  I know it comes from Gizmodo Australia, but that doesn’t always mean anything.  The fact that it says I comes from a 406 number implies it doesn’t, since that area code wouldn’t mean much here.
To tell the truth [...]