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Google's Search Will Go Beyond The Browser
Talkback Put that stew into the hands of some very bright and passionate nerds they have been hiring and I see the vapors of a 'GOS' emerging from that almost mystical cauldron we call Google. Quite true, the way I see it, it's likely to go quite a bit...
[September 26, 2004, 5:07]
Google's Search Will Go Beyond The Browser
Talkback To find any document or email on my machine, I called up a search page in a browser and entered a few keywords. This would be a fabulous idea for Google. Deja vu! Remember AltaVista Personal Search? I used it for about a year before it was ditched.
[September 27, 2004, 18:37]
Mozilla Could Form Base Of A Google Browser
Talkback The reason I'm askiing this question here is from what I can see the people that read / present information here know a bit about search engines,software,programing , etc.so , when the 2 guy's started Google over a ping pong game and they were...
[January 7, 2006, 22:48]
Google's Desktop Liberation Tool
Talkback "Without operating system there is no browser. The point is, it doesn't matter what operating system you use, you don't actually use it to do anything other than start a web browser, everything else is on the web.
[October 15, 2004, 14:01]
Google's Desktop Liberation Tool
Talkback "Who cares about the operating system when the browser does the job? Without operating system there is no browser. what does this mean? Please dont throw random statements.
[October 15, 2004, 13:47]
Gartner: Google's Sidebar Is Best In Class
News Allen Weiner, Gartner’s search engine analyst, said Google Desktop was "interesting in the context of the Web-browser market which has been relying on the same technology for 10 years". Analyst group Gartner has welcomed the second version of...
[August 23, 2005, 13:55]
Mozilla Could Form Base Of A Google Browser
Talkback Creating a browser is either a very brilliant or very desperate strategy and I am not yet sure which one it is - time will tell. As Microsoft (MSN) is moving in on Google's search tuff Google needs to react and move in on some of Microsoft's tuff...
[September 23, 2004, 10:34]
Mozilla Could Form Base Of A Google Browser
Talkback Since Google is not going to make any money on a free browser, why reinvent the wheel? However inferior, Microsoft has substantial cash flow and means, and have proven they enjoy taking over ideas which are in their sphere of influence, and having...
[February 1, 2005, 19:44]
Firefox Lead Programmer Now A Googlista
News Google has hired the lead programmer of the Firefox Web browser, the newest step in the search powerhouse's encroachment onto Microsoft's turf. The move is the latest of several that are fuelling speculation that Google plans its own Web browser.
[January 25, 2005, 8:30]
Firefox Strengthens Ties To Google
News Google and Mozilla may or may not be working on a Web browser together, but the two are cosier than ever with Firefox's latest release. Google's prominence on the browser underscores the foundation's desire to grow Firefox from its early roots in...
[November 12, 2004, 7:35]
Google Under Fire Over Autolinking
News Google's browser toolbar for Internet Explorer is raising eyebrows over a feature that inserts new hyperlinks in web pages, giving the internet search provider a powerful tool to funnel traffic to destinations of its choice.
[February 21, 2005, 8:40]
Pop-ups Bounce Back
News Google's pop-up blocker, included as part of the Web search engine's popular browser plug-in, "worked fantastically well for about two months, blocking everything," said Haigh, a photographer from the United Kingdom.
[June 7, 2004, 11:30]
Mozilla Could Form Base Of A Google Browser
News Rumours flew around the Web on Tuesday about Google's potential plans to release a Web browser. A Google spokesman refused to comment on reports surrounding the 'Google browser', but analysts believe they may have some substance.
[September 21, 2004, 18:15]
Google Cuts Out The Browser
News It's just an experiment for now, but the Deskbar could eventually further ingratiate Google with people by letting them perform workaday, home-computing tasks without having to fire up a Web browser. One feature in the Deskbar tool that could help...
[November 7, 2003, 9:35]
Google's Search Will Go Beyond The Browser
Leader News that Google has hired one of Sun's senior Java chaps and a bunch of browser specialists has kicked off a predictable round of speculation. On the face of it, there's nothing for Google in the browser market.
[September 24, 2004, 12:35]
Google Browser Speculation Grows
News A Web browser that would meld Google search, Gmail free email, Google's Blogger Web publishing software and pop-up blocking technology could be a prospective winner for the company in this respect, industry analysts say.
[September 24, 2004, 8:55]
Google Keeping The Wolf From Firefox' Door
News The Mozilla Foundation's deal with Google is playing a crucial role in helping the non-profit organisation challenge Microsoft with its Firefox browser. Google was the default browser for Firefox before we even signed the deal.
[February 28, 2005, 14:10]
Google Answers Analyst Questions
News Google executives said they have no plans to build a browser and downplayed threats from Microsoft's new advertising system and plans to bundle search into the next version of its operating system. Asked if Google would consider developing its own...
[June 1, 2006, 9:10]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Write something that goes along with the hype, quietly point out that there are lots of reasons Google needs browser expertise without going into that business, or just decide it's a non-story and perhaps miss out on a Firefox feeding frenzy?
[January 28, 2005, 17:30]
Google Unveils Desktop Search
News The company, which will report earnings for the first time as a public company next week, has created Google Desktop Search, a thin-client application that lets people retrieve email, office documents, AOL chat logs and a history of Web pages...
[October 14, 2004, 15:40]
