Fwd: Friday Google updates

[Lloyd Cledwyn]

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From: Adam Nave <na...@macalester.edu>
Date: May 25, 2012 8:50:40 AM CDT
To: ITS Staff <its-...@lists.macalester.edu>, Johan Oberg <job...@macalester.edu>,  Lloyd Cledwyn <cle...@macalester.edu>
Subject: Friday Google updates

Google Apps Updates

Improved search in Gmail - autocompletes from terms in your emails

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/improved-search-in-gmail.html 

Gmail features: quick access to contact details, improved autocomplete, G+ circle integration

http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-gmail-features-quick-access-to.html 

G+ for Android gets major update

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/google-for-android-polish-and.html 

Gmail available in Welsh and Latin American Spanish 

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/gmail-now-available-in-welsh-and-latin.html 

IPv6 will be permanently enabled June 6th, 2012

http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/05/ipv6-will-be-permanently-enabled-on.html

Other Google Updates

Project Glass:

Ring controller

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/18/google-patent-application-could-give-project-glass-a-ring-controller 
more patents

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/google-glasses-gets-raft-of-new-patents-sniffs-lawsuits-coming

patents hint at speech-to-text

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/05/google-glasses-patent-hints-at-speech-to-text-display-for-deaf-users

More Glass users

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/googles-project-glass-sample-video

YouTube is 7, uploads 72 hours of video per minute.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/youtube-seven-years-old/v

Find a postal address of any location with Google Maps

http://lifehacker.com/5911970/find-the-postal-address-of-any-location-with-google-maps

Chrome becomes #1 browser

http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/05/21/1544243/google-chrome-becomes-worlds-no-1-browser

MS says Chrome usage artificially boosted

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/23/1345212/chrome-browser-usage-artificially-boosted-says-microsoft

Google notifying users affected by DNSChanger malware

http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2012/05/notifying-users-affected-by-dnschanger.html

Anatomy of a Chrome browser hack

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/05/anatomy-of-a-hack-6-separate-bugs-needed-to-bring-down-google-browser/

Mobile security researchers map Android Malware "genome"

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/android-malware-genome-proje

Faster, simpler search app for iPhone

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/faster-simpler-google-search-app-for.html

Android at 59% of world smartphone share

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/idc-q1-2012-world-smartphone-share

Google brings in-app subscriptions to Android

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/google-brings-in-app-subscriptions-to-android

Intel posts x86-friendly Android 4 image

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image

Google Policy/Privacy/Politics

Google 2011 diversity report

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/look-inside-our-2011-diversity-report.html

MS wins import ban on Morotola's Android devices

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/microsoft-wins-us-import-ban-on-motorolas-android-devices

Chinese authorities approve Google's acquisition of Motorola

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/chinese-authorities-approve-googles-acquisition-of-motorola/

Google formally announces Motoroloa acquisition

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/weve-acquired-motorola-mobility.html

EU regulators offer Google chance to settle antitrust violations

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/european-regulators-offer-google-chance-to-settle-antitrust-violations

Google Science Fair 2012 regional finalists

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/announcing-90-regional-finalists-of.html

Google still uses Windows internally

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/google-and-windows/

Driverless car laws passing in California 

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/california-law-passed-google-driverless-cars

Moog synth Doodle

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/tribute-to-bob-moog-sonic-doodler.html

Software downloads in Syria

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/software-downloads-in-syria.html

Oracle vs Google: No patent infringement found (addtl links within article)

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/google-v-oracle-no-patent-infringement-found

Google buys Arduino and Raspberry Pi kits for Brit schools

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/google-teach-first-raspberry-pi

Transparency for copyright removals in search

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/transparency-for-copyright-removals-in.html

Microsoft sends Google the most takedown notices

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/google-names-names-on-copyright-takedowns-microsoft-is-1

Call for DoJ to reopen Google Wifi sniffing case

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/25/0412210/call-for-doj-to-reopen-google-wi-fi-spying-investigation

--Adam

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Adam Nave, CISSP
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
Macalester College