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From: Adam Nave <na...@macalester.edu>
Date: Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Subject: Friday Google updates
To: ITS Staff <its-...@lists.macalester.edu>, Johan Oberg <job...@macalester.edu>, Lloyd Cledwyn <cle...@macalester.edu>, Patrick Leder <le...@macalester.edu>

Google Apps
Updates to core Google Apps, Admin Control Panel and the major services like Google+. Also major updates that may affect our user community.

Compact mode in Docs

http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2012/10/less-is-more.html

Field trial: unified search (not available for Apps accounts)

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/find-your-stuff-faster-in-gmail-and.html

Drag and drop folders to upload in Drive

http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/10/drag-and-drop-to-upload-folders-in.html

Import email and contacts from other systems - now for Apps users

http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/10/import-emails-and-contacts-from-other.html

Google Technology
News about other Google products and technology.

Google Play to get built-in virus scanner

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/google-play-may-get-its-own-built-in-virus-scanner/

Create a self-destructing message in Google Docs

http://lifehacker.com/5951777/create-a-self+destructing-message-in-google-docs

FBI issues Android virus warning

http://it.slashdot.org/story/12/10/15/2047245/fbi-issues-android-virus-warning

Developer console for Play revamped

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/google-revamps-its-developer-console-for-google-play

Google's Javascript replacement, Dart, is ready

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/10/googles-bid-to-fix-javascript-dart-is-ready-for-the-real-world

Google's data centers

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/googles-data-centers-inside-look.html

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/10/ff-inside-google-data-center/all/

Google's top 5 data center secrets that are still secrets

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/10/google-data-center-secrets/

Google Maps adds Map Tracks and Geolocation APIs

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/17/google-maps-geolocation-tracks-api-geofencing

Android APK 4.2 teardown shows security improvements

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/android-apk-4-2-teardown-shows-google-getting-serious-about-security

Calendar is now a downloadable Google Play app (for 4.0+ users)

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/bringing-google-calendar-to-play-store.html

Android event Oct 29, probably new versions of Nexus devices

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/17/google-android-nexus-event-october-29th/

Google Play app adds wishlists

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/18/google-play-store-update-wishlists

Google's pushing their new $250 ARM processor Chromebook

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-everyone.html

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/google-wants-new-249-arm-based-chromebook-to-be-your-second-computer

Maps adds 25 million new building footprints

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/google-draws-25-million-new-building-footprints/

Google Business
Google Business news, including policies, user privacy, politics and legal issues.

Google facing imminent antitrust lawsuit from FTC

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/google-facing-imminent-antitrust-lawsuit/

Congressman warns FTC to leave Google alone

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/congressman-warns-ftc-leave-google-alone

Android's tablet troubles

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/14/androids-tablet-troubles

Thousands of UK protesters demand Google censor anti-Islam video

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/15/visualized-google-street-view-car-fleet-gets-ready-to-conquer-the-world

EU urges modification of the unified Google privacy policy

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/eu-regulators-urge-google-to-modify-privacy-policy

Vringo v. Google trial

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/investors-seek-billion-dollar-payday-as-vringo-v-google-trial-begins

Google engineers are well paid, not just well fed

http://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/10/18/1314208/googles-engineers-are-well-paid-not-just-well-fed

Google ('s printing company) accidentally releases poor earnings report early, stock plunges

http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/google-accidentally-releases-poor-earnings-report-early-stock-plunges

Motorola drags earnings down