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Lloyd Cledwyn

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Note, Adam is moving on to be a cloud-engineer-magician at Code42, so this will be the final week of these.  


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From: Adam Nave <na...@macalester.edu>
Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 11:02 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>


This is a big one, it includes updates from last week. Also, this is my final Friday Google Update, I hope these have been of value to you.

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.

Free calls within the US and Canada continues through 2013
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/free-calling-within-us-and-canada.html

Keep your Google contacts up to date with a simple Google script

G+ Pages gain interaction with those beyond their circles, analytics coming

Create a smart Unread Inbox in Gmail that forces you to take action on each message

WSJ: there's no avoiding Google+

YouTube Android/GoogleTV app pairing coming
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/03/google-youtube-android-tv-pairing

Google Technology
News about other Google products and technology.

Google trials shipping, flight and event tracking in search
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/12/google-and-motorola-draw-up-plans-for-x-phone

Most popular Android Downloads and Posts of 2012 (on Lifehacker)

Most popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2012 (on Lifehacker)

Localized screenshots and videos in Google Play store

YouTube Player API for Android
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/22/youtube-player-api-for-android-opens-for-all

Chrome 25 will disable silent install of extensions (such as by an admin)
Google Music's new music matching feature replaces explicit songs with "clean" versions (with workaround)

More tablet activations than smartphones on the day after Christmas

Must-have apps for your new Android tablet

How Google Glass is evolving

Google blocks Turkish Cert Authority that mistakenly issued *.google.com certs

Android 4.1 and 4.2 install base gets a big bump from the holidays

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

Italy finally acquits Google execs convicted over user-uploaded video

Google challenging MS for business software

Want a job at Google? Better know MS Office!

Amazon's best selling laptop is a Chromebook

Google and Kia partner to put Maps and Places in Kia cars
Other Google/auto manufacturer team-ups

MS says Google trying to undermine Windows phone

FTC closes Google antitrust review, no charges

The future according to Larry Page

The Android SDK is no longer free software

EU antitrust investigation still ongoing

Google Extra
Other Google side projects, including art, science and fun stuff.

Googlers got some sweet gifts from corporate this year

Google Santa Tracker

Marking the birth of the modern-day internet

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