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Gmail delivers a knockout punch: IMAP
Google has sweetened its e-mail offerings by rolling out IMAP capabilities in all Gmail accounts, and for free. While casual users may not look twice, the addition makes Google's software-as-a-service much more attractive to businesses looking for easy e-mail solutions.
Read the article HERE.
Hands-on with Google's new stats-based translator
Google's translation service has changed from a rule-based one developed by humans to a statistical model generated by parsing multiple translations. We take a look at how often the statics lie, and what other improvements Google brings to online translation.
Read the article HERE.
Google's OCRopus open-source scanning software
The first alpha version of Google Code's open-source OCRopus optical character recognition scanning software is out. We put it to the test to see how it handles an assortment of text samples.
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Google loses Facebook
It's official: Microsoft will take a $240 million equity stake in Facebook during its next round of financing, valuing the company at a whopping $15 billion. CNET News.com reported earlier today that Microsoft had beaten out Google in the high-stakes bidding war for the slice of tasty Facebook cake. The final deal resulted in a 1.6 percent stake in the social networking company, notably smaller than the five to ten percent that had been talked about in recent weeks.
Read the article HERE.
Google has sweetened its e-mail offerings by rolling out IMAP capabilities in all Gmail accounts, and for free. While casual users may not look twice, the addition makes Google's software-as-a-service much more attractive to businesses looking for easy e-mail solutions.
Read the article HERE.
Hands-on with Google's new stats-based translator
Google's translation service has changed from a rule-based one developed by humans to a statistical model generated by parsing multiple translations. We take a look at how often the statics lie, and what other improvements Google brings to online translation.
Read the article HERE.
Google's OCRopus open-source scanning software
The first alpha version of Google Code's open-source OCRopus optical character recognition scanning software is out. We put it to the test to see how it handles an assortment of text samples.
Read the article HERE.
Google loses Facebook
It's official: Microsoft will take a $240 million equity stake in Facebook during its next round of financing, valuing the company at a whopping $15 billion. CNET News.com reported earlier today that Microsoft had beaten out Google in the high-stakes bidding war for the slice of tasty Facebook cake. The final deal resulted in a 1.6 percent stake in the social networking company, notably smaller than the five to ten percent that had been talked about in recent weeks.
Read the article HERE.
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