Using Google Search tips and tricks Published on December 15, 2010
The following techniques are examples of shortcuts to getting the most out of Google Search and Voice Search. For the latest list of tips and tricks, visit the Google Help Center.
| What you want | What to type or say | Examples |
| Sports information | [team’s name] | San Francisco Giants |
| Pictures | Pictures of [topic] images of [topic] | Pictures of San Francisco Images of cats |
| Convert measurements | [original measurement] in [new measurement] | 30 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit |
| Movie showtimes | Movie Movie [location] [movie name] | Movie Movie Chicago The Horse’s Mouth |
| Word definition | Define [word] | Define campanile |
| Weather forecast | Weather Weather [location] | Weather Weather Detroit |
| Identify an area code | Area code [###] | Area code 215 |
| Identify a Zip code | Zip code [#####] | Zip code 46202 |
| Time | Time Time [location] | Time Time in London |
| Flight information | [Airline] [flight number] | American airlines flight 390 |
| Translation | Translate to [language] [phrase] | Translate to Spanish, Where is the Palace Hotel? |
| Calculator | [A math phrase] | 75 divided by 6 |
| Food | [Type of food] [Type of food] in [location] | Mexican food Mexican food in Urbana, Illinois |
Google Will Launch Chrome Web Store and Chrome OS Today Published on December 7, 2010
Today is an important day for Google Chrome: Google will launch Chrome Web Store, a marketplace for web apps, and Chrome OS, the first browser-centric operating system. Google has uploaded two introductory videos to the YouTube channel, but they’re not yet publicly available.
Google has already announced the launch event a few days ago: “On December 7, we will host an event in San Francisco where we plan to share some exciting news about Chrome. The event will be webcast live on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/googlechrome. Mark your calendars for 10:30 a.m. PST and tune in.”
Read the original post here: googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/12/google-to-launch-chrome-web-store-and.html
Nexus S has entered the building… Published on December 6, 2010
Nexus S is the next generation of Nexus devices, co-developed by Google and Samsung.
The latest Android platform (Gingerbread – Android 2.3), paired with a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor and 16GB of memory, makes Nexus S one of the fastest phones on the market. It comes pre-installed with the best of Google apps and enabled with new and popular features like true multi-tasking, Wi-Fi hotspot, Internet Callling, NFC support, and full web browsing. With this device, users will also be the first to receive software upgrades and new Google mobile apps as soon as they become available.
Additional Features
Contour Display, Near Field Communications (NFC), Three-axis gyroscope, Anti-fingerprint display coating, Internet Calling support (VoIP/SIP)
For more details, visit www.google.com/nexus.
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Updated 10/3/2011: I now own a Google Nexus S, and now, I can talk by experience. This device really rocks!