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Chrome OS will revolutionize all operating systems

Google will offer, by the last quarter of 2010, its own operating system. The Nouvelobs.com returns to this new competitor to Windows with its creator, Sundar Pichai, product manager at Google.

The Internet giant, Google is poised to offer its own operating system. Announced for the last quarter of 2010, this new competitor to Windows is based on an improved Web browser. The Nouvelobs.com asked Sundar Pichai, product manager at Google responsible for Chrome OS, which comes on the project.

Nouvel Observateur: What is the origin of Silver OS?
Sundar Pichai: Everything starts with Chrome, the browser that we launched last September. Speed, security and simplicity are at the heart of the browser. Chrome has met with great success, with now more than 40 million users. The next step was Chrome OS: An operating system that follows the browser. We started from the observation that people spend more time surfing on their browser, and they highly rated small fast computers and dedicated internet as netbooks. We therefore wanted to propose a new computer model completely different, based on the browser. From my side, I found that people are not updates, long and complicated, but they install much software on their computers. So, keeping his machine in good condition takes time and energy. For proof, as soon as I returned to my parents in India, I spent my time to “clean” computers. I then thought of a model that could be much better. Was born the concept of Chrome OS. First point: it is very fast and starts in 7 seconds. Then it is easy to use, the user has no programs to install, no software to manage the system continues to date only, etc.. Finally, special attention was paid to safety.

NO: Do you think that Google may provide something better than Microsoft?
S. Pichai: More than most, I would say alternative. We have a really different, a different model of computer and free. Chrome OS designed especially for mobile users who spend much time online. The system also has the advantage of being decentralized, nothing is stored on the machine. If someone loses or breaks his computer, he can just find another via the Internet. Chrome OS is accessible from any machine.

NO: What are the real new features?
S. Pichai: With Chrome OS functionality is the web. The question is how to use the web, how to get started on the web. We want the fastest, easiest and safest way possible. I also think that the possibility of change computers without losing anything, is a function that makes the difference. Afterwards, since the browser can do everything: read books, watch videos and photos, do word processing, etc.. We are working to make all these uses accessible even when offline.

NO: Is Google offering legitimate software?
S. Pichai: Yes, I think. Today, people use the web all the time. Chrome OS may revolutionize all operating systems, like Gmail did with webmail. Before Gmail, e-mails were recovered from the machines, but all could be lost if the crash. When Gmail was launched, but it stopped [with online storage, Ed]. Even if the user did not go through Google, it was better for everyone. This will be the same with Chrome OS. The new benefit all users, improvements win all systems.

NO: Chrome OS will he one day be installed on other computers that netbooks?
S. Pichai: Yes of course, eventually it will be installed on desktops or laptops. For now, we ensure that Chrome OS works fine on netbooks. Nothing is frozen and the system will be optimized for other computers.

NO: When Silver OS will he launched in France?
S. Pichai: A proposal will be released next year in France and in 42 languages. The first netbooks equipped with Chrome OS will be available fourth quarter 2010.

The new Google Apps

Every 2 weeks, Google offers Google Apps for new school, home or business.

More precise searches

Prior to search for a document, a picture, a presentation or a PDF in Google, the results were organized by date of last modification. Now, Google provides search results in Google Custom Papers sorted by relevance, and several factors fall into play as if you are an author of the document or if the file is shared for example. The search in Google Docs includes synonyms: Even if your search terms are not entirely accurate, you can always find what you are looking for.

Google Apps for Groups

Google launches application for Google groups for companies and schools. Indeed, now, employees and students can create groups without using the administrator. Groups can also more easily share documents, spreadsheets, presentations and websites with a list of people at one time.
Google has also launched new features for BlackBerry, including links with companies of all sizes.

Google lists 10 methods to optimize its site for the holiday of the year

The Christmas holidays approaching, the purchase of year-end prepare gradually. And this weekend will probably be one of the weekends most important for the Christmas shopping. Sites must be prepared for a rush: Google helps in this process.

Google offers this week a list of 10 methods to improve marketing campaigns on the web:

1. Update lists its Gift
Google intends to use the Search-based Keyword Tool to optimize the keywords in its website.

2. What is the buzz
The Insights for Search tool lets you know how people find your brand and your competitors.

3. Who visits your site?
By typing the URL of a site in Google Ad Planner, you can see who visited its site, according to demographics such as age and gender of the user.

4. Where are the Customers?
Ad Planner can also know what other site users are gone.

5. New keywords
For the holidays, Google recommends to create new keywords with the help of trends found in Insights for Search.

6. Test your new campaigns
Google advises to test their AdWords campaigns by introducing new “holiday promotions. Then you have to test its new promotions. For example, a title like “30% reduction” could have more impact than “A product purchased, a completely”.

7. Google Analytics
Google Analytics lets you know who consult the site when users come and whence they came.

8. The buying cycle
Always with Google Analytics, we can know how long users will remain on site. Which pages have the highest bounce rate? What pages users will leave soon? All these data may better understand the buying cycle of the Internet and “draw” his tour of the site.

9. Site optimization
We can also perform experiments using Website Optimizer on landing pages related ads.

10. Different versions
Finally, Google is also testing different versions of a purchase page to see what works best, change the “Buy” button, choose different colors and see which versions bring more clicks on the site.

Global warming by Google Earth

Google Had already impressed us by offering us to see our “With Us” and our neighborhood from the sky. Did you know that we can also monitor the impacts of global warming on the blue planet? Did you know that we can also monitor the impacts of global warming on the blue planet?

River Deep, Mountain High! River Deep, Mountain High!

Basically, Google Earth has been created to spread via Internet satellite images from around the world, information on funds and the ocean surface made by surveyors, maps of the globe, city, or even visit the Moon or Mars. Basically, Google Earth has been created to spread via internet satellite images from around the world, information on funds and the ocean surface made by surveyors, maps of the globe, city, or even visit the Moon or Mars. It is also possible to find a restaurant, a shop … It is also possible to find a restaurant, shop …

All images are recorded by satellites, allowing us to have a view both to the ground than 2cm of space. All images are recorded by satellites, Allowing us to have a view both to the ground than 2cm of space. It directs the camera from right to left from top to bottom, our way! It direct the camera from right to left from top to bottom, our way!
Google Earth is made entirely in 3D. Google Earth is made entirely in 3D. You can annotate maps, send a satellite photo by email or measurements to the centimeter. You can annotate maps, send a satellite photo by email or measurements to the centimeter.

“Climate Change in Our World” “Climate Change in Our World”

The new option called Google Earth: Climate Change in Our World. ” The new option called Google Earth: Climate Change in Our World. “She can see two views of the earth. It allows you to view two views of the earth.
Thus, one can see an animation showing the projected changes in global temperatures over the next 100 years, taking into account the emissions of greenhouse gases currently observed and view over the years melting ice in Antarctica, since the 50s. Thus, one can see an animation showing the projected changes in global temperatures over the next 100 years, taking into account the emissions of greenhouse gases currently observed and view over the years melting ice in Antarctica, since the 50s.

Similarly, access to information on actions to fight against climate change. Similarly, access to information on actions to fight against climate change. It is a kind of “global thermometer” that visualizes the current state of degradation of the planet due to pollution and shows the future effects … This feature was created to educate the leaders of the world’s rising waters and melting polar ice caps. It is a kind of “global thermometer” that visualize the current state of degradation of the planet due to pollution and shows the future effects … This feature was created to educate the leaders of the world’s rising waters and melting polar ice caps.

Google Analytics illegal in Germany? The debate on privacy relaunched

Fear and Trembling In Germany: the use of Google Analytics, the famous tool analytics Google could well be banned! According to the equivalent institution in our CNIL, the use of Google Analytics would be contrary to laws protecting privacy. A real stir as the Google Analytics is used by website publishers around the world. But this event also revives the debate on privacy: the firms can use all the data they collect on the web?

The script from Google would have become persona non grata in Germany? This seems estimate, equivalent to the delegates of the CNIL in Germany. To function, Google Analytics has to run a script, written into the code of the site but invisible to the visitor, which will store cookies on his hard drive and its IP address. These data can subsequently publishers to analyze the path of the Internet at: by what keywords are they arrived, what geographical areas they come from, how long did they stay on the site, what pages had he seen so. In practice these data are stored in the United States by Google.

But Datenschutzbeauftragten consider using Google Analytics is breaking the law on data protection. In Germany, the law requires publishers site that collect personal data to seek the consent of individuals. However, the script runs Google’s knowledge of the visitor. Second problem, the German federal laws that prohibit the personal data collected are sent abroad. The German delegates fear that Google actually uses these data for business by offering targeted advertising in particular.

Google and privacy
If its terms of use, Google denies wanting to use these data for purposes other than analytics, stating that he “will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google “The search engine also indicates that he may at any time give a penknife in the contract” Google reserves the right to change or alter any provisions contained in this Agreement ”

In short, the possible ban of Google Analytics in Germany has revived the debate on privacy and privacy. Regularly singled out because of the amount of data it collects through the many services it offers, Google has been under fire of controversy last week.

In an interview with U.S. TV channel CNBC December 3 this year, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said about the right to forget that digital “If you want that nobody knows, it may already have that you would not have done. If you really want that it remains private, the truth is that search engines, including Google, retain this information for some time. And the United States, we are all subject to Patriot Act (anti-terrorist editor’s note), and this information can be transmitted to the authorities. ” Statements that have sparked excitement about all webosphère Eric Schmidt has also been a victim of flight on his private life. As revealed by the news site Rue89, a U.S. computer site, CNet, had led his little survey Eric Schmidt (Google only) and others had discovered between wages and place where lived the CEO of Google. The complainant had little appreciated this intrusion into his private life and banned from Google executives to answer questions from the site CNet reporters for one year.

If for now Google Analytics is still permitted in Germany as in France, a possible ban of the system could cripple many companies that use the system to optimize the hearing of their site.

Google expected to launch its own mobile

The Internet giant Google should launch next year its own mobile phone, according to information disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. Google, which previously offered an operating system used by other manufacturers (HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc..), And pass to the next level by marketing directly to a smartphone under its brand.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the phone developed internally by Google would name “Nexus One”. It would initially sold directly to consumers, without a carrier partner.

For its part, Google recognizes a hint the existence of such a project. “We recently developed a concept of mobile laboratory that is to say a device combining technological innovation with a partner with a software suite based on Android to test new mobile functionality,” said the Official Google Blog, Mario Queiroz, vice-president at Google. This states that this new technology is being tested by Google employees.

The Wall Street Journal, the partner in question is a Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, which in 2008 was the first to market with smartphones running Google Android.

The rumor is also fueled by photos posted on Twitter, a smartphone with large touch screen, whose design is similar models manufactured by HTC.

The output of a mobile phone Google would attempt to size from Google into the market of mobile telephony and compete with Apple’s iPhone and RIM BlackBerry models.

Google has often said in the past that he did not intend to create its own mobile phone, particularly when presenting Android. The search engine said that Android smartphones are produced by other manufacturers, thus precluding the idea of “Google Phones”.

Android: already 20,000 applications for the “Google Phones”

‘Android Market platform download application for smartphones running the Google operating system Android, reached the milestone of 20,000 applications, according to statistics provided by the site AndroLib.com. The number of applications available for Android mobile has almost doubled in recent months, but Google is still far from the 100,000 “apps” available on the App Store from Apple.

According AndroLib.com, not less than 2160 new applications for Android was released last September, almost 2,500 in October, and no less than in November 3325. The first half of December, just over 2,000 applications have already appeared on the Android Market.

These figures are related to the influx of new devices running Android. Apart from Nokia and Apple, most major players in mobile telephony have recently released their Google Phone: HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, Acer, Dell, Motorola, etc.. The catalog should be enriched in early 2010 with new versions of Android, which incorporate a particular application of free navigation and advanced.

But for now, the big winner on this lucrative market (gains applications sold are shared between the developer and manufacturer) is Apple and its iPhone. The U.S. firm has more than 100,000 applications in its App Store, a large number of video games and practical applications (transport, travel, weather, etc..).

Google Street View: World Heritage mouse click away

Historical Center of Prague, Czech Republic, the old city of Caceres in Spain, Stonehenge in the United Kingdom, the Seine in Paris or the archaeological site of Pompeii … are nearly 18 sites classified by UNESCO as one can virtually visit very soon, thanks to Google Street View.

An agreement between giants
18 sites of outstanding universal value on the 890 inscribed on World Heritage List of UNESCO will therefore now be accessible through a partnership signed between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Google Street View, Google Earth and Maps. Virtual tours are available on Google UNESCO

Every angle
By its functions zoom, rotate 360 ° and travel, Google Street View will allow to visit the unique natural and cultural sites selected. The images filmed by cameras installed on vehicles or tricycles (in places difficult of access) will then be mounted on the background images by satellite. It is work that takes place over several months.

At the heart of the monument
Generally, invaded by tourists, many remarkable places only partly reveal their charms. With Google Street View, these monuments can be visited virtually very privileged. For Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova: “This partnership with Google allows … to raise awareness and encourage participation in the preservation of these treasures.”

Other sites more difficult to access (in South Africa, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the Netherlands) should soon be photographed at the request of UNESCO.

New Google applications

On 20 November, Google has posted on his blog a list of improvements to Google Apps since last 2 weeks for individuals and businesses.

New icons and new sites

The applications allow Gmail already know who was connected, inactive or unavailable through icons green, orange or red. But hard to tell who is logged on his computer when more and more users connect from their mobile device. A new icon appeared robot and helps to determine which contacts are connected from an Android phone. The green icon shaped flask up G mail can enable this option.
The models for Google sites have been launched and the gallery provides examples of sites that the user can copy and customize. It can also offer its own creations of sites that are accessible only within his company.

Other news

More storage space for emails and photos at a reduced cost (20 GB for $ 5 per year), and an update for Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook. And now, employees can synchronize multiple calendars between Outlook and Google Apps, and view the availability of those are still on Outlook.

Google is testing a new interface

The famous search engine is currently testing a new interface for its homepage, more refined. The opportunity to integrate the default sorting of results by date.

Google is testing a new design for its homepage, more refined, without buttons or links.
The opportunity to integrate by default the function of sorting search results by date. We can thus choose to filter the results by date on how Google News: Recent Results from an hour for 24 hours last week for a year, or custom. The results page also hosts a sidebar to access the results by categories (images, videos, news, blogs, etc..).
It remains to know when this new design will be online for Internet users.