Google Gears, the open source browser extension – still in beta –
that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using
JavaScript APIs, might be the key to an upcoming online/offline version of
Gmail.
Google Gears specifically allows AJAX web apps to run offline without a net
connection. An open source runtime, it allows you to build offline Web
applications, so presumably the bright folks at the Googleplex are keen to
eat in their own kitchen.
Such, anyway, are the current rumors circulating round the blogosphere.
Meantime, Google Gadgets Architect Adam Sah will be delivering a session
called "Google Gadgets for the Enterprise" at AJAXWorld Conference & Expo
2007 West (23-26 September 2007) in Santa Clara, CA, at the Santa Clara
Convention Center.
AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 West - Please visit our At-A-Glance 10-Track
Schedule & Spea... (more)
September 13 being Roald Dahl's birthday (he was born September 13, 1916),
Google is celebrating today with a special celebration logo on the Google
search page featuring items and characters from Dahl's world famous
children's books.
Born 91 years ago, Dahl never experienced i-Technology as we know it today.
he died in 1990, so he never Googled himself.
But with books to his credit like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James
and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches and The BFG, his fame is every bit
as great as that of fellow Brit Sir Tim Berners-Lee. (Despite his Norwegian
... (more)
A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined
forces to announce the development of Android, calling it "the first truly
open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices." Google, T-Mobile, HTC,
Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android
through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and
mobile industry leaders.
This alliance shares a common goal of fostering innovation on mobile devices
and giving consumers a far better user experience than much of what is
available on today's mobile pla... (more)
The Android Developer Challenge will provide $10 million to developers who
build mobile applications for Android, a complete, open, and free mobile
platform. The Challenge is designed to support the developer community and
spark innovation on the Android platform by awarding cash prizes ranging from
$25,000 to $275,000 to developers whose applications are picked by a panel of
judges.
"We've built some interesting applications for Android but the best
applications are not here yet and that's because they're going to be written
by developers," said Sergey Brin, Co-founder and Presi... (more)
Project Insight has released Project Scorecard, a project scoring system that
enables companies to measure projects on how they fit into corporate goals
and objectives. With the recent economic downturn, businesses are
hard-pressed to prioritize major projects and determine whether or not they
meet company strategies. Project Insight’s Project Scorecard allows
executive teams to rank and score projects based on selected criteria in
order to ensure that profitable projects get the most attention at all times.
Project Scorecard can be as simple or complex as the company cares t... (more)
SYS-CON's Open Web News Desk tracks the constant stream of compelling technology and Open APIs being released by or catalyzed by Google and its allies.
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