Archive for December, 2005

Google Transit

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

Google launches another extention to its Google Local mapping software. Google Transit.

Google launched a beta version of the new Google Transit. It is basically a city transit trip planner. Currently in beta form, Portland Oregon is the only participating transit authority listed.
With the new Google Transit, you can choose the current time and date, or […]

Stanford earns $336 million from Google stock

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Stanford University and Google have always had a close relationship, and now there is a clearer value on it: $336 million, the amount the university made from selling its Google stock.

Stanford received the stock, 1.8 million shares, in exchange for giving the Mountain View company the right to use its key Internet search technology, which […]

Gmail Virus Scanning

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Google Gmail webmail now has virus scanning. You basically get an automatic check-up every time you open or send a message with an attachment.

Whever you open a message with an attachment in Google Gmail webmail, the Google system will automatically run a virus scan to ensure your machine will not be infected with a virus.
If […]