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Force Android RC 30 update on your T-Mobile G1 and keep root access! This is starting to turn into a cat-and-mouse game akin to the the back-and-forths we’ve seen between Apple and the iPhone jailbreak underground community. This war has the underground scene always looking for new security exploits that will allow them to gain [...]

Google released its 2008 Zeitgeist list of the most popular search terms for the year. Unlike Yahoo’s 2008 list of top search terms, Google looks at the fastest-rising searches of the year. That makes for a slightly more interesting list.

Google’s web browser made portable! This is the portable version of Google Chrome, called Chromium. All you have to do is unpack and run and all program settings are saved in ”Chrome” folder while user settings go in “Profile” folder.

Google Chrome Portable Now With Auto-Downloading Action and Wrist Laser! (Update 0.4.154.29) That last bit is a lie, sorry. But it really does download Chrome from Google’s servers so you don’t have to have a local install.

Google’s beloved web-based email client has always been ripe for third-party design customization, but now Gmail is officially riding the interface customization train by offering 30-some new themes to spice up your inbox.

Mount Gmail account as a remote disk drive with free utility Gmail Drive Config. It works with Gmail Drive. Yes, it’s all very experimental, and Google could probably make it all go poof with a few keystrokes from some command line prompt in Mountain View.

Android isn’t the “Google Phone” or “GPhone.” It’s a (mostly) free and open-source mobile operating system that’s made to run on all kinds of cell phones, and allow nearly anyone who can program in Java to create and distribute applications for it.

Instead of laying off techies who directly help users, the best place to cut IT organizations is at the top. One of the great problems in IT management, is that the big bosses typically haven’t a clue what is happening, what needs to happen, and what it all should cost.

You can now sync your Google Calendar with virtually any popular desktop calendar for free. Not only can you enjoy your favorite desktop calendar software and still get the benefit of the web interface, but you can also sync any desktop calendar with any other across platforms using GCal as a go-between. Let’s take a [...]

AOL wants you to check your Gmail and see what your Facebook friends are up to – the company just prefers you do these things from its site. In an effort to increase user loyalty and bring more visitors to AOL.com, AOL is taking a step in a new direction by adding outside content, including [...]