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what it takes to make one google query

it has been revealed that a single google query consumes the processing power of 1000 machines! google‘s jeff dean, also shared some growth numbers from 1999 to 2009 and that while both search queries and processing power have gone up by a factor of 1000, latency has gone down from around 1000ms to 200ms. IT […]

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Google Latitude

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance: they make the latitudes and longitudes. –Henry David Thoreau i guess google got inspired by these words as they launched Google Latitude, a new Google Maps feature for mobile devices as well as a free app for your iGoogle. you only […]

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Google Lays off 100

the last quarter of 08 was a bombardment of IT layoffs in the Philippines. @ the start of 09 there had been news that microsoft itself will lay off 15000 of its workforce worldwide. here comes another sad news – google has announced layoffs of around 100 people – most of them from HR. —- […]

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video/voice chat in gmail!

Google has added video and voice chat to its free Gmail application. you will only need a webcam and install the browser plugin to get you started. google added that video chatting is becoming popular among both businesses and consumers. visit barry levine’s tech trends for more.

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