A personal portal from Google. Introduced in 2005 as the Google "Personalized Home Page," the name was changed to iGoogle in 2007. iGoogle supports gadgets (mini applications) that provide customized news, calendar, games, quotes and numerous other functions. See personal portal.
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Android: It's not about Sex, Excitement, or Cool
- Android: It's not about Sex, Excitement, or CoolNo compromise between features and designWhy would users have to choose between great features and beautiful, sex-appealing devices ?It's up to Google and its partners to ensure that their customers never have to face this kind of choices.Like you said, they might have...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
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- Blog posts 2008-09-13
- My Windows 7 wish list
- My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...
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- New version of Gmail iGoogle gadget
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- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- New version of Gmail iGoogle gadget
- Google just released a new version of the Gmail iGoogle gadget that, for the most part, is a fully functioning interface for your Gmail. You can do everything from read, delete, mark as spam, and compose messages right from your homepage. It's remarkably good, and a lot faster...
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Google launches new iGoogle and artist themes
- Google launches new iGoogle and artist themesNot live for all yetDoesn't look like it's live for me yet, but I'll keep checking. The "artiest" themes are actually "ARTIST" themes, and these have been out for at least a month. :)RE: Google launches new iGoogle and artist themesI've had this...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- News to know: Oracle's Q4; Bill Gates' last day; Sticking with XP
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- Blog posts 2008-06-26
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- It looks like Google just launched the new version of iGoogle that developers have had access to in the sandbox for a while now. The new version is great -- and it gives developers a lot more flexibility when creating their gadgets because now it's possible to make a...
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
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- Blog posts 2008-06-02
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- Google's obfuscation on privacy
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- Blog posts 2008-05-27
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-25
- Tipster says Gmail to get themes
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- Blog posts 2008-05-18
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
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- Google may be using its properties--iGoogle, Gmail and Apps--to step up its behavioral ad efforts. That's the conclusion from Piper Jaffray Gene Munster who tracks 400 searches on Google and Yahoo each month. Munster defines a behavioral ad as one that pertains to a past query. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
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- Software downloads 2008-05-09
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
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