"TechPoint" - The techie edge

BMW and Google have partnered based on their common vision for a network-connected world. One of the products of this collaboration is based on a simple thought. Lets say you were browsing the internet and found a restaurant at google maps that you'd like to go for dinner. You could jot it down and then take it to your navigation system and punch it in, but there are better ways. What I usually do is send an sms to my cell and then punch in to my GPS. BMW and Google have come up with a nice feature so that you can send the address to your BMW's navigation system directly from Google maps. Here's a video demo of this feature.

A guy called Paul has come with a Craigslist-GoogleMaps combo site housingmaps.com.
The site provides the Google maps view of all the listings at Craigslist for the specific city you select.
At this time the website provides the following search filtering:
1. for rent, for sale, rooms or sublets
2. City: Has over 35 US cities and includes Toronto.
3. Price Range: You cannot specify a price range, but you can pick from the pre-defined list of price ranges.

I was searching for some nature pictures and wallpapers on google images. After viewing a few I was trying to see if there is a Next button that I can click to see the next image.
All I could do was click on an image, click on another link that says full size image and then close the window and repeat the process. Looked too complex and retarded. So I tried to do some google search and ended up in this website which was hosting an application called Google Grab.
What it does is searches and displays google images like a slide show and at the same time creates a directory with the word in your search and stores those images to your hard drive. You can delete them after you view if you don't want to keep them. I think I would never do a google image search again if I want to view so many images in a short amount of time or may be if I just wanted to see larger images and not waste my time seeing thumbnails or small gifs. It also helps adult image filtering, so you can avoid porn. I am not sure how much this is effective though.
I think it's a great product! Would recommend!

Google' Gmail service celebrating its first year will now offer 2GB of
email storage. The Search Giant also announced plans for continued
increase of e-mail storage in the next few weeks.

Google after purchasing Orkut has now also has partnered with Picasa.
Picasa. Everything you need to enjoy your digital photos in a single software product:

• Auto-transfer photos from your digital camera.
• Organize and find pictures in seconds.
• Edit, print, and share photos with ease.
• Create slideshows, order prints and more!

Yahoo bought Web E-Mail Firm Oddpost, a San Francisco startup known for its innovative e-mail service. After google's gmail there has been a tough scenario for many email services in providing larger email space. Yahoo has acquired Oddpost in an aim to merge the many features of Oddpost in to Yahoo eventually trying to beat Google. As long as these corporate enemity and competition takes place, the people get to experience better technology free day by day.
Yahoo is the most popular email service that is trying to prove that gmail is not the top of the world technology.

The family of the person who created the word Googol from which Google was born is trying to sue Google for use of the name without providing any benefits to the family. The family says they do not want cash but just the opportunity to operate as insiders for the Google IPO.

95% of Google's revenue comes from their AdSense/AdWords services. Last year, the search engine made $962 million in 2003 revenue and $106 million in profits. On April 30, 2004, Google filed with SEC to offer its stock to the public. In the long filing, Google laid its financial information, as well as some of the company's key risks.