jdh
May 31st, 2007, 08:43 PM
New 'Google Gears' Allows Offline Web Apps
05.31.07
By Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. said on Wednesday it had created Web software that runs both online, and offline, marking a sea change for the Internet industry by letting users work on planes, trains, spotty connections and even in the most remote locations.
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The technology, called Google Gears, would allow users of computers, phones and other devices to manipulate Web services like e-mail, online calendars or news readers whether online, intermittently connected to the Web or completely offline.
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The first Google product to feature Gears will be Google Reader, which allows consumers automatically to track updates to hundreds of Web sites. Users could connect temporarily for updates, then go offline and read up on recent Web news.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2139334,00.asp
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good for poor countries that can only barely afford cheap Linux tablet PC's
DH
05.31.07
By Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. said on Wednesday it had created Web software that runs both online, and offline, marking a sea change for the Internet industry by letting users work on planes, trains, spotty connections and even in the most remote locations.
ADVERTISEMENT
The technology, called Google Gears, would allow users of computers, phones and other devices to manipulate Web services like e-mail, online calendars or news readers whether online, intermittently connected to the Web or completely offline.
...
The first Google product to feature Gears will be Google Reader, which allows consumers automatically to track updates to hundreds of Web sites. Users could connect temporarily for updates, then go offline and read up on recent Web news.
...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2139334,00.asp
UNQUOTE
good for poor countries that can only barely afford cheap Linux tablet PC's
DH