Daily Archives: May 11, 2011

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Offline Gmail Google Calendar and Google Docs Planned

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Google’s Sundar Pichai revealed that offline Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs are planned for this summer according to Techcrunch.

“All of this is a long time coming for Google. They’ve had options for going offline in the past with things like Gears, but it wasn’t perfect. And actually, Gears is no longer being supported by Google as Chrome gains many of the same features via HTML5.

Pichai also noted that there are already hundreds of apps in the Chrome Web Store with offline access. And that includes almost every game in the store. This, on top of the built-in 3G connectivity is all vital to ensure the vitality of Chromebooks”

Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/11/offline-gmail/

Google to ‘Rent’ Chrome Laptops

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Google tomorrow will announce sales of the new Chrome laptop in a $20 a month “student package” that combines both hardware and online services, writes Quentin Hardy on Frobes.

The product is almost certainly a precursor to an enterprise offering. Google Apps, an online product with features similar to Microsoft Office (word processing, spreadsheets, calendars, and other productivity software) is sold to business for $50 a year. An inexpensive Chrome laptop could be added to that for a small premium, somewhat the way mobile phones are sold below cost when tied to calling plans.

Having students try out the product — at a price cheaper than buying a laptop for school — amounts to a shakedown cruise for the eventual product. If successful, it also seeds the market for future demand, as students move into the workforce with expectations of working in cloud-based systems.

Read full article; http://blogs.forbes.com/quentinhardy/2011/05/10/google-to-announce-chrome-laptops-20month/