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The integration between Mingle project management tool and Google Wave has been demonstrated by ThoughtWorks Studios, a software development startup, at Enterprise 2.0 Conference two days ago. This effort is believed to offer improvement in IT collaboration and software development productivity. According to Gregory D’Alesandre, product manager, Google Wave, the integration proving that Wave is able to enhance productivity by enabling a new level of collaboration between enterprise software developers and the end customers using these services.

Finally the online tool for creating building for Google Earth open to the masses, the Google Building Maker. Currently you can choose a building in any of about 50 cities and construct a model of it using aerial photos and simple 3D shapes. This tool allows us to collaborate and create an accurate three-dimensional model of every building on Earth.

Todays the penetration of mobile phones has outranked the fixed-line phone in most countries. Unlike mobile phone which is used as personal device, one fixed-line telephone usually serves a whole household, that’s why the penetration of mobile phone is getting stronger and stronger despite the fixed-line usually cost less than cellular lines and provide better voice quality. According to the ITU’s statistic, by the end of 2007, almost one out of two people had a mobile phone. In Europe, penetration has surpassed the 100% mark. More than one out of 4 African and one out of 3 Asian have a mobile phone. A high level of competition and a decrease in prices have been able to reduce the digital divide in mobile phone, significantly.

Just like iGoogle, now Google Chrome browser gets artist themes to make your browsing experience more personal and colorful. Currently there a hundred Artist Themes crafted by leading artists, architects, musicians, illustrators, filmmakers and fashion and interior designers from around the globe.

I have seen funny pictures like these several times on Facebook and Friendster, and it attracts me and other people to give comments on it. Do you want to tweak your photos too? It’s easy, just go to en.picjoke.com then choose any theme or suitable effects, upload your photos, and voila your funny pictures are ready in seconds, next go to your Facebook account and show your works to all of your friends. There are many photo effects to choose, and even there are new effects available everyday, what a fun and fresh.

LG recently introduced their new smartphone user interface, called S-Class: one of the nicest smartphone experiences around. If you want to experience the emulator, play the 3D game or download the 3D widget go to http://sclassui.lgmobile.com.

To benefit the embedded-GPS chip on selected netbook such as Dell Mini 10 or Mio Litepad N890, Navmii releases its new GPS navigation system for it. The system works both on Windows XP and Vista and will cost you £46. Highlights: voice guidance, day/night mode, 2D/3D option. It’s also reported the similar system will be ported to iPhone as well.

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Finally the Google OS is confirmed by Google after the rumor always denied by the company, fiuh. The new OS was announced yesterday as a new project that’s a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System. The OS will be open-source-ed later this year and is aimed for netbooks as well as full-size desktop.

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