Google's latest innovation has seen them file a patent to house their data centers offshore where they will harness wave power to generate electricity and cool their servers! All very honourable, but there is also a great business case, as taking to the sea will mean that the company can avoid property tax.
Yesterday saw the first beta release of Google's new internet browser Google Chrome.
Being a Google product, it is naturally packed to the brim with new technology with an interface that makes it effortless to use.
Head over to the website and download it now. (Currently Windows XP/Vista only)
Google have recently launched Google App Engine.
"Google App Engine enables you to build web applications on the same scalable systems that power Google applications."
I haven't as yet seen anything in their preview gallery that interests me, but I'm keen to see what people can create using this system and where it ends up going.
I'm currently reading "The Google Story" by David A. Vise
At the back of the book is a copy of the 'Google Labs Aptitude Test' used to assess potential new developers at Google. Here is a sample of the questions...
