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There are no apps just yet, but Google’s Chrome browser is now reportedly updated to support the impending Web Store launch. Version 8.0.552.215 — just call it ‘8,’ for short — also provides a built-in PDF viewer and over 800 claimed bug fixes. Download’s a no-brainer if you’re rocking the current stable release. And if you look at the code close enough, you might spot a Chrome OS release date. Okay, no, not really.

Chrome 8 released: web app support and built-in PDF viewer are a go originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on April 02, 2007 by CyberNet.

There are all kinds of alternatives popping up for managing RSS feeds in an effecient, and easy-to-use way. One that you probably haven’t tried is called Anothr and it will send feed updates directly to your Google Talk or Skype instant messenger.

I was actually surprised at how easy the service was to use, and actually kind of fun. For Google Talk, all I had to do was add anothr@gmail.com to my list of friends in Google Talk and I was almost instantly able to start “chatting” with the bot. It made me feel like I was using a command-line RSS reader which is essentially what it is, and from it you can add/remove feeds, import OPML files, and set intervals for which you want to be notified. If you ever forget the commands, just type a question mark (?) in a message to the Anothr bot and it will let you know what commands you can use.

Using the command line to manage your subscriptions could get pretty tedious, and for that reason they also let you manage them via a web-based interface. The URL needed to manage your subscriptions from a website can be found by typing in the question mark (?) in a message to the Anothr bot.

So, what does it look like then when you’re using Anothr? Here is a screenshot from the notification message that Google Talk shows:

And here is what the actual article looks like…you’ll notice that they trim it down to just a summary and remove all images:

This obviously isn’t a great way to manage hundreds of feeds, but if you have a few favorites (like ours ) that you really want to keep on top of then this should work great for you. Some feed reader applications already offer a notifier so this may not be extremely necessary, but this makes use of a program that you probably already have installed.

There is no registration necessary…to get started just send a message to anothr@gmail.com and you should quickly receive a reply. Visit the Anothr homepage for more information.

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Google doodles go mobile at long last originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Logitech, Google TV enlist Kevin Bacon (and his biggest fan) for a new ad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you were going to make a “mini” version of something else you’d probably want it to be significantly smaller. However, this “i9000 Mini” smartphone, cheekily adorned with both Samsung and Galaxy S branding, isn’t any more svelte than the phone it is most certainly trying to be. If our eyes don’t deceive us it’s even fatter, though the capacitive touchscreen is indeed a half-inch smaller, down to 3.5-inches, and rather than being wide VGA it is instead half VGA — doing with a measly 320 x 480 pixels. And no, it sure isn’t AMOLED. Other specs include a five megapixel camera, 512MB of ROM and RAM, and dual SIM support. Roll with this 1,480 yuan (about $200) phone and you’ll be rolling with Android 2.1, but the manufacturers promise it’ll be updated to 2.2 in just a few weeks. If you can’t trust a company that steals another company’s design, logo, and trademarks, who can you trust?

Keepin’ it real fake: Mini Galaxy S gazes meaningfully skyward next to a mini grand piano originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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