GMail Now Supports Chat with AIM

GMail has been working with AOL to give users the possibility to chat with AIM, and that is now indeed possible in GMail Chat. On the other hand, a collaboration between Google Talk and Skype was announced some time ago, but there still are no news about a possible materialization in the IM clients.

Most Liked Operating Systems

There are a lot of legends circulating about operating system usage statistics, which are the best ones, etc. In a poll that ran for the last month on this blog, Windows and Mac OS got 45% each, and Linux got 9% for the question: "What OS do you like the most?". In an effort to renew what we know about operating systems, especially in the context of Vista, Leopard and the new Ubuntu, another poll will run the next month and it will ask this subtly different question: "What is your primary operating system?". Cast your vote too!

Google's Mobile Positioning

Google recently released a system which is designed to help Google Maps users who don't benefit from the Global Positioning System (GPS). It's called My Location, and it provides the approximate location of a mobile phone. You can find out more at Google's newly launched Mobile Blog.

Amazon Introduces E-Book Reader: Kindle

Kindle offers the possibility to buy, download and view e-books. It uses a high-resolution display technology and holds over 200 books. It also has an SD Flash card slot for expandable storage. This is a confirmation of some rumors a while ago about Amazon developing an electronic book reader.

Google SketchUp Announces Project Spectrum

Google has announced a new project called Spectrum. Its purpose is to connect people on the autism spectrum with free software and learning materials. This project features Google SketchUp.

Android - Google's Open Mobile Platform

The much anticipated Google innovation in the mobile world has finally come. This is basically an OS, and a general view on mobile devices and application development. The press release also says this:

A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders.

This alliance shares a common goal of fostering innovation on mobile devices and giving consumers a far better user experience than much of what is available on today's mobile platforms. By providing developers a new level of openness that enables them to work more collaboratively, Android will accelerate the pace at which new and compelling mobile services are made available to consumers.

Details are still likely to emerge, since there haven't been announcements on Google's official blogs, so stay tuned. Until then, you can find out more about the Open Handset Alliance.

Update: There is an official blog post. And we get an answer to the question on everybody's lips: "Where's my GPhone?" :)

Amazon Redesign

Amazon.com has redesigned it's site, mainly the header, and the sidebar menus. The remodeling is meant not only to speed things up when buying products, but also to save money, bargain deals being easier to access, as they say on the remodeling explanation page. You can also see the new stuff highlighted below:

Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta released

The recently released beta version of Yahoo Messenger 9 brings a new look, new emoticons and skins. The application is now more space efficient, by giving a lot of options for look and feel. You can watch a video tour to find out more.

Mac OS X Leopard released

Apple recently released its latest computer operating system, Mac OS X Leopard. You can view a quick presentation of the OS here. New features contain improvements to the desktop, the introduction of Time Machine, and more. A set of detailed system requirements can be found here.