http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Google is expected to release its Extensions Gallery for general users of the new Chrome browser this week, possibly at the Add-On Conference on browser extensions to be held on December 11, 2009. Google is a platinum sponsor of the conference. An extensions site was unveiled a couple of weeks ago, but only for the use of developers. http://www.physorg.com/news179392670.html Technology Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:18:33 EST news179392670 Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service. http://www.physorg.com/news179117208.html Technology Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:55:44 EST news179117208 Google, under fire from Rupert Murdoch and some other newspaper owners, said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine. http://www.physorg.com/news178909169.html Technology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:48:47 EST news178909169 (AP) -- Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the First Lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site. http://www.physorg.com/news178313560.html Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:10:02 EST news178313560 Experian Hitwise reported that Bing and Yahoo! online search engines lost ground in the United States in September while Google inched ahead slightly. http://www.physorg.com/news174111857.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:01 EST news174111857 (AP) -- Japan is one of the world's most Internet-savvy nations - except when it comes to politics. Decades-old rules have effectively banned campaigning on the Web. http://www.physorg.com/news170573659.html Technology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:50:01 EST news170573659 (AP) -- Do you use your kids' names? Your pet's? Your favorite color? We all use some dumb passwords that are too easy to guess. http://www.physorg.com/news169304379.html Technology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:00:16 EST news169304379 (AP) -- In hindsight, it seems so obvious. We look back at the creepy online ramblings of a tortured soul like George Sodini and realize we should have known all along of the horrors to come. http://www.physorg.com/news168765542.html Technology Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:19:20 EST news168765542 Microsoft released a security patch on Tuesday aimed at preventing hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in its Web browser, Internet Explorer. http://www.physorg.com/news168071508.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:32:24 EST news168071508 Twitter is wooing businesses with a "Twitter 101" online course in how the hot microblogging service can be used to boost bottom lines. http://www.physorg.com/news167721196.html Technology Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:50:01 EST news167721196 Google, already the king of Internet search, rolled out an experimental new search product on Wednesday called "Google Squared." http://www.physorg.com/news163310827.html Technology Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:07:41 EST news163310827 How do you tell if a website you are browsing is a showing you a personal web page expressing the opinions of an individual or the marketing speak of a commercial site in disguise? Information engineers in India and Japan believe they have found an automatic way to discriminate between personal web pages and commercial pages designed to fool consumers. http://www.physorg.com/news162132812.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 13:54:00 EST news162132812 A new approach to analyzing social networks, reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Services Sciences, could help homeland security find the covert connections between the people behind terrorist attacks. The approach involves revealing the nodes that act as hubs in a terrorist network and tracing back to individual planners and perpetrators. http://www.physorg.com/news160656753.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 11:53:03 EST news160656753 (AP) -- Second Life is getting a little less steamy for people who want to use the virtual world for a myriad of PG-rated experiences, such as taking classes, prototyping buildings or designing virtual goods. http://www.physorg.com/news159598904.html Technology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:02:23 EST news159598904 Digg is reasserting itself as the social bookmarking site with pizazz, buzz and connections. Within the past weeks, Digg's Daniel Burka, formally apologized to users announcing,"Digg has 99.987% less suck, followed with the announcement of a new DiggBar and cut short its exclusive advertising partnership with Microsoft. Digg apparently likes 1,2,3 approaches to problem solving. http://www.physorg.com/news159517319.html Technology Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:22:34 EST news159517319 (PhysOrg.com) -- On April 1, Google announced the launch of Google Chrome with 3D. The next day, the Google blog announced (for those who didn't catch on) that it was an April Fool's joke. But still, for the brief time the effect was available on Google Chrome, it was pretty cool. http://www.physorg.com/news158050415.html Technology Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:53:59 EST news158050415 (AP) -- Google will use the information it collects on people's Web surfing habits to show more ads tailored to their individual interests. http://www.physorg.com/news156001418.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:49:38 EST news156001418 Like most everyone these days, when you need to search the Internet for just about anything, you use Google. Let's face it. Google is the undisputed champion when it comes to Internet searching. It's become so mainstream that the name itself has become synonymous with searching the Internet. It's actually listed as a verb in some dictionaries. "I Googled it" or "I Googled him" means you went online and searched for information relevant to that item or person. http://www.physorg.com/news150573286.html Technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:54:46 EST news150573286