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When I first started working at Google in 2006 I was amazed to see that the fabled 20% time really existed, and that it was up to me to decide how to use it. Being of Egyptian descent and having lived in Canada and the U.S., I became increasingly interested in Google’s international work. Based on my interests and background, I helped assemble a team of Arabic-speaking engineers and we began to spend 20% of our time on developing Arabic-language products. Over time this has become a more formal effort, so I’m really happy to tell you that today we’re stepping up our commitment to users in the Middle East by hiring full-time engineers familiar with the Arabic language and its engineering challenges.

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High-powered search for Arabic-speaking engineers

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Of the many important stewardship qualities, I believe there are certain foundational pillars that bring strength, wealth, balance, and permanence to individualdship ..

Last night, Republican candidate John McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama met at New York’s Hofstra University for the last 2008 U.S. presidential debate. CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer moderated the format of two-minute candidate answers followed by five minutes of discussion. This format gave Senators Obama and McCain more time to debate each individual issue — and gave viewers more time to search Google for information than they did for either for their previous debate or the vice presidential debate.

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Search findings from the third presidential debate

It can be helpful to get an example of how something works in order to understand how it can work for you. Here is a story about John and how the power ..

I’m an iGoogle addict. I check my news, email, stocks, feeds and weather there and sometimes even manage to squeeze in a game or two during the day. Having everything in one place is super convenient, but I often wish I could deal with all my stuff without having to leave my iGoogle page. With today’s release, I can. We’ve rolled out an updated design for iGoogle to all U.S. users, which includes full canvas views for gadget and support for full feed reading.

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What’s new with iGoogle?

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Everything and its opposite are merely two ends of the same "measuring" stick. How can we use Law of Attraction to get the end (experience) we ..

Lenovo has announced a new IdeaPad S10e netbook, a version of its recently-introduced small and light notebook computer, but this time aimed specifically at the K-12 and higher education markets. Like other netbooks—such as the ever-populating Asus Eee line, Dell’s Mini 9 and 12, and even systems like the

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Lenovo Rolls Out S10 Netbook for Education

Back in December Yahoo released a public preview version of its instant messenger program designed purely for Windows Vista, and a beta arrived in March. But now the company has announced it’s discontinued development of the program.

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No Yahoo Messenger For Vista

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If you own an iPhone or an iPod Touch, now you can get Google Earth on your set as a free application from the iPhone App Store.

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Google Earth For The iPhone