Google announced on Tuesday a new type of website indexing called Caffeine which will bring in 50% more “fresher” results than the current indexing system in use by allowing the user to view posted content from blogs, forums, and some social networking sites much quicker.
Google doesn’t say whether the new indexing system is currently in full effect, just that it’s completed and ready – I guess only time will tell.
From Google:
Our old index had several layers, some of which were refreshed at a faster rate than others; the main layer would update …

Google announced Tuesday that they have improved features within GMail to allow users to better interact with the video and audio communication features.
Video chat, voice chat, and group chat have all been available for some time within Gmail, but they’ve been curiously tucked away. Getting them up and running required fidgeting with a little menu at the bottom of each chat window. Starting today, all of these features will be just a single click away.
If your chat buddy doesn’t have the plugin, clicking on an icon  in the chat window …

Google has announced that they will be launching a service that allows customers to browse the web and watch TV, on the TV.
Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet. Watch an overview video below, sign up for updates, and learn more about how to develop for Google TV
From the Google website it clearly states they’re already working with some of the top brands in the business, Sony, Logitech and Intel. As …

Google has announced a new API available for public use. It is currently in the Google Labs. It enables website owners to use custom fonts specified in the Google Font library on their websites using nothing but a Javascript include and a stylesheet.
Google has been working with a number of talented font designers to produce a varied collection of high quality open source fonts for the Google Font Directory. With the Google Font API, using these fonts on your web page is almost as easy as using the standard set …

Google is planning to spin out its browser-based Chrome OS “operating system” in the “late fall” of 2010, according to a Mountain View wonk.
Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web. Here you can review the project’s design docs, obtain the source code, and contribute. To learn more about the project goals, read the announcement blog post.

Designs for a tablet PC running on Google Chrome have been revealed, less than a week after the launch of Apple’s iPad.
The concept designs come from the developers behind Chromium OS – the open-source project that underpins Google Chrome and not Google itself – but they give a decent indication of how a Google Tablet might measure up against the iPad.

The designs show a variety of onscreen keyboard configurations, including the half-screen keyboard found on the iPad, a smaller keyboard docked to the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, and a …

You’ve probably not heard about this yet, but it’s likely that you’ve seen it.
Google hasn’t made any mention of the service, but the company has brought about Twitter feeds in ads.
Pretty cool concept, honestly.  Your display ad shows up, and your latest Tweet appears in it.  A viewer can choose to “Follow on Twitter”, or click any other part of the ad to be taken to your business’ page.
According to an article on Clickz, Google has declined to comment directly about the new service, but is saying that the company is …