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Google Video Chat In Linux , Long wait to end soon! July 11, 2009

Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, linux.
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Lastly, thanks to everyone who has written in asking about support for Linux. We’ve had to rewrite a key piece of technology, so this has taken some time. However, the results will be worth the wait.

This is what Justin Uberti (Tech Lead, Google) wrote on his blog on 30th of June.  Looks like google is finally listening to linux enthusiasts.

Google Gears in Firefox 3.5 July 7, 2009

Posted by Sayantan in Ubuntu, browser, firefox, linux, open source.
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For those who have been eagerly waiting for a new updated release for google gears to work with firefox 3.5 in windows , linux and macs, i have a good news for u guys.

Geza Kovacs , developer, has developed some custom versions of google gears to work with firefox 3.5. Go here for downloads

For me, the new gears works very well with gmail offline and wordpress. I am using ubuntu 9.04 with ff3.5. See the screenshots below.Screenshot-1

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