Google Earth maps the ocean

		February 7, 2009

	Google Earth dives into the deep seas On Monday Google unveiled the latest version of Google Earth, version 5.0. The product now lets you venture underneath the Earth's oceans to see what's on the sea floor. This, combined with several layers of information from places like the BBC and National Geographic, makes it easier to learn more about the planet we live on. It's also downright cool. The update comes with a few other useful features, like updated Mars imagery, the option to view mapping from different time periods, and the capability to record what you're doing with the program to send to others. Read more  Hands on: Google Earth 5 delightful but imperfect Josh Lowensohn Associate Editor, Webware.com New on Webware.com Amazon gets into casual games Posted by Josh Lowensohn Amazon.com on Tuesday made its first foray into digital downloads for games. The new online store offers more than 600 casual titles without the need for physical media. Amazon says all the titles at launch are under either $6.99 or $9.99 with older titles leaning toward the lower end of the spectrum.  Read more  Five career sites to help you in your job search Posted by Don Reisinger If you're looking for a new career, don't waste your time with the newspaper. There are a slew of outstanding job search sites across the Web that make it easier to find the career of your dreams. Here are five prominent job search sites worth looking at.  Read more  The 'Twitter Effect': Possibilities and limits Posted by Stephen Shankland Is there a "Twitter Effect," by which the rapid spread of information through the microblogging service can crush a Web site with traffic? As I see it, the answer is yes, but it's not as simple as it might appear at first blush.  Read more  Blinkx adds couch potato mode Posted by Rafe Needleman Want to sit back, relax, and watch comedic cat videos? Blinkx, an online video search engine, wants to help you unleash your inner couch potato. The British company is redesigning its Web site by adding three new buttons: "Entertain Me," "Inform Me," and "Give Me My Own Channel." The idea is to help people get different classes of videos--entertaining videos, news, and videos related to what they've sought before--without having to explicitly search for it.  Read more  Google Latitude keeps tabs on friends' locations Posted by Stephen Shankland Just because the Internet has broken down geographic barriers, don't assume that Google doesn't care about geography. This week the company released software called Latitude that lets mobile phone users share their location with close contacts. Google hopes it will help people find each other while out and about and to keep track of loved ones.  Read more  Web mail productivity Gmail gives users 'Multiple Inboxes' Posted by Steven Musil Late Thursday, Google unveiled a new Gmail Labs feature that allows users to have more than one in-box in their default Gmail view. The new feature--called Multiple Inboxes--allows users to have multiple viewing panes open simultaneously without having to open another browser window. The upgrade gives users a quick view at important labels, as well as saved searches.  Read more  Zemanta helps you write e-mails Posted by Josh Lowensohn Zemanta, a very useful utility that makes blog posts easier to write, is now setting its sights on Web e-mail. Its browser plug-in, which works with both Firefox and Internet Explorer, has been updated to do the same thing in both Gmail and Yahoo's Web mail.  Read more    Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More Webware  Webware RSS feed  The Webware 100  About Webware.com
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