Beijing 2008 is currently the biggest buzz around the globe. Google has a few tools up it’s sleeve to help keep you updated on everything Beijing 2008.

You might have already discovered is that Google changing it’s doodle everyday since the start of Beijing 2008. The doodles are also reflected in all Google Mobile services.

Google Mobile provides quick access right from your mobile devices. You get access to latest medal counts and all the latest news relating to Beijing 2008.

Google Mobile

Another tool provided by Google is the Google Beijing 2008 widget for iGoogle. It keeps you updated on the latest medals counts, events schedules and news right from your browser. Install the widget.

Google maps has not been spared too. Every venue is mapped and best of all, a full 3D tour of the venue is also provided through Google Earth. Check it out.

Enjoy your Olympics with Google

Source: Google Summer Games 2008

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A spanking new release of Google Earth is out. The latest 4.3 release comes with Photo Realistic 3D modeling for buildings, “Swoop navigation” for an improved navigation experience, “Light and shadow” to catch sunrise and sunset from anywhere and finally the popular “Street View” which was previously a Google Maps only feature.

Now something to excite Linux users, Google Earth is now available for Linux. Not on WINE as but as a native application based on Qt and openGL. I’m yet to try it but for those who have I have heard nothing but good reviews with some minor glitches.

However Google Earth for Linux currently only supports the i386 architecture and seems to only work with 32bit processors.

The embedded video speaks for itself.

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