Google has created its own repositories for its linux software applications.

http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/index.html

At the moment the only software available is Picasa and Google Desktop.

The first Google Android Phone has been approved by the FCC. The HTC dream will be the first Android phone.

Today, the news broke that the HTC Dream, the first handset to run Android (aka "the Google Phone") has been approved by the FCC. In the documents provided, it appears that we have now a release date for this highly anticipated phone: November 10th, 2008.

Another challenger appears!

Read the full article at readwriteweb.com

There is an interesting article posted on downloadsquad.com titled "Google removes thousands of malware sites". Google has purged its index of suspected sites that propagate malware to anyone that unsuspectingly visits one of the sites in question.

The popular site Digg is know all over the globe, a site that allows user submissions of articles on the web. Once "Dugg" other users can vote for the articles they like, as the amount of votes rise the articles are put onto the front page of digg. Lots of sites have followed took this idea and based the their site on specific content as well as media.
Google is now providing the same type of idea, allow you to add, move or remove search results.

Just as I was about to hit the sack for the night, more gPhone rumors surfaced. This comes from F. Colton, the editor over at India Street, and a fellow who tends to do his research fairly well, in my experience. He reports this morning that Chinese mobile handset manufacturer e28 is going to be a gPhone handset manufacturer.

Read the full article at mashable.com