Google tests Web-based spreadsheet
Google Inc. is going back to the future by reinventing the spreadsheet as a Web-based application, seeking a simpler on-ramp for consumers to input data into databases, the company said on Monday.

The Web search leader started a limited trial on Tuesday of the classic software application defined by its grid of rows and columns and simple calculating capabilities that allow users to enter and organise information in structured form.

Features
Create basic spreadsheets from scratch.
Upload your spreadsheet files.
Familiar desktop feel makes editing a breeze.

Choose who can access your spreadsheets.
Share documents instantly.
Edit with others in real time.

Edit from anywhere.
Never lose your work.
Easily save and export copies.

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With Google Trends, you can compare the world’s interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they’ve been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often.

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The Web Word Processor…that’s now part of Google.

• Share documents instantly & collaborate real-time.
Pick exactly who can access your documents.

• Edit your documents from anywhere.
Nothing to download — your browser is all you need.

• Store your documents securely online.
Offsite storage plus data backup every 10 seconds.

• Easy to use.
Clean, uncluttered screens with a familiar, desktop feel.

On the lookout for talent, Google said Tuesday that it is holding its first European code jam.

Registration for the competition, in which programmers compete online to solve programming problems, starts Tuesday and ends May 23. A May 23 qualification round will whittle the number of participants to 500. Rounds one and two will reduce the number of competitors to the top 50, who compete in the final round on June 29. Google will send the 50 finalists to Dublin for the weekend for the competition.

All finalists receive cash prizes, with the first winner receiving 2,500 euros (US$3,100). Google will hand out a total of 30,000 euros to the top 50 contestants.

Competitors must be legal residents of Europe, Africa or the Middle East.

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Windows Live Academic Search scours the Web for journal articles, academic papers, and notes and slides from scholarly conferences.

Microsoft may be lagging in the search market, but give its engineers credit for moving fast to catch up.

The software company launched a new search engine for academic journals last week, and while it’s yet another example of Microsoft trailing Google in online software (digital maps and desktop searches also come to mind), Microsoft is showing what looks like a new willingness to take some chances and loosen up its release schedules.

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