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Article: Google makes Web applications work offline; Google Gears, Reader get open source technology treatment.

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May 31, 2007
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Byline: Jon Brodkin

Google Wednesday introduced an open source technology for building Web applications that continue to work even after

a user's Internet connection is disabled.

An early version of the tool, Google Gears, was announced at an event for developers in Sydney, Australia, in the hopes that

developers will offer input that improves the open source technology. Google is also adding offline functionality to Google

Reader, a free service that provides a feed to users' favorite news sites and blogs.

After downloading the Gears browser extension, users will be able to view content in their Web browsers via ...

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