Portal 2 Portrayed In Live Action

Came across this little gem via Google+ this morning. I'm a huge fan of the Portal franchise and this is a very well put together short film depicting the Portal theme. Check it out:

Googlelizing the Australian election

There is an election coming down under and the Australian offices of Google have been busy bundling Google tools into a comprehensive and extremely useful portal site. They've incorporated YouTube, Google Earth, and gadgets into a one stop shop for the undecided or the party faithful. Included below is a promo video that does a great job of explaining the features of the site, I hope this is something that Google plans to roll out to other countries! Well done.



Official Google blog post.

Microsoft unveils mobile portal

Microsoft has taken the wraps of it's new portal geared towards cellphones and other Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) 1.2 enabled devices. For now the portal, aptly named MSN Mobile, is only accessible in the United States but CBC reports that it will be available in other markets within the next 12 months. With the move, Microsoft joins Google, Yahoo!, and Apple in the race to dominate our 3rd screen.