Handwrite, a new way to search on Google

Published on Jul 26, 2012 by Google

Introducing Handwrite, a fun and easy new way to search Google from your smartphone or tablet.

To enable Handwrite, visit www.google.com on your smartphone or tablet, click 'Settings,' found at the bottom of the page, and then enable Handwrite. This feature is currently available in 27 languages.

Learn more at g.co/handwrite.

Balloon Fiesta in Bristol | Euromaxx

Published on Aug 13, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

Now in its 34th year, Bristol's annual hot air balloon festival attracts around half a million people. They are there to watch as many as 100 of the dirigibles take to the skies at once.
Read more on http://www.dw.de/dw/episode/0,,16107669,00.html

Olympic flag Arrives in Rio

Published on Aug 14, 2012 by IBTimesUK

For us the 2012 Olympics party is over. And today it was Rio's turn as the Olympic flag arrived in Rio de Janeiro, to mark the official start of the city's preparations to host the summer Games in 2016.
City mayor Eduardo Paes and the President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman stepped from the plane proudly waving the flag. It will continue to the capital Brasilia for a ceremony with President Dilma Rousseff. It will then tour Rio's notorious slums and some areas in the city's poor outskirts.
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