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Google Gives Select Few a Taste of Wave

New communication tool isn't 'ready for primetime' yet

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2009 2:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – A hundred thousand lucky beta testers today got their hands on the much-hyped “Google Wave,” a communication app that Google’s calling “what email would look like if it were designed today.” Wave operates a little like a cross between email,... Read full story »

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