Google Australia updated with News Digital Media gadgets

New Australian gadgets updated on iGoogle

Get the latest Australian news, business headlines, league and aussie rules results, with the latest version of iGoogle

Today Google Australia has launched new Australian gadgets on iGoogle -  Google's personalised homepage.

These gadgets will make it even easier for Australians to create a page that reflects their individual needs and interests.

News Digital Media is introducing four gadgets for iGoogle Australian users:

• news.com.au gadget collates news headlines from news.com.au, including breaking news, blogs and video content
• The Australian Business gadget keeps Australians up to date with the latest business news and market information
• LeagueCentral gadget offers the latest NRL news, analysis and results from The Daily Telegraph’s team of rugby league experts.
• SuperFooty gadget offers the latest footy and SuperCoach news as it happens Australian child care search engine

Gadgets are mini applications - picture a website within a website - that users can arrange on their iGoogle page or other websites.

The new gadgets coincide with the rollout of an updated version of iGoogle for Australia.

The main feature of the updated version is canvas view gadgets, letting users expand a gadget to access more content so users can read news, play games and watch videos in full screen, all on their personalised iGoogle page.

 "iGoogle has been one of our fastest growing products in the last two years, and it continues to increase in popularity. Hundreds of thousands of Australians are accessing quality content from around the web directly from their iGoogle page," says Rohit Dhawan, Head of Products for Google Australia.

"For local developers and content owners, this updated version of iGoogle with canvas view allows more possibilities for building rich, compelling gadgets.

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