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New Google App Approved for iPhones

We’ve just heard from our friends at Google that their mobile app is now available in the App Store for iPhone users everywhere.

In the new version of Google Mobile, everyone’s favorite search company has redesigned their results display to show more results at one time. Also, users will be able to open web pages from search results from inside the app. Other new features are pretty impressive, too.

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Users can now customize the application by any color they choose. Users with speedy iPhone models can also choose to turn on a moving waveform for voice-activated searches. These mods are available under a “Bells and Whistles” setting for fancy gizmodgery.

And speaking of searching by voice, Google has worked out a special sort of magic for sussing out not only the language but also the accent of the speaker. “For example,” writes software engineer Alastair Tse, “if you’re Australian but live in London, you can improve the recognition accuracy by selecting Australian in the Voice Search settings.”

Google has also added such languages as Mandarin and Japanese to its list of supported languages.

For more information about the Google iPhone app, check it out at Google’s page or download it free from the App Store.

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DeepDyve: Like iTunes for Scientific Papers

It’s been years since I let my subscription to Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery lapse. I could barely afford it and, as those Shriners soon found out, I am not actually a surgeon. However, I do enjoy pouring a glass of Old Granddad, sitting down in my favorite chair, and reading up on Snapping Scapula Syndrome or the Three-Dimensional Kinematics of the Rheumatoid Wrist After Partial Arthrodesis. It does a body – and a soul – good.

Thanks to a new online market, DeepDyve, I’m never further than a click away from those relaxing and enlightening scientific papers. The site, launched today, offers full-text search of scientific articles along with 99 cent downloads and a subscription service that allows fans of Clinical Chemistry to read as many stories as they’d like.

Why is this important to me? you ask. What do I look like? A rocket surgeon? Well, there is an untapped market for scientific research. Doctors, for example, may have access to these journals at school but they rarely can afford them in their own private practices. Scientists, amateur or professional, may want to look up something important to their work and the ill and infirm may want to look up their treatment options. Because most journals are kept offline, most readers thus far have resorted to piracy either by asking for a photocopy from a friend or downloading the journals from pirate research sites. Yes, pirate research sites exist.

DeepDyve launched last year as a search company. Their specific expertise was in large string searching, allowing you to look for multiple topics in one search string. This led to work in the research space and, ultimately, the company changed into a article rental service. Articles cost 99 cents for 24 hours and an unlimited plan for $19.99 a month. A $9.99 plan allows you to access 20 articles per month for up to seven days each.

The site currently holds 30 million articles and each article is indexed and available in a free preview. You can create email and RSS alerts on specific topics and a “More Like This” feature allows you to dig deeper into a topic.

The company is based in Menlo Park and received $9 million in angel funding.

Are you a big fan of research? Leave a comment and we’ll be giving away free subscriptions to DeepDyve to 10 random readers. Now back to Spinal Injuries and the Sacral Arch and another snoot of whiskey.

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Entrepreneur Corner Roundup: The infinite to-do list and ways to avoid an ugly layoff

Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner:

5 ways to create a great mobile web site – As the number of mobile Internet users has doubled in the past year, the number of Websites that cater to that audience has failed to keep up. Steve Ives, co-founder and CEO of mobile search company Taptu Ltd, offers five ways to quickly Web-optimize your site.

The infinite to-do list – No matter how hard you work, it always feels like you’re falling behind. Sound familiar? Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear Software, talks about the never-ending parade of urgent items start-up owners face – and ways to cope with it.

White paper guidelines – less glory, more story – White papers are tremendous marketing and conversion tools, but they don’t have to read like a tech manual. Serial entrepreneur Scott Olson suggests using a narrative tone to make your company more accessible to potential clients.

Want to avoid ugly layoffs? Prune and upgrade as you go – Bloated employee rosters can drag a start-up down fast, but too many companies go into a hiring frenzy at some point in an effort to ease the workload. Will Herman, an entrepreneur who has founded or held senior roles at several tech companies, notes that the way to avoid mass layoffs down the road is to constantly trim and upgrade the workforce.

Hiring? Avoid the busy-work – (Editor’s note: This post is sponsored by oDesk.) Sifting through resumes is a pain. You may find a needle among the haystack, but generally you end up with a handful of hay. oDesk is offering 20 venture-backed startups its recruiting and screening services for free. Learn more here.

Trendspotting: Look to the horizon, not around you – Want to beat the competition? Don’t look to today’s trends – or even tomorrow’s. Think years down the road, says Michael Moe,  founding partner at ThinkEquity.

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