Daily Dispatch: Safari offers streamlined reader mode; Google Caffeine speeds search indexing

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Safari Reader for News Articles (Google Operating System)

..."Safari Reader removes annoying ads and other visual distractions from online articles. So you get the whole story and nothing but the story. It works like this: As you browse the web, Safari detects if you're on a web page with an article. Click the Reader icon in the Smart Address Field, and the article appears instantly in one continuous, clutter-free view. You see every page of the article — whether two or twenty. Onscreen controls let you email, print, and zoom."

Google's Search Indexing, Now Fully Caffeinated (ReadWriteWeb)

...To refresh the old system Google re-analyzed the entirety of its cache. This created a lag in the results. With Caffeine, they say, they now analyze the web continuously in small portions, updating the search index as they go.

Twitter To Take More Control Over Link Shortening (paidContent.org)

Twitter will soon automatically shorten all links shared on its service—a move that may once again pit it against startups that have built their business around the site.

Lomography's Spinner Camera Shoots 360 Panoramic Photos on Film (GIZMODO)

Pull the trigger-cord, and away the panoramic photos snap, with the camera spinning on its axis. It's one of the coolest (and cheapest) ways to shoot 360-degree photos, and as it's from Lomography the saturated colors and effects are guaranteed.

Google Maps Navigation comes to Canada and mainland Europe, remains free as a bird (engadget)

...Googleites in Canada and most of mainland Europe will now be able to hear their Android (version 1.6 and above) giving them voice directions, and as an extra bonus, some nations are also seeing voice search activated, with Canada and German-speaking countries among them.