Goodbye to Google Labs: Best Projects of the Decade

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Google recently announced that it is folding up shop on its experimental app-development wing, Google Labs. As it rides into the sunset, Google Labs can rest assured that it created some great stuff. Without Google Labs, there'd be no Gmail, no Google Maps, no Google Goggles, or no Google Earth. And that's not all. Take a look back on almost 10 years of Google Labs projects, and cry a dramatic solitary tear as you bid the Labs adieu. --Senior Editor Tim Moynihan Top Story Best of Google Labs: A Retrospective As Google shuts down Google Labs, we look back at the many innovations the effort brought us, including Gmail, Google Goggles, Google Earth, and Google Maps, among others. Top Tweets From @PCWPluggedIn Run a small business from your smartphone Haven't bookies been doing this for years? Android phones help poor farmers in Uganda We're thinking metal plows to replace their wooden ones might help even more. 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