I just got this in my email:

Hello,

Thanks for signing up to try Google App Engine! Your account has been
activated, so you can begin building applications!

To start creating applications with Google App Engine, simply follow
this link (you may need to sign in with your (snip)@gmail.com Google Account):

http://appengine.google.com/

Thanks!
The Google App Engine Team

I can’t wait to use it. I didn’t expect the activation to be this quick though. I was expecting months
Anyways, here are some shots from the inside. Sorry, I can’t think of a good name for the app i will be making, so the screenshot is up to the second page only :

Screenshot 1
Screenshot 2

Now, you can generate charts using Google Chats API. All you have to do is to enter this in your address bar:

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=lc&chs=200x125&chd=s:helloWorld

And then you will get an image that looks like this:

As simple as that! Anyone could just generate some sort of string to be passed to the URL and then output the image directly from their web application.

Snippet from BetaNews.
Google has raised objections over Microsoft’s plans to integrate its new search engine into Internet Explorer 7, press reports indicate. The company’s concerns have even led Google to speak with the Justice Department and the European Commission.

Much like Firefox does with Google, the new version of Internet Explorer will be set up by default to send search queries to MSN Search. Google contends that this gives Microsoft an unfair advantage over its competitors.

However, questions have arisen as to whether Google has firm ground to stand on when making these claims. The company holds a commanding — and growing — lead in the search market, and is the default search engine for every major browser besides IE, including Safari, Opera and Firefox.

Additionally, according to Nielsen//Net Ratings, MSN handles only 11 percent of all Web searches, compared with Google’s 49 percent share.

These embedded search boxes are quite valuable; up to half of users’ searches start from them, Google’’s statistics claim. Additionally, Google relies on advertising revenues shown to these users, another reason why the Mountain View, Calif., search giant is raising objections.

Personally, I think Google should be afraid of IE7. I have tried it and it has some pretty niffty features — enough to make users stick to IE. So unless, Google — together with Firefox, comes up with something, Internet Explorer will still make up more than 50% of the browser market share.