Google Docs Update In The Works?
Posted on July 28th, 2010 | 0 CommentsIs Google working on a new version of Google Docs; or one of the other applications in the Apps suite like Spreadsheets, Presentations, etc.? Chances are that it is. Several users had recently noticed a new icon in one of the official Google Docs demo released recently. The observation soon spread like wildfire with users [...]
Google Music Launch By End Of Year
Posted on July 27th, 2010 | 0 CommentsThe next wave of competition between the tech giants – Apple, Google and Microsoft appears to be in the area of personal entertainment. Online music streaming and downloads is very important in the scheme of things for these companies and is a segment where Apple holds a significant head start over others with their iTunes [...]
Google Editions Cloud-Based Digital eBook Library In The Works
Posted on July 21st, 2010 | 0 CommentsThe Atlantic is reporting that Google is working towards launching their browser based eReader – Google Editions by the end of summer. The product, which could potentially be the company’s marquee launch this year was earlier expected to launch in June of this year. The company is reportedly in conversation with several independent book publishers [...]
Google Dictionary Now Available As OneBox
Posted on July 19th, 2010 | 0 CommentsIn December last year, Google ended its long-time partnership with Answers.com to create its own Dictionary page. Consequently, users who searched for words or phrases were shown a ‘Definition’ link that took them to a Google definition page instead of Answers.com More recently though, the company redesigned the search page layout that saw the definition [...]
Google Nexus One Wi-Fi Disconnecting Frequently?
Posted on July 15th, 2010 | 4 CommentsClose to seven months after the Google Nexus One was launched to the public, we have learned what several users have been experiencing for a long time – certain Nexus One handsets appear to have issues with Wi-Fi connectivity. According to users who have posted on the Google forums, the Wi-Fi stops working when they [...]
Get FM Radio On Google Nexus One With Latest Kernel
Posted on July 14th, 2010 | 0 CommentsYou may probably know this already. Google Nexus One and HTC Desire sport the same processor chip from Broadcom. However, while the latter seamlessly lets users play FM radio on their smartphone, Nexus One users have hitherto remained unlucky. According to reports, that could change soon. Google developer community member intersectRaven from the XDA Developers [...]
How To Develop Android Apps For Free?
Posted on July 12th, 2010 | 0 CommentsGoogle has just announced that the Android market place now contains more than 100,000 apps. That’s a far cry from the over 230,000 apps that are available on the iPhone App Store. In a bid to take on competition, Google has now introduced what could be a really powerful click-and-drag interface that could allow common [...]
Google TV Will Be A Set-Top Box And A NetTop
Posted on July 6th, 2010 | 0 CommentsA lot has been discussed about the upcoming Google TV. Several companies including Logitech, Intel, Sony and Google are learned to be working on this new set-top box that will take Google to the television and media entertainment space. However, it appears that Google TV is not going to work merely as a set top [...]
Google Voice Desktop Client In The Works?
Posted on July 6th, 2010 | 1 CommentLast November, Google acquired a VoIP solutions company called Gizmo5. The acquisition seen as the way forward for the telephony service offered on Google Voice. Of late, there are speculations that Google may use the technology acquired from Gizmo5 to launch a desktop version of Google Voice enhanced with VoIP capabilities. Hitherto, the assumption has [...]
Google Music To Be Available On Android 3.0
Posted on July 5th, 2010 | 0 CommentsGoogle’s next generation mobile operating system – the Android 3.0 also codenamed Gingerbread could be bringing the much touted cloud-based online music streaming service – Google Music to users. This is not a speculation, but was confirmed by Android product manager, Gaurav Jain, in an interview to Israeli newspaper Calcalist. Cloud based music streaming service [...]