Archive : Google

As the eBooks war is heating up and everybody wants to take a chunk of it, Barnes & Noble has released its Android ereader app, promising synchronization with existing ebook download libraries and the ability to access the retailers more than 1 million titles direct from your Android smartphone. “NOOK for Android” is a free download for Android 1.6 phones or above, and supports various [...]

It was just six months back when Google launched its online phone store carrying Nexus One with locked as well as unlocked version. The audacious experiment it represented was a radical break from the existing model of how consumers buy phones. It failed; we don’t want a radical break. However, Nexus One smartphone will still be available for a subsidized fee via cellphone carrier T-Mobile. From [...]

Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) which has had a tremendous success worldwide is now available in US at AT&T store near you. The phone was set to be launched in US on Sunday, July 18, 2010 but according to some sources and AT&T stores the handset is available now. Even Amazon allows you to buy the phone in certain zip codes. The phone is the latest handset from Samsung based on Android Platform [...]

As Anybody would have guessed, new Android powered phone Droid X on Verizon wireless was sold out today after its launch. Well, that was fast. Despite stating earlier this week that there would be no Motorola Droid X shortages, Verizon Wireless has managed to sell its first batch of Droid X units online. The company has updated the Motorola Droid X page to reflect the temporary unavailability of the [...]

There’s a big hush about it all but Google is staying silent. They’ve tried in the past to do it but it just hasn’t worked. Yes, we are talking about “Google Me” service which at this point seems to be a biggest threat to facebook if launched soon. This time Google really wanted to move slowly and steadly in social space after some serious mistakes it has made with Google Buzz. Paul [...]

Its been a close to one year since Bing was launched. At a Bing Search Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft Senior Vice President Satya Nadella said that he was pleased with the 5% market share that Bing has managed to grab Nadella also accepted that they are still a low share player in this market. Microsoft executives also mentioned about working on a search application for Android platform. After [...]

Today, Google announced a new tool that lets you (non-geeky users) to develop an application for Android-powered phones with just a few clicks. The web based tool claims to let users create working android applications by connecting pre-defined blocks and setting basic properties. It uses drag & drop manner to let users create simple forms, buttons and add sounds and movies. According to the NYTimes, [...]

Google is definitely not leaving any stone unturned in taking a big pie from Social Media competitors like Facebook or Twitter. Recently, Google is reportedly working on partnering with Zynga the largest online gaming community on Facebook. According to some sources various analysts and engineers within the organization have been exploring various ways to integrate games within Google’s existing [...]

You all have been carving to beautify you email signature in the beloved gmail id. At last Google has announced one of widely requested feature which now allows you to create your email signature with all images including the logos of your company if required. You can change the signature by following these simple steps. 1. Login to your gmail account. 2. Click on the settings on the top right hand [...]

Trillian, a successful, all in one instant messaging service/application is all set to launch its application for fastest growing Android mobile platform. Cerulean Studios, the company who owns Trillian officially announced in its blog about soon to be launched Android app for triallian. They also mentioned that the beta release for the app may only be few weeks away. Trillian for Android will include [...]