Google Launches Gesture Search
The ever-developing Google has announced the launch of Gesture Search, an easy and intuitive way to search for contacts, documents, music and more while on the go with Google Android.
Google Gesture Search allows users of Google Android-powered devices to search by simply drawing a letter or number on the touchscreen of their handset with a [...]
Google Delays Chinese Android Launches
Google has announced today that it will be postponing the release of Android-powered handsets from Motorola and Samsung in China. While details on why exactly this decision was made have yet to be made clear, it is likely safe to assume that there is a strong connection with the company’s recent decision to cease censoring [...]
LG Makes Strong Commitment to Android
Mobile phone manufacturer LG has made a strong commitment to the Google Android mobile operating system with the announcement that 10 of the 20 smartphones that the company plans to release in 2010 will sport Google’s popular OS.
Given LG’s historic involvement with Microsoft and its Windows Mobile operating system, the news comes as something of [...]
Google Introduces Near Me Now
Google has unveiled yet another location-based service for both Android and iPhone users; dubbed “Near Me Now,” the feature allows users quick access to nearby amenities with minimal hassle.
A small link on the Google mobile web page will now allow you to quickly locate services such as coffee shops, movie theaters, restaurants, stores and more [...]
Google Phone Press Conference Rumored
The wild leaks and rumors surrounding the Google Nexus One smartphone continue today as the latest news suggests that the company will hold an official press conference detailing the handset on January 5, 2010 in Mountain View, California.
An apparently legitimate press invitation surfaced on Engadget today, detailing a “Google Android” press conference. Given the hype [...]
Blackberry Gets Google Maps for Mobile 3.2
Google has released Google Maps for Mobile version 3.2 for Blackberry devices, available today from m.google.com/maps.
Blackberry owners have been waiting months for the release with both Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 devices having received the update, which includes the new Layers feature, last July. The Layers feature, designed by Google Labs, offers several layers of [...]
Dell Working on Android Smartphone
According to newspaper reports released earlier this week, PC giant Dell is working on a smartphone that will be powered by the Google Android mobile operating system. Apparently aimed at AT&T and the American market, Dell has said the handset could be ready as early as Q1 2010.
While representatives of both Dell and Google refused [...]
Verizon & Google to Offer Mobile Google Voice
While details are thinner than thin where the upcoming Google Android devices to be launched by Verizon Wireless are concerned, a recent webcast that hosted names such as Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam had all parties promising details soon.
Consistent references to a “family of devices” and suggestions that Verizon sees the [...]
Google Takes Legal Action Against Illegal ROM
A custom ROM programmer has raised the ire of Google for the first time with its distribution of the CyanogenMod Google Android ROM; the main reason stated by Google is the inclusion of proprietary applications such as YouTube and Google Maps.
Following the sending of a cease and desist order to the makers of the ROM, [...]
iPhone 3.0 Gets Google Search with My Location
iPhone owners using firmware version 3.0 can now utilize My Location, a Google search service that offers up local listings using location-based data retrieved wirelessly. This allows for more intuitive searching – for example, a person searching for a doctor in New York would need only type “doctor” and My Location offers up results for [...]
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