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Android 2.2 Froyo Rules The Android Market

Android 2.2 Froyo Rules The Android Market

[ 0 ] March 17, 2011

Well well well! Android 2.2 Froyo is the most actively used version of Google’s Android software according to recent figures revealed (see image above). Interestingly if you take a look at Android 2.2 as a percentage and merge that with Android 2.1 you will find that 90% of Android users are using these versions on [...]

There are now 150 million people using Google Maps.

There are now 150 million people using Google Maps.

[ 1 ] March 14, 2011

Ever wonder how many people are staring down at mobile screens, squinting at little blue dots and trying to work out how exactly they managed to get so lost? Well, turns out it’s 150 million of us. Yeah, that’s right. one hundred and fifty million people. This news from vice president of location services Marissa Mayer [...]

Google enhances Gmail Voice capability, Adds Click-To-Call

Google enhances Gmail Voice capability, Adds Click-To-Call

[ 0 ] March 11, 2011

Google has recently enhanced its Gmail voice capability for users by including a voice calling feature, which enables users to click directly on phone numbers to call people instead of having to type a number in manually or use copy & paste. This has been achieved by Google by making telephone numbers within Gmail links, which when [...]

Google Maps Navigator now shows live, up-to date traffic

Google Maps Navigator now shows live, up-to date traffic

[ 1 ] March 8, 2011

Google Maps Navigator has been an integral part of a lot of travellers daily tools, and a regular Google Mobile Blog reader myself, I just found out that Google Maps Navigation will integrate live and historical traffic with other alternate directions to create the fastest route from this moment forth making it a good basic [...]

Google opens up the omnibox to developers

Google opens up the omnibox to developers

[ 0 ] February 22, 2011

Here’s one for all you Chrome addicts out there, Google has just announced that it’s going to opening up the Omnibox API to developers in the hope that they’ll develop plug-ins for the all in one searching device. What this means is that, say for example, a developer creates a “search on Amazon” plug in, [...]

Google & Facebook In Talks to take over Twitter

Google & Facebook In Talks to take over Twitter

[ 0 ] February 10, 2011

Ooooooh how we love a corporate take over (*HP*), and it now seems that the latest meeting being flown to includes Google and Facebook being in talks with Twitter, with discussions being held around a takeover of the hit social news website. All of this is according to the Wall Street Journal, who have published [...]

Google’s next gen smartphones will have NFC payment system

Google’s next gen smartphones will have NFC payment system

[ 0 ] January 5, 2011

NFC Technology is growing in popularity with mobile phone manufacturers including Google with the Nexus S. But now, and according to BusinessWeek, Google could be planning to launch its very own version of a mobile payments solution right under the nose of the NFC power payments revolution. BusinessWeek has stated that this upcoming mobile payments [...]

Who is going to get Google Fiber broadband?

Who is going to get Google Fiber broadband?

[ 0 ] December 16, 2010

Google has already entered the ISP market by giving Stanford University students a taste of their broadband, with Google reporting that the trial is showing broadband speeds of up to one gigabit per second – or around 100 times faster than typical Internet access. But back in February, Google announced a lucky community by the [...]

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