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Android app reviews: Google Goggles

Coming from the Google stable we have high hopes for Goggles. And while they are currently only partly met, the potential this app has is clear to see. Goggles is a visual search engine.
Rather than typing in a search term, you simply point your camera at an object, take a snap and Goggles tries to [...]

Search Fight: Find out which terms have more Google results

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Battle any two search terms against each other, and see who wins out with more search results!
The simple, easy-to-use interface makes it easy to use Google Search to have fun comparing the popularity of anything you like.
Feel free to give us your feedback. Check it out at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/search-fight/id385558033. Images [...]

Google responds to claims over DRM failings

Google have released a statement to calm developer’s fears over supposed holes with its new Android Licensing Server technology
Reports that Google’s recent steps to stop app hackers in their tracks have failed, have been disputed by the company, who released a statement today intended to allay the fears of app developers worldwide.
A report over [...]

Google Goggles coming to iPhone this year

Google Goggles will soon give iPhone users to option to search landmarks and objects by photo
Google engineer David Petrou has said Google Goggles will be coming to iPhone later this year.
According the employee speaking at the Hot Chips conference, Petrou confirmed work was ongoing on the iPhone version of the popular Android application and [...]

How to use Google Maps on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

We show you how to use Google Maps on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro
Like all Android phones, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro comes with Google Maps preinstalled.
We show you how to find your position, find a PoI, route and get directions using Google Maps.
How to activate Google Maps

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RSS Mixer iPhone app, RSS feed reader for those with out a Google Reader account

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Free Promo codes:  This app is not a Google Reader application, it reads the RSS entries from the original RSS feed URLs, so you don’t need a Google account to use it.
I made this RSS reader because I needed an app to quickly access to the updated information from [...]

Google Chrome extension adds push data to Android

The new extension for the Chrome web browser allows you to push data directly to your Android device and looks set to be a real time saver
Google has introduced new functionality for its Chrome web browser and Android mobile operating system today in the form of ‘Chrome to phone’, a browser extension that allows [...]

Google Chrome to Phone

Google Chrome to Phone lets you easily share links, maps, and currently selected phone numbers and text between your computer running Chrome and your phone. You also need to install the Chrome browser extension on your computer, which can be found by searching for ‘Chrome to Phone’ at http://chrome.google.com/extensions/ (For Android version 2.2 and [...]

Google discontinues Google Nexus One

Google has announced it will stop selling the SIM free Google Nexus One
Google has stopped selling the Google Nexus One through its online channels, although the phone will still be able through Vodafone in the UK.
The Google Nexus One, Google’s first own-branded Android device was a reported disaster, although Google CEO Eric Schmidt coutered [...]

Google releases App Inventor for Android

Build your own Android apps with Google’s latest bit of software
The clever people at Google have created the App Inventor app for Android, allowing you to create your own Android apps without an in depth knowledge of coding.
App Inventor has the ability to make games, albeit basic ones, as well as whatever sort of [...]

Google to launch music service to coincide with Android 3.0

Google is set to take on iTunes with a new music streaming service with mobile in mind
Google is to release a music service in the last quarter of the year, and its release will coincide with the introduction of the Android 3.0 operating system.
In a bid to take on iTunes and other major players [...]

There will be no Google Nexus Two

Eric Schmidt has revealed that there will be no Google Nexus Two
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has hinted that there will not be another Google-branded Android device.
In an interview with the Telegraph, Schmidt said that the Google Nexus One was such a success that the company has decided to stop producing own brand devices.
He said, [...]

Setting up Google Voice on the iPhone 4

We show you how to set up Google Voice on your iPhone 4
If you didn’t already know, Google Voice has a variety of cool features, such as, voicemail, simultaneous ringing and free SMS
In this guide, we show you how to set up Google Voice voicemail on your iPhone 4 and configure the attached voicemail [...]

Google Docs goes mobile

Google has launched a mobile-friendly version of Google Docs for Android and Apple devices – but there’s no edit function
Google Docs, the on-the-cloud word processor and storage utility has been released for both the Apple and Android platforms.
The new mobile version of Google Docs, which is accessed via your device’s browser, allows you to [...]

Is a Google music service on the way?

Is Google stepping up its fight against Apple with the release of a Google-branded music service? Online speculation seems to think so…
It’s looking increasingly likely that Google will be launching its own online music service later this year.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is planning to release a music service that is [...]

A free, better Google Photos, Calendar, Docs and Blog interface for the IPhone / IPAD

Introducing Tapeze!
Tapeze! allows you to access your Google data on the iPhone.
Tapeze! also allows your organization to have an iPhone presence.
Tapeze displays your Calendar, Photos, Documents and Messages in 2 ways:
1) Access your private Google Data
- Go to ‘Get Listed’ Page.
- Enter Google login and password.
- Save account information.
- Access your data from the ‘My [...]

Google Maps Navigation available in 11 new countries

Android owners in eleven new countries can now download the free Google Maps Navigation service
Google has updated its Navigation beta feature for Android devices to include ten more countries in mainland Europe, as well as Canada.
According to the announcement on the official Google Blog, in order to qualify for the service the handset will [...]

How to synchronise the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 with Google Sync

We show you how to sync your calendars, contacts and mails with Google Sync and your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Being able to sync your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 with Google sync is a great way to have the same information between your Google account and your phone simultaneously.
Here, we show you how to set [...]

Google I/O unearths Samsung Galaxy 5

The previously spotted Samsung I5500, thought to be an upcoming addition at the top of the Corby/Genio range may actually be destined for release as the Samsung Galaxy 5
The Samsung I5500 that appeared earlier in the week has been snapped in the flesh at the Google I/O conference, and may now be known as [...]

Android 2.2 officially announced by Google

Google has officially announced the Android 2.2 update, including camera and app functionality updates
Android 2.2 has been officially announced and brings with it a mountain of improvements including better camera functionality and smoother UI.
Android 2.2 will also bring with it some speed improvements, with the browser and applications.
Quotes say that applications will run 2-5x [...]

Adobe Flash 10.1 hitting Google Nexus One first

The Google Nexus One will be the first device to receive Adobe’s Flash 10.1 player
Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1 will first be available on the Google Nexus One and very soon it seems.
Shortly after the Android 2.2 Gingerbread announcement was revealed, Adobe announced that the Google Nexus One would be the first device to benefit [...]

Google I/O 2010

This application is a great resource for Google I/O 2010 conference goers. Features: Look at the schedule, Look through detailed session info, Look through info about companies in the Developer Sandbox, Star sessions and Sandbox companies, Look at a conference map, Take notes on sessions .
Price: Free
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Handy tool for keeping [...]

Google drops direct sales of Nexus One

Google has announced that it will be dropping direct sales of its Google Nexus One handset from its web shop
The Google Nexus One will soon no longer be available from the Google.com/phone webpage following the internet giant’s decision that it isn’t performing as well as hoped.
Restricting the phone to direct channels for an initial [...]

Google drops direct handset sales

Google has announced that it will be dropping direct sales of its Google Nexus One handset from its web shop
The Google Nexus One will soon no longer be available from the Google.com/phone webpage following the internet giant’s decision that it isn’t performing as well as hoped.
Restricting the phone to direct channels for an initial [...]

Google Goggles App to get translation update

Google Goggles for Android is getting a translation update that will allow users to take pictures of foreign text and get an immediate translation
Google Goggle’s is getting an update, which will bring a translation function to the Android-based application.
Once the translation application is available for download, users will be able to take pictures of [...]