All Entries Tagged With: "Google"

Apple Named Most Admired Company 3rd Year Running

For the third year Apple has taken the crown for “The Most Admired Company In The World”. The placing was given by Fortune’s 2010 edition of “World’s Most Admired Companies“.

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Google Buzz Gets Its First Unofficial App for iPhone

Google Buzz as some of you might not know is Google’s version of Twitter. The feature comes with Gmail, but so far there has not been a Native Application, until now. The new application,Buzzie, which is supposed to be exactly like the web app has been launched.

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New AT&T Motorola Backflip Will Feature Yahoo Search Not Google

AT&T is getting ready to launch one of their first Google Android powered smartphones within the next few days. This Android handset will be slightly different than other models released in that it will feature Yahoo as their default search provider. Because the Motorola Flip uses Google’s Android platform naturally you would think the default search on the smartphone would be Google but that is looking not to be the case.

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Google Releases Google Shopper App for Android

Google just released their newest Android app, Google Shopper. It combines Google Googles and voice search to deliver a shopping tool in a Google fashion. Choose to scan barcodes or snap a photo through the app and it’ll display the results. It’s almost like the Amazon app, and similar to most apps that already exist in the Market.

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Google Buys iPhone App reMail, and Pulls It

Google still on a buying spree acquired the company/developers behind the app reMail and pulled the app from the appstore.

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Video: Nexus One Receives Update, Adds Multitouch to Google Maps

Google’s Nexus One update adds lots of goodies, including pinch-to-zoom for Google Maps. Here’s the breakdown:

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Nexus One Desktop Dock, Available on Google Site

Google’s first official accessory for the Nexus One Android phone is now available. The Nexus One Desktop Dock will cost $45 through their website by clicking on the “Get your phone” button then scrolling down to “Accessories.”

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Google, Fix for Nexus One’s 3G Issues on T-Mobile Coming Soon

For those experiencing 3G issues on their newly acquired Nexus One device, be rest assured, Google said a software fix should be underway soon. Here is the latest from Google:

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Nexus One Experiences Coverage Issues, T-Mobile and Google Investigates

It appears that Google’s Nexus One is having some difficulty staying connected to T-Mobile’s 3G band. A number of new Nexus One owners are flooding Google’s support forums complaining that their new device bounces back and forth from Edge to 3G on a consistant basis where their old 3G device did not show the same behavior.

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Video: Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Phone, Nexus One

Just as quickly as Google debuted the Nexus One, now we see Adobe release a nicely produced demo showing the Flash 10.1 beta running on the phone.

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Rumor: Google Working to Bring Spotify to Nexus One Android Device

For those in the U.S. who have been waiting for Spotify, an online streaming music service that is currently only available in Europe, you may be getting a nice surprise this week. Maybe.

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Google Phone, Nexus One Showcased in 10 Minute Video

Got 10 minutes to spare? If you’re curious to see what the Nexus One is all about, feel free to watch the 10 minute video below that showcases the UI of the Nexus One in all it’s glory.

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Google, Android Event Scheduled for January 5

It appears that Google CEO Eric Schmidt took some pages from the Apple playbook when he left the company’s board earlier this year. On Tuesday, they sent out invitations to members of the press for an event at Google’s Mountain View, CA campus on January 5th.

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SearchTrends Review for iPhone and iPod Touch

SearchTrends is a simple app to see what people are searching for.

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Google Maps Navigation Now Available for Android 1.6

Google just released their free Google Maps Navigation app for Android 1.6 devices earlier this morning, allowing devices with the Android 1.6 operating system (donut build) to use the free application. Devices include the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and G1 phones. The new release adds many new features including multiple maps, transit lines, Wikipedia article links, and more.

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Google to Purchase AdMob for $750 Million

An announcement was made at AdMob late yesterday that the company has reached an agreement with Google to purchase the advertisement company for $750 million dollars…I wish I thought of it first. Founded in 2006, AdMob’s clients include Coke, Ford, Procter & Gamble, CBS Mobile, and more, where the company sells ads across multiple mobile platforms including Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android. The acquisition by Google would allow the company to gain a very large market share in the mobile advertisement industry.

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Android 2.0 OS SDK Now Available

Google released the Android 2.0 Operating System SDK to developers early this morning which includes a handful of new API’s, Bluetooth updates, Searchable SMS and Exchange support, new controls for the build in camera, improved multitouch keyboard, new browser with an easier UI (user interface) and support for HTML5, and much more.

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Verizon Hosting Droid Event on October 28, R2D2 Not Invited

Verizon Wireless just released details of a “Droid” event next week on October 28th and no, R2D2 is not invited to the red carpet affair. The wireless giant is expected to release a new phone at the event which they’re calling a “must-have device of the year”. Whatever is up their sleeve better be good as their competition as of lately has sucked.

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Alex Dual Screen E-Book Reader for Android Looks Cool

A company by the name of Spring Design are making plans to manufacture an E-Book Reader for Android phones called Alex. The Alex E-Book Reader features a dual LCD screen, 6″ upper and 3.5″ lower, with the option of reading e-books on the larger screen and have the Android operating system running below with full WiFi or 3G connectivity.

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Best Buy Mobile and Google Team Up

According to a report from Forbes, Best Buy is teaming up with Google to increase their cell phone sales. Best Buy will be launching a new web site for wireless devices, lining up new exclusive distribution agreements, opening more Best Buy Mobile stores, and collaborating with Google to create a series of mobile applications.

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