All Entries Tagged With: "Google"

Flash 10.1 Now Available for Google Nexus One

Posted by Jason Coe | Aug 16, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Google announced this afternoon at an Android/Adobe event that Nexus One owners can finally get their hands on Flash 10.1. The app is currently available in the Android Marketplace and is only a 5MB download. As the description reads, you can now “visit m.flash.com for cool Flash sites”. Android 1, iPhone 0.

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Non Existent Google Police Pull Nazi Android Theme After Controversy, Apple Policing Questioned

Posted by Jason Coe | Aug 13, 2010 | Comments View Comments

There’s a very interesting story over at Engadget this morning involving policy issues that existed within the Android Marketplace and the (initial) approval of racist content involving the Nazi’s that was there. After some controversy arose on the net, Google then pulled the app due to “a violation of Android content policy” but PC Magazine found out that the content policy for developers within the Android Marketplace forbids “promotions of hate or incitement of violence, pornography, obscenity, nudity or sexual activity”. The event challenges Google’s policing of their marketplace, something that Apple has faced huge opposition for.

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Google Calls it Quits on Nexus One

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jul 16, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Today, on the Nexus One blog, Google announced that they have received their last shipment of Nexus One devices, and will stop selling them once inventory is sold through.

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HP Won Palm Bidding War Over Apple, Google, and RIM

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jul 15, 2010 | Comments View Comments

According to a new article at Business Insider, HP wasn’t the only company eyeballing Palm before they were acquired. A source “familiar with the negotiations” has leaked that Apple, Google, and Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) were mixed up in a bidding war for the company that brought us webOS.

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DocsPortal brings Google Docs to the iPad

Posted by Press Releases | Jun 28, 2010 | Comments View Comments

San Diego, California – Accessing Google Docs on the iPad just became much easier with the release of DocsPortal 1.0 from Kabuki Vision. With its stunning interface, DocsPortal makes it easy to browse, search, and view files stored in a Google Docs account. Files can additionally be e-mailed, imported, and exported from within the app.

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Calendars application makes Google Calendar iPhone friendly

Posted by Press Releases | Jun 24, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Odessa, Ukraine – Readdle today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Calendars, a new iPhone calendar application deeply integrated with Google Calendar online service. It helps users to keep tracks of their schedule and manage events stored on Google Calendar with the iPhone.

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QuickShot! Gets Google Maps Support in Free Update

Posted by Press Releases | Jun 23, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Austin, Texas – Apps Made Simple, LLC announced today that a free update to QuickShot! is now available world-wide for the iPhone. QuickShot! bundles the photo capture and e-mail capabilities of the iPhone into a single convenient package. This free update adds support for Google Maps, giving users the option of embedding a clickable link in the outgoing e-mail, reminding the user where each picture was taken.

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SlingPlayer Mobile Coming Soon to Android

Posted by Jason Coe | Jun 08, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Sling Media made an announcement this morning that SlingPlayer Mobile is coming soon for Android powered devices, allowing users to watch television on their mobile device from anywhere in the world.

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Phantom Fish Releases Free Version of Google Reader App Byline

Posted by Press Releases | Jun 07, 2010 | Comments View Comments

London, United Kingdom – Phantom Fish today is pleased to announce the release of Byline Free, a fully-featured free version of the popular RSS news reader and offline web browser for iPhone and iPod touch. Byline Free is supported by iPhone-specific ads from Fusion Ads’ new Touch network.

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Tidal Pool releases Receipts 2.0 with Google Docs and Evernote support

Posted by Press Releases | May 28, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Victoria, BC, Canada – Tidal Pool Software today is proud to announce the release of Receipts 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Receipts organizes and tracks your business and personal expenses (including car mileage). This major update includes new support for capturing multiple receipt photos, attaching a voice memo to a receipt, and uploading expense reports to Google Docs and Evernote.

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Android To Release 2.2 OS Update Soon

Posted by Jason Coe | May 24, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Android users can expect a new 2.2 OS update very soon, as projected by Motorola, stating “We’re excited to see Google’s news of the next version of the Android operating system and look forward to integrating it on our Android-based devices as it’s made available to the open source community.”

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Latest finarX Scan Update for iPhone Incorporates Google Support

Posted by Press Releases | May 21, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Frankfurt, Germany – Announcing that finarX GmbH, the developers of finarX Scan, has released the latest update for iPhone users. finarX Scan turns a 3G or 3GS iPhone into a portable scanner, complete with a myriad of flexible features. Users can snap a picture of any document, whiteboard, etc., edit it, correct perspective bias if necessary and handle the final product in a variety ways. This latest update expands the app’s capabilities, offering Google Docs support and OCR integration, as well as Google’s translation service.

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Byline 3 Brings Gesture Navigation to Google Reader on iPhone

Posted by Press Releases | May 11, 2010 | Comments View Comments

London, United Kingdom – Phantom Fish today announced the release of Byline 3, a major update to the popular RSS news reader and offline web browser for iPhone and iPod touch. Byline 3 replaces fiddly buttons with an intuitive swipe gesture to navigate between items and boasts tight integration with Twitter, Instapaper, and Read It Later. Among the update’s many other improvements is automatic caching for offline browsing, which now uses statistical analysis to detect and cache complete web pages for feeds with truncated content.

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Firefox Available for Android 2.0 OS

Posted by Jason Coe | Apr 28, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Firefox has released a 2.0 “alpha” build of their web browser for the Android 2.0 operating system dubbed “Fennec”. Firefox developer Vladimir Vukićević said the build is a “debut release with unoptimized memory utilization and some quirks rebooting the app when started and when add-ons are installed”. The app also uses OpenGL ES 2.0 which should help render some awesome pages, quickly.

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