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Gmail releases Priority Inbox feature

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Google, maker of Android OS and soon-to-be universe dominator, has released a new feature into your Gmail mailbox. The new feature, known as “priority inbox”,

Google not attending JavaOne conference

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

In light of the lawsuit between Oracle and Google, Google has made their thoughts clear on the matter, and thus has officially announced that they

Google Mobile announces new YouTube channel

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Over at the Google Mobile Blog, Google has announced a new Google Mobile YouTube channel, with a pretty cool UI. According to the blog post

Google snags up mobile social game developer SocialDeck

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Google, famous for it’s acquisition of smaller companies to continue their universal domination, has added yet another company to their portfolio: SocialDeck. SocialDeck is a

Google Calendar gets an event scheduling upgrade

Friday, August 27th, 2010

If you use Google Calendar, you should expect to see  a couple changes starting to show up in the next day or two.  Google’s aim

Will Google’s Chrome tablet be called the Speedbook?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Google has just recently filed for a new trademark, “Speedbook”. While no official word has been given as to what device will bear this name,

Oracle lawsuit is making Android developers unhappy

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

The recent suit brought against Google by enterprise database management behemoth that is Oracle is causing some unrest among members of the Android development community.

Google Calendar now syncs with Outlook 2010

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Google announced today that support for Outlook 2010 has been added to  Google Calendar Sync.  From the blog post: “Google Calendar Sync now supports Outlook 2010

Motorola Android tablet will be labeled as a Google product

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

More news regarding Motorola’s upcoming Android 3.0 tablet releasing through Verizon. DigiTimes has reported that Google and Motorola have been working very closely on this

Chrome OS Tablet to be released on Black Friday

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Some big news came out today in the ever-expanding world of tablet machines. Apparently HTC, Verizon, and Google are teaming up to release a Chrome

Design for Mobile Conference Will Be Held September 20-24

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

The annual “Design For Mobile Conference” will be held Setember 20-24 at the Hotel Orrington in Evanston, Illinois. The conference brings all of the big players

Report: Google eyes set on Unified Communications and Collaboration market

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

A new report from research firm Frost & Sullivan suggests that the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) market is very much on Google’s radar. UCC

Video of Thursday’s Mobile Press Event from Google

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Last Thursday’s Mobile Press Event from Google brought us the announcement of voice actions and Chrome to phone. Now Google has posted a video of

Don’t forget! TalkAndroid will be at the Adobe/Android conference

Monday, August 16th, 2010

In case you missed our original post, we’re going to be at Adobe’s Android conference in San Francisco on Monday, August 16th. The conference starts

Paypal payments may soon be integrated with Android Market

Friday, August 13th, 2010

According to CNET, eBay’s PayPal is in discussion with Google about adding their own payment services to Android devices. If the dialogue between Google and PayPal

Oracle sues Google: Android violates Java copyrights

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Oracle Corp. said Thursday that it will be suing Google claiming that their Android OS infringed on intellectual property of Oracles Java Platform. Google is no

Adobe Android Summit on 8/16, we’re going… Give us your questions!

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Ever wish you could just call up some Adobe product managers and pick their brains with all sorts of questions on Flash and Air? Well

Google Mobile event scheduled for August 12th

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

It appears Google is hosting an impromptu mobile event this Thursday with admission by invite only. Google will be “unveiling a couple of cool new

Google Interview: Future of Android

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Over at LifeHacker Australia, one of their own did a short interview with Yu-Kuan Lin, Android Product Manager. Yu-Kuan was asked about things like upcoming

Nokia reiterates – No Android

Friday, August 6th, 2010

There was a huge Q&A session held via twitter with Niklas Savander of Nokia recently, wherein he made no doubt obvious… he holds strong to

1.4 million Android devices sold each week

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Well it looks like things are definitely on the up-and-up for Android. Eric Schmidt, Google-CEO said on Wednesday that Google believes there are some 200,000

Google rolls out display-based mobile display ads

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

You want to know about the local sub shop down the street? Well, Google does, and they’re using their advertising platform to get you to

Google makes finding places a breeze

Monday, July 26th, 2010

A lot of consumers use Google’s mobile apps for a lot of different things. From finding an address, to getting directions, phone numbers, traffic updates,

Google Becoming More Open with Access in the Development Process

Monday, July 26th, 2010

In a move to be more open with developers, Google is taking steps to provide once closed contributed source code to the public. Before the

Steve Jobs Vs Google

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Steve Jobs. The name draws out very different emotions from  a wide range of people. Some see Jobs as an all knowing deity, who is

Show your colours – Android does Gay Pride

Monday, June 28th, 2010

I’ve always thought ‘Gay Pride’ would make a great alternative traditional beer name to rival Fuller’s London Pride. Naturally, asking for a couple of pints

Google wipes app from phones remotely… with good reason.

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

One of the security features of the Android system is Google’s ability to remotely wipe select software on any Android phone. This feature is in

Android Apps now included in Google Search

Friday, June 11th, 2010

As more and more apps come online for Android, Google have made it even easier to find them. Since the beginning of the month, Google

ITV catch-up TV application – Android bound for UK users?

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

While the BBC iPlayer is available as a browser-based application only, ITV (channel 3 for the old school) is apparently in talks with Apple, Blackberry

Free Google Android stickers – show your phone some love

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The marketing power-house that is Google, is kindly giving away sets of 12 stickers to plaster over your phone. Dubbed ‘Gone Google’, this little ploy

Australians Hope to be Next for Google Nav

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

In case you missed it, Google added support to 11 new countries yesterday for its turn-by-turn directions on Android devices. This is a big deal

Google Maps Launches in 11 More Countries

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Well, one of the biggest complaints of international Android users was the lack of Google Maps / Navigation, since their country wasn’t supported. Well give Google

Google Mobile Adsense For Android Apps Now In Public Beta

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Google have today announced that their AdSense for Mobile Applications program has now entered a public beta phase. AdSense for Mobile Applications allows mobile app developers

Google I/O Videos – Donut Features

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

The first batch of videos from yesterday’s Google I/O keynote have been added to YouTube. The videos include a run through of some of the features

Google Announce Google I/O Developer Event

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

The Google I/O is aimed developers looking to push the boundaries of web applications using Google and open web techmologies. The 2 day event will take

Google Considering Using Floating Cell Towers

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Recent speculation from Wall Street Journal suggests that Google may be looking into using floating cell towers rather than conventional cell towers. The cheaper hydrogen filled