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G1 Reviews
dailywireless.org — ... The amount of units pre-sold is reported to be around 1.5 million. It took 74 days for Apple to hit a million iPhones. But Engadget says T-Mobile’s G1 presales aren’t “even close” to 1.5M, a figure Motley Fool came up with. The reviews are coming in. Here’s a rundown from C/Net, Engadget, Gizmodo, Gigaom, TechCrunch, ZD Net, David Pogue, Walt Mossberg, and the Google Mobile Blog. ...

Google Earth lands for iPhone, Netflix testing Mac streaming
AppleInsider — ... ), that lets "you to fly to the far reaches of the world from the palm of your hand." The software is based on the same 3D immersive world of Google Earth for Macs and Windows PCs that has seen over 400 million unique downloads since its launch back in 2005. "Not only is having Google Earth on your iPhone convenient, but the touch interface is a very natural way to interact with the Earth," Peter Birch, product manager for Google Earth, wrote on the company's mobile blog. "Just swipe your finger across the screen and you fly to the other side of the globe; tilt your phone ...

How to Sync Google Services With Your Mobile Device
Mashable! — ... Google Mobile Blog - the official blog for all things regarding Google on mobile devices. ...

Google App For iPhone Offers Speech-Driven Search
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... and venture capitalists were bullish on the iPhone's future prospects, despite the overall economic climate. Raven Zachary, an iPhone developer and consultant, said during a panel discussion that 74% of mobile Web traffic originates from the 15 to 20 million iPhones and Wi-Fi-enabled iPod Touches. During a conference call for Google investors in July, company co-founder Sergey Brin noted that devices like the iPhone generate 30 times more searches than conventional mobile phones. Earlier this week , Google redesigned its search ...

Hands On With Google’s Voice Search for iPhone: Not a Breakthrough, But Nifty
Technologizer — ... . But now the new Google Mobile App for iPhone with voice search is live in Apple’s iTunes App Store. I’ve been playing with it and enjoying the experience–and while it’s by no means revolutionary, it is pretty darn clever. Google really wants you to try the voice features: The first time you launch the new version of the app, you get a cutey-cute animated intro explaining how voice search works, and an invitation to watch a training video… gvs-cartoon gvs-video Voice search is indeed simple–you hold the phone up to your ear, wait for a beep, then say your search query. ...

Google Gives Android A Map Editor
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... , Dec 16, 2008 10:33 AM [image] The new application for Android phones allows users to create and share maps directly on the handset, as well as synchronize them with their PC. Here's another project brought to you by a Googler's 20% time. This Maps product was the brainchild of Google software engineer Brian Cornell . According to him, it took him and some others four months to bring the project to fruition. My Maps Editor is now available for download in Android Market. The application lets users create, edit, share, and view ...

Google as an Example of How to Blog for Business
WebProNews Feed — ... of the people who read Google's blogs are already somewhat familiar with the company. They didn't provide the model for making money online with blogs. But... Looking at how Google uses blogs does make for some excellent examples of how a business can use blogs to bolster their online presence and engage their customers. The Branches Google has individual blogs for many of the company's properties. For example, there is one for AdWords , one for AdSense , one for Google Mobile , one for Google Chrome , one for Google Analytics , one for ...

Google Book Search now available on the go
Android Authority — ... Google have proudly announced their mobile version of Google Book Search. For now, this software is only available on Android based handsets and the iPhone. If you live in the US, you can expose your mind to 1.5 million public domain books and for those in the rest of the world, a not-too-shabby half a million. As we would expect from Google, the search features are straightforward. For example, you can view a list of featured books or just search for them by category. There is a ‘Recently viewed books’ section and also a ‘My Books’ section too. All of these books were ...

Google Takes Patent License to Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
Bink.nu — Google will be able to extend their value proposition to their customers through this license with Microsoft. Earlier today Google announced ...

Google Sync
SuperSite Blog — Oh my. Microsoft emailed me today to explain that they have licensed intellectual property to Google: Earlier today Google announced Google Sync, which is made possible by a patent license they obtained from Microsoft covering Google’s implementation of the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol on Google servers.  Of note, Microsoft recently announced an expansion of its Exchange Active Sync Licensing Program, and licensees currently include partners and competitors Apple, Nokia, Palm, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. ...

Google obtain patent license to Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync with Google Sync
D' Technology Weblog — Google announced Google Sync, which is made possible by a patent license they obtained from Microsoft covering Google’s implementation of the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol on Google servers. Of note, Microsoft recently announced an expansion of its Exchange ActiveSync Licensing Program, and licensees currently include partners and competitors Apple, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson, among others.  Full PressPass Readers who viewed this post, also viewed: ...

Google Mobile App Now Available On Windows Mobile
WebProNews Feed — ... will allow users to conduct faster searches on their Windows Mobile device. The Google Mobile Blog offers more details."There's no need to wait for a browser to open to begin a search, and with search history available to reduce typing, you can get your search results with fewer clicks than before." The blog goes on to explain how much faster Windows Mobile users will be able to conduct searches."How much faster is it? Well, our stopwatches show that Google Mobile App team members (who are mostly normal people, no superpowers were deployed during the timings) were able to ...

Verizon BlackBerry Storm Gets All GPS’d Out on Google Maps
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Location’ data via GPS, providing much more accuracy. Verizon BlackBerry Storm users should simply go to m.google.com/maps from your Berry to get the latest version of Google Maps. After install, pop it open and bask in the improved accuracy that GPS provides! Do let us know what you think of the new version with full GPS for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm… That is, if you do install. Am curious to know just how much more accurate the app will be. [Via: GoogleMobileBlog] ...

Google updates GMail, Calendar for iPhone, Android browsers
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... is Google Calendar which now includes support for event management. This means that you can not only see events you’re invited to, but can also react to invitations by responding with “Yes,” “No,” or “Maybe.” Again, iPhone users will need to upgrade their firmware to version 2.2.1 in order to see this change… To sum things up - way to go Google. Hopefully, you won’t forget other platforms, as well. [Via: Google Mobile Blog] Related News from IntoMobile: ...

Google rolls out goodness with Gmail Mobile for iPhone/iPod Touch and Android devices
Gear Diary — ... Google has launched a brand new Gmail mobile web engine for the iPhone and Android devices. The change incorporates HTML5 and Google Gears for Mobile, which will allow you to access your Gmail and other gear-enabled applications offline (not that anyone ever loses their 3G data connection…right?…right? *cough*). ...

Google Latitude Comes to More Locations: Google Talk and Your Blog
ReadWriteWeb — Google today released two new features for its Google Latitude location-sharing service. You can now put a public location badge with your current location on your blog or web site, and you can now automatically update your Google Talk status with your current location as well. For Blogger users, Google provides a one-click install option for the public badge. Both the public badge and the Google Talk app are currently only available in the US. Sponsor Blog Widget and Google Talk For the Google ...

Google updates Gmail, iGoogle for Android and iPhone
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... updated to be faster and easier to use. Tabs are now supported as well as more Google Gadgets, including those made by the third parties. You can rearrange gadgets and have them appear in that order on on your iPhone/Android-device, only — changing the order from here won’t affect your desktop version of iGoogle. Finally, Google’s translation team also deserved mentioning, as iGoogle is now available in total of 38 languages, which is neat… [Via: Google Mobile Blog] Related News from IntoMobile: ...

Google announces AdSense for Mobile Apps
Between the Lines — ... , a program that will give advertisers a new way to reach potential customers while they’re on-the-go and an opportunity for developers to earn revenue on their applications via text or image ads. In a blog post , the company wrote: AdSense for Mobile Applications allows developers to earn revenue by displaying text and image ads in their iPhone and Android applications. For our beta launch, we’ve created a site where developers can learn more about the AdSense for mobile applications program, see answers to frequently asked questions and sign up to participate in our beta. ...

Mobile Gmail Archives With A Swipe Of The Finger
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... Over on the official Google Mobile blog, they're kicking things off with the first of a new series called "The Iterative Web App," which -- along with a total redesign of the underlying code -- allows Google to rapidly roll out new and requested features. ...

Google Optimizes Search For Mobile Phones
TechWeb — ... wrote on its mobile blog . "Just go to Google.com in your browser and do a search." The format will be better suited for a small screen, and the results will blend in relevant data from Google News, Google Images, Product Search, and other Google properties. Additionally, Google said it is tailoring the results to be relevant for a phone. For example, if a user is searching for local restaurants, the phone number of those places would appear prominently in the results. The move is another sign that Google sees the mobile space as a valuable one, and CEO Eric Schmidt has ...

Google Taps Mobile Phones For Traffic Data
TechWeb — ... can send anonymous traffic data back to Google. The company combines this data with traffic information from other mobile users, and layers it onto Google Maps for mobile. "When we combine your speed with the speed of other phones on the road, across thousand of phones moving around a city at any given time, we can get a pretty good picture of live traffic conditions," Google said in a blog post . "We continuously combine this data and send it back to you for free in the Google Maps traffic layers. It takes almost zero effort on your part -- just turn on Google Maps for ...

Google Sync Now Does Gmail Push for iPhone, for Free
Just Another iPhone Blog — ... Earlier this year, we launched Google Sync which allows you to synchronize your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with your iPhone, Windows Mobile, and S60 devices. Today, we’re adding Gmail support to Google Sync for iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices. That’s straight from the Google Mobile Blog , and it’s very good news for iPhone owners who want Gmail push – as it’s an effective, and free, solution coming straight from Google themselves. I’ve been using Google Sync for Contacts and Calendars ever since it launched – and it has always worked flawlessly and ...

Push It: Google Launches Push Gmail For iPhone, Windows Mobile
ChannelWeb Complete Feed — ... engineer for Google Mobile, in a post to Google's Mobile blog . "Sync works with your phone's native e-mail application so there's no additional software needed. Only interested in syncing your Gmail, but not your Calendar? Google Sync allows you to sync just your Contacts, Calendar, or Gmail, or any combination of the three." Google's push update for Gmail doesn't include the S60 platform for mobile phones running on Nokia's Symbian ...

Google Brings Push Gmail to iPhone Users
iPhone Hacks — ... to enable it on multiple Gmail accounts as you can setup only one one account using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on your iPhone or iPod Touch. But I’m excited as I have been waiting for this feature for a very long time. How about you? Please don’t forget to drop us a line to tell us how it goes. Note: It looks like Google is either hitting issues due to the massive flood of users trying the feature or they’re enabling it in a phased manner as some users are reporting issues. [via Google Mobile Blog ] ...

Quick Web App Update: Google Adds Options to iPhone Search
The iPhone Blog — ... Search Google.com from your iPhone (or Android or webOS device) and notice the brand-spanking new Options drop-down on the top right. Tap it a list Google’s Mobile Blog says: ...

Star Trek Communicator Anniversary
dailywireless.org — ... This week marks the anniversary of Star Trek’s original pilot episode ...

News Roundup
Android Phone Fans — ... Annnnnd, we’re off! Google Analytics for Mobile Apps “Last week, we introduced expanded mobile reporting features in Google Analytics. To help developers, this launch includes features that make it easy to see how people are using specific parts of their iPhone and Android applications. The same Google Analytics reports that provide insights into website traffic and engagement are now available for mobile apps.” Read more….. Droid Tethering in 2010.. ? ...

Google Optimizes Google News for iPhone
The iPhone Blog — Google continues to optimize their websites for the iPhone (and Android, and webOS), this time giving Google News the bump. Says the Google Mobile blog: This new version provides the same richness and personalization on your phone as Google News provides on desktop. Our new homepage displays more stories, sources, and images while keeping a familiar look and feel. Also, you can now reach your favorite sections, discover new ones, find articles and play videos in fewer clicks. If you are an existing Google News reader on ...