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Official Google Mobile Blog: Shifting Google Gears to mobile
Posted by Charles Wiles, Product Manager, Google mobile team Ever use a mobile web application and suddenly lose your cell connection? That's happened to me many times. If you've shared my pain, you'll be excited to know that we've launched Google Gears for mobile , which lets users access ...
Official Google Mobile Blog: Mobile Web Calendar for iPhone and Android, now with event management
Official Google Mobile Blog: Mobile Web Calendar for iPhone and Android, now with event management
googlemobile.blogspot.com — It's probably no news to all you parents out there, but as a new dad I only... recently found out just how busy life gets with kids. So I was thrilled when I was able to view my Google Calendar on my phone. Being able to check the week's schedule is ... (more) Official Google Mobile Blog: Mobile Web Calendar for ...
Official Google Blog: Google becomes more local
googleblog.blogspot.com — If you're like us, you're constantly looking for things in your neighborhood, whether it's [ restaurants in... zurich ] or a new [ dentist in houston ]. If you specify your location in your query, we often show your results on a map. But we've noticed ... (more) Official Google Blog: Google becomes more local
Official Google Blog: New features and an early look at Java for App Engine
googleblog.blogspot.com — Scarcity brings clarity, and many companies are taking important steps to adjust to today's economic climate. At... Google, we've started changing the way we build and release products. In the past six months alone we've launched nearly 50 projects and ... (more) Official Google Blog: New features and an early look at ...
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Gmail gets a new engine for iPhone and Android-powered devices
SolSie.com — ... and Gears . The full impact of this new architecture isn’t visible yet, but it will enable us to significantly improve performance and quickly roll out new features in the near future. We’re really excited about the potential impact this change can bring” ...

Google's Gmail And Calendar Apps On iPhone and Android Updated, Given Offline Access
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... . It says, "All this is achieved with aggressive caching and by leveraging new browser technologies, like HTML5 and Gears . The full impact of this new architecture isn't visible yet, but it will enable us to significantly improve performance and quickly roll out new features in the near future." Google recently demonstrated some of these features at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. Other improvements come in how email is archived. It explains, "Now when you select a message, a floaty bar appears near the top of the screen with options to archive, delete, and ...

Gmail para iPhone y Android: mejoras, nueva interfaz y funcionamiento offline
Celularis — ... y Gears. Por eso afirman: “el verdadero impacto de esta nueva arquitectura todavía no es visible pero nos permitirá mejorar significablemente la performance e incorporar muy rápido nuevas características en el futuro”. ...

Gmail Mobile Gets Performance Tweaks, New Look
ReadWriteWeb — ... namely the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms. Speed and responsiveness are improved, especially in bad or non-existant network situations. Thanks to aggressive caching, opening recently read messages and composing new email will still work fine. iPhone and iPod Touch devices have to be upgraded to firmware version 2.2.1 to get the new code, but all Android phones will benefit immediately. The service leverages such technologies as HTML5 and Gears to work its magic. Sponsor ...

Gmail upgraded for Android, now allows offline access
Android Authority — ... and Gears . This will, in principle, allow the new Gmail to run on many phones through a web-browser, and not just those powered by Android or the iPhone/iPod Touch software. Expect things like off-line email access and floating tool-bars (housing archive and delete functions) that follow you as you scroll through your emails. This reduces finger swipes, saving your little digits from over exerting themselves. There are plenty of other improves to boot, including improved labelling and layout. The new Gmail mobile is currently only available for Android based devices and ...

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*). ...

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