Google launches new technology for synching contacts and calendars
Posted on February 9, 2009, under Mobile World News.
Google launches technology for automatically synching contacts and calendars with iPhones and Windows Mobile devices. Google announced that they’ve started beta testing of its new Google Sync cloud-based synchronization services meant to link users’ iPhone and Windows Mobile calendars and contacts with their Google accounts and automatically keep them in sync. Also on Monday, Microsoft announced that Google Sync relies on its own Exchange ActiveSync technology, which it has licensed to Google.
Palm’s Pre - new generation of mobile device
Posted on February 5, 2009, under Open-Source.
New Palm Pre to Challenge iPhone and BlackBerry. The big news at the recent Consumer Electronics Show was Palm’s Pre, a new generation of mobile device from the former market leader. But Palm has a well-earned reputation for making phones that are easy to use. It’s good to see the company strive to maintain that characteristic while reaching for a phone that can do more. The Pre is still in development, but its innovative interface tailored for the Web garnered plenty of interest. The handset itself has sexy, rounded edges and a sharp, bright 3-inch screen. A slide-out hardware Qwerty keyboard gives it a clear advantage over the iPhone. It comes with ample add-ons, including 3G support, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Location-sharing smartphone app from Google
Posted on February 4, 2009, under Open-Source.
Today Google has announced new location-sharing application - Latitude will work on Research In Motion’s BlackBerry and devices running on Symbian S60, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and T-Mobile G1 phones running Android software. It will allow users of mobile phones and other wireless devices to automatically share their location with family and friends. At this point it’s available in 27 countries and can be tracked on a Google map, either from a handset or from a personal computer. New application has also some privacy features allowing users to control who receives the information as well as switching off tracking at any time.
Google open market philosophy
Posted on February 1, 2009, under Open-Source.
Google set up MarketPlace to provide the most accessible distribution network possible. Google’s philosophy is this: “[W]e feel that developers should have an open and unobstructed environment to make their content available.” The open market philosophy is based on the idea of self correction, that users will promote the best items and police the bad ones without adding the kind of oversight layer required by Apple. Google explains that when “an application is deemed harmful or inappropriate, users can flag it, give it a low rating, leave a detailed comment, and of course, remove it from their device.
Music applications for G1 mobile
Posted on January 30, 2009, under Google Android.
New Android app is a fully featured Last.fm radio application that supports the open nature of the Android OS. It allows you to stream your Last.fm stations, view friends’ profiles and watch out for up coming events. LastFM takes all the features from the website and crams into the little screen on the G1. Users can save stations, find the top 100, view their library of music, find items recommended by LastFM, start new stations, and the many profile tweaks and settings that the website allows you. It keeps you notified of what you are listening to via the notification tab in Android. Fans of LastFM may be pleased with all this and the fact that the app can run in the background while your doing other things, like checking your email.