Today Google announced a completely new Google News offering for the iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre platforms, so now this phone user will enjoy mobile-optimized version of Google News on the go.
( Google News Mobile Interface for iPhone)
Google already offers a mobile optimized version of Google News for other phones, such as BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and S60, so this increased their reach.
The new version provides the same results, richness and personalization on a mobile phone as Google News provides on desktop. The new homepage displays more stories, sources, and images while keeping a familiar look and feel of Google News. 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 desktop, you will find that all of your personalizations are honored in this mobile version too. Google News for mobile is now available in 29 languages and 70 editions.
Pick up your mobile phone and point your browser to http://news.google.com to catch up on news on the go. Anytime and anywhere!
As you know, if you use Gmail chat you'll see status indicator with green, orange, and red bubbles which indicates if your friends are online, offline or busy.
Now Gmail adds up a new feature with it. From now on, it will also show you Green Robot. It's a new experiment in Gmail Labs, and you'll see a robot icon next to people who are currently using Android phones.
So seeing a green robot means your friend available for chat via Android, Seeing a orange robot means your friend is online via Android but currently away. and if you see a red robot, that's not an angry robot, it's just your friend is online with Android but currently busy. So now you know who is online from their Android devices on Gmail chat.
When your chat buddies log into regular Gmail, their presence icons will revert to the traditional red, green, and orange status bubbles.
These icons can help you decide whether to tailor your conversation to the type of device that your chat buddy is using. For example, when you know the guy on the other end is using his Android phone, you may decide to send shorter, more concise chat messages.
This new feature is limited to Android devices only so if your friend is using chat via BlackBerry, iPhone, Pre or any other mobile devices then it will not show the robot icon but will show the regular glowing bubbles. Addition to that if your chat buddy logged into both Regular Gmail chat and Android chat then also the regular glowing bubbles will be shown.
To get started just logon to your Gmail go to Settings > Labs > and browse or search for green robot!
Google launch "Places Directory" on Android Market as a Google Labs product.
As the name implies, Places Directory allows you to browse nearby places in categories like Restaurants, Movie Theaters, Hotels and Banks. You'll see distance and directions to the destination, and if you tap on the listing, we'll show ratings and photos. You can also call the business or view its location on Google Maps. Goog 411 also can be helpful
For instance, if I need some money, do I search for an ATM or a bank? normally I do use Search and Google Maps can help me find the information I need, but here Places Directory help me in different way. I'm searching for ATM & If I click on “ATM” for example, I’ll then get a list of the ATMs around me complete with a thumbnail image, the location’s distance from me and a star rating. Clicking on any of the listings will take you to a page with an overview of the place, including its address and phone number, if Any. You can also read reviews of the place by Google local users and see more pictures of the place.
To download Places Directory to your Android-powered phone, search for "Places Directory" on Android Market. It currently support US English and Chinese.
ThinkFree, the web office provider will provide a complete Office suite for the Android OS. It offers a cross platform suite of office applications that can be used on Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile & of course Web Cloud. Soon user will get full office suite for Google
Android users will get complete office suite like spreadsheet, presentation and word processing applications. The application is compatible with Microsoft Office 97, 2000, 2003, and 2007.
Right at the moment Android Market has very few players in Document editing space and mostly all apps are notepad type which is not fulfill the user requirement, Specially for Enterprise user it will be a nice option on Android platform. However Documents To Go is available for Android, which comes with the initial price of $19.99 with supports for Word and Excel.With very few players, for ThinkFree it's a great opportunity to grab the market.
ThinkFree comes with 1GB online storage. ThinkFree also provides online document editing so user can edit a document on the computer, Job can be done via web also, sync it to the web, and continue editing on the go with your mobile device. So you can view, edit, create & store documents via web or via Mobile. You can easily access, upload, download or share your documents. According to ThinkFree, user can easily browse the documents stored Google Docs. this could be a solid solution for Document coloration.
There's no word on pricing yet but ThinkFree Mobile for Android available in market later this year. An initial version with document viewers should be available in July.
How cool it would be to use a mobile application that would correctly display the sky based on your location and the direction you're facing in your mobile device only?
Google launch Sky Map for Android. Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a dynamic window on the night sky. When you point your phone upwards you will see a map of the brightest stars, constellations and planets in that part of the sky. The next time you see a bright star and want to know what it's called, Sky Map can help you identify it.
The GPS and clock allowed to generate maps for the exact time and location, but the compass and accelerometer were what made Sky Map truly interesting. Using these two sensors, the app can determine the exact direction that your phone is facing and display the stars that are visible. If you want to identify that bright star in the west, all you have to do is point the device in that direction and you'll see "Venus" appear on your screen.
Google also implement search feature so when you enter the name of an object of interest, like Saturn, and the phone displays an arrow pointing to the object. As you get closer, the color of the arrow goes from blue to red and the app circles the object when you find it. Voila!
So spot the elusive Mercury in the evening, see Jupiter and Neptune in same binocular field, or view Venus shining in the morning skies. Sky Map was designed to help you navigate the night sky
Download Sky Map from the Android Market, and search for "sky map", or you can find the application listed by popularity in the Applications > Reference section.
Zoho on Tuesday rolled out mobile Support for its suite of Web applications. Company Already provide iPhone support. Now from any wep enable phone can access Zoho Web App suite.
Current version of Zoho Mobile Support the following applications:
Zoho Mail
Zoho Calendar
Zoho Writer
Zoho Sheet
Zoho Show
Zoho Creator
Applications support the following mobile platforms:
iPhone
Android
BlackBerry
Windows Mobile
Symbian (S60 Platform)
According to company Palm Support it coming & also plans to offer native applications for selected platforms. Localized version of Zoho Mobile for Japanese language is available & more additional languages support coming soon.
Google also having mobile support for its web suites like Calendar, Docs, Email but Zoho is a clear winner as an enterprise player & honestly, a much better than Google Docs.