Google’s Gmail service now uses the webapp’s built-in Chat feature in order to make it possible for users to take part in text message chats. It’s still experimental, but there are high chances that it will catch on eventually, especially because of the portable feature. Google uses Gmail Labs in order to make the chatting magic work. Users have...
Another phone running on Google’s Android platform will be released at the beginning of next year from Asustek Computer. The device will be available under this brand on the Taiwan market, but might also be available at a global level in the shape of customized versions. As a matter of fact, Asustek has big and concrete plans for the future. They...
The G1 phone will start selling this Wednesday at a discounted price, according to statements from within Wal-Mart. Not the most glamorous beginning for Google’s phone, but surely an accessible one over US territory. How can we be picky on the store as long as the G1 handset will be selling for a discount price so soon since its release? The device...
And what a nice present for the beginning of next year it will be! Don’t get us wrong, old fashioned QWERTY keypad is great, but sometimes touchscreen can be an even better solution. Many users that got to try out T-Mobile G1, the smartphone using Android platform, complained about the fact that they have to slide out the QWERTY keypad every time...
Yes, what are you waiting for? The entire Android source code has just been released. This means that there are many people out there in hold of it and on their way to developing their own handsets using Google’s platform. The source code that is now available for everyone contains core components such as the bootloader, graphics and speech-recognition...
If only it was as easy as that! Motorola takes its time before unveiling its attempt of bringing out a phone using Android operating system developed by Google. Such a device will be out little before next year’s second half. Motorola is loosing points on the phone market and desperately needs some fresh products, as the RAZR phone had a reign for...
Google has been praising the good house that their older application Google Maps makes with the Android system. They tried to show just how good it replaces GPS and can become a great solution for easily finding specific locations. Android Product Manager David Conway played around with a touchscreen phone running on Android and showed that users can...
With the number of mobile phone users lately growing, it’s only natural that the most important websites adapt to the growing demand of mobile browsing. It’s also the case of Google, who just improved the looks of its Docs and News sections. Spreadsheet views in Google Docs for Mobile shows better results than the old “one column at a time”...
