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Google releases official Buzz widget for Android 1.6 and later

Google has once again expanded on their Android offerings, this time in the form of a widget for Google Buzz. And similar to many of the other Android apps coming from Google, the Buzz widget is available for those running OS 1.6 or later. The widget is simple looking, but will allow you to post [...]

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Google releases Orkut for Android with live folders, photo uploads, and notifications

Orkut is now available on Android phones using version 1.6 or higher. Google today announced that its social networking website now has an official Android app to keep Orkut friends connected through mobile devices. I’ve never used Orkut because the site never really took off in the U.S., but Orkut is still popular among Brazilians and [...]

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Google Maps version 4.1 update, Latitude Widget, Search n’ Swipe, and more

Google, in their infinite update frenzy, has just updated Google Maps to version 4.1. Google says that this update is “introducing a few features that make sorting through search results or quickly seeing Maps info a bit easier.” I’m always for “a bit easier” especially when it comes to maps, an application that I tend [...]

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Google Nexus One is coming to Sprint

And Sprint makes four! The Google Nexus One will soon be available on every major U.S. cellular provider, as Sprint has confirmed that it will carry the device “soon.” One day after Google began offering the Nexus One on AT&T, Sprint executive Fared Adib said, “[The] Nexus One is a powerful device that belongs on a [...]

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A quick look at Gestures Search on Android 1.6

Following the rollout map of recent product debuts, Google has made an app previously useable only on Android 2.0 work on Android 1.6. Google Gesture Search now supports phones that have Donut, including the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch phones. The Gestures app makes it possible for Android users to quickly search their contacts by performing swipes [...]

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Tim Bray joins Google, take shots at “Disney-fied” iPhone

It’s a little early in the week to fan the flames of the always-growing Android vs. iPhone argument, but a prominent new Google employee has decided now is as good a time as any for such activity. Tim Bray is a former Sun Microsystems employee who announced today that he declined to continue working at [...]

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Apple and Google’s spat: Some points you may have missed

The New York Times Technology section recently posted this article, “Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal”, which discusses the feud between Google and Apple and their places in the mobile computing market. It’s a great article, and I highly recommend reading it. There are a few points that I think are worth highlighting here [...]

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Android Entelligence: A Rebuttal

An iPhone-owner friend of mine recently sent me an article by Michael Gartenberg, author of the Entelligence column on Engadget. Mr. Gartenberg’s article, “Entelligence: Will Android fragmentation destroy the platform?”, presents some interesting things to consider, but is surprisingly inaccurate on a number of critical details. I thought it would be useful to summarize his [...]

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Chris Bosh shows off Nexus One, proves he should be an Android Product Manager

Chris Bosh: NBA All-Star, funny guy, Nexus One impresario. When Bosh isn’t busy crashing the boards for the Toronto Raptors, he’s thinking up ways to improve the first Android phone produced by Google. In a promotional video uploaded to Chris Bosh’s YouTube channel, Bosh shares his thoughts for a few Android app ideas that he ran [...]

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Rumor: Google and Dish Network working on new set-top box with YouTube

Google is developing a new media search service with Dish Network, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Google and Dish Network are supposedly working on an Android-based set top box and service that would search not only TV shows, but also YouTube videos. The journal reports that there are set-tops “using elements of [...]

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