Android 1.5 Installed in the T-Mobiles

Google has recently installed the new version of Android operating system over the network on the T-Mobile phones in the U.S. Here are some changes you can now spot:

• Amazon MP3 application is pre-installed in the phones.
• A unified “search/url” bar for the “Go” browser is present that defaults to the Google search.
• Phones have a nice way to display embedded YouTube videos, which are clickable.
• You will see a lot of eye-candy.

The recent up gradation brings android up to the standards and everything is more polished & solid now.

Gmail with An Easy Import Feature

Google has announced a new tool for Gmail that will simplify the lengthy process of importing emails and contacts from both big and small competitors including MSN mail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail.

Now, the new Gmail users can have an easy access to import features through the renamed Accounts and Import tab provided in the Gmail settings. The company has plans to slowly roll out the import feature to its existing mail users also. Read more

Now Get Answers to Your Questions on Gtalk With WebToIM

Just imagine. You are chatting with your friend on Gtalk and he suddenly throws a question at you thinking that you know the answer.

Now, instead of rushing to Google and Wikipedia for finding the answer, you can take help from the WebToIM Bot. It is specially designed for answering simple questions. In order to enable WebToIm, you have to add it into Gtalk contact list. There is a special home page for the service and it uses True Knowledge API for answering assistant service at http://www.trueknowledge.com Read more

Google Launches the Indian Cooking Knol-Edge Contest For Indian Food Lovers

Do you have that cooking talent hidden inside you? Have you ever given it a thought to save the family recipes that your mother used to make for you? Do you want to share the secret recipes of biryani and kebab that have earned you lots of appreciation?

If the answer is yes, then here’s a chance for you? Google is launching the Indian Cooking Knol-edge contest on Knol for finding out the best five recipes in Indian languages. The entire contest is knitted around the newly launched Indic Transliteration, which will help you in typing five Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu by using an English keyboard. For example, if you type a word in Hindi by using English alphabets, it will get converted into Hindi or your preferred language after hitting the space or enter key. Read more

Gmail Adds ‘Undo Send’ Option

If you’ve ever regretted sending a mail that you shouldn’t have and wished you had some tool then Gmail is here to solve your problem. The addition of Undo Send option enables you to review your mails a few seconds AFTER you pressed the Send button.

If you want to try this option just go to the Gmail Labs section and select the “Undo Send” feature. Once you’ve enabled this option you’ll notice that now when you hit the Send button you’ll be redirected to your inbox and on the top of your mail there will be a message “Your message has been sent. Undo View Message.” Don’t worry, it holds your mail for five seconds, in case you change your mind.

The only drawback of this feature is that you are given only five seconds to decide whether you want to send a message or not. Besides, it doesn’t have a time indicator to inform the user about the seconds gone by.

Google Launches All New Beta Version of Chrome Web Browser!

On Tuesday, Google launched yet another version of chrome web browser. The new browser is an updated version of the previously released chrome web browser. The beta version of chrome web browser promises faster performance for online users along with a few new features, such as basic autofill, autoscroll support and a new way to drag tabs within the browser window. Read more

Google Blocks iPhone SMS App

Google will block the Infinite SMS app, than is an iPhone application very soon. The application that used to cost Rs. 50, allowed its users to send unlimited SMSs from their devices, be it an iPod or an iPhone!

But the company stopped sales of the app recently on Monday after Google notified it that the program would be blocked, developer Inner Fence said.

“Google has claimed no grievance with Infinite SMS other than its success. Their given reason for the block isn’t abuse or wrongdoing; it’s that we brought too many users (and thus too much cost) to an experimental service,” Inner Fence said. Read more

Google’s Compensation After GMail Outage: $2.05 Per User

$2.05 Per User: That is what Google is offering to compensate Google Apps Premier Edition customers after the Gmail Outage that happened recently! The search engine is even apologizing for it and offering a 15 day credit for businesses which pay for Google Apps services.

Have a look at this link. It will give you a deeper insight on the performance information for Google Apps services. But Google certainly has to do something about these frequent outages, especially when a majority of business communication rely on Google for VOIP.

Update On Gmail

Gmail was going through some problems yesterday. There were server errors, leaving the users were clueless!

Meanwhile, a Google representative posted this on the Gmail Help Discussion Forum:

“We’re aware of a problem with Gmail affecting a small subset of users. The affected users are unable to access Gmail. We will provide an update by February 24, 2009 6:30 AM PST detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. Please note that this resolution time is an estimate and may change.” Read more

Edit Google Spreadsheets From Mobile Devices!

Google has recently enhanced Google Spreadsheets that are now decked with the ability of editing documents from mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPod touch as well.

According to the Official Google Docs Blog: “You can quickly view, edit, sort, and filter your spreadsheets on a variety of mobile devices including Android-powered devices like the T-Mobile G1, the iPhone and iPod touch, and the Nokia S60.” Read more

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