Google Gears Goes Mobile
Added on 2008-03-05 03:27:00
by Tanya Palta
 Google Gears, which is an open source browser extension is now available for Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices. This means that mobile users will be privy to Web-based applications on the go even when not connected to the Internet. Google is also working on a version for mobile platforms and check out this Blog Post for more information.
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Opera to exclusively use Google for search
Added on 2008-02-28 12:59:00
by Emily Price
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 Opera has announced that it will be dropping Yahoo! Has the default search engine in its browser and instead switch to Google in all of its mobile web browsers including the Opera Mini and Opera Mobile. The change is expected to happen March 1st.
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Google gets 50 times more traffic from iPhone
Added on 2008-02-25 03:32:00
by Emily Price
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 Google is reportedly impressed with the volume of traffic coming to its site from the iPhone. At Mobile World Congress the head of the company’s mobile group said the amount of traffic (which was 50 times more than the traffic Google receives from any other mobile device)”made their engineers check the logs again.” He then went on to hypothesize that mobile search will overtake desktop search in the next few years if manufacturers continue in the same trend as the iPhone.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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Google Unveils Search Client for S60 Devices
Added on 2008-02-22 03:04:00
by Tanya Palta
Google yesterday released a native client of Google search exclusively for the S60 phones. To access this application one needs to point their browser to the Google mobile site. Once the software is downloaded and installed, a shortcut to a Google search box is placed on the Idle Screen.
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Google releases new Android SDK
Added on 2008-02-17 12:43:00
by Emily Price
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 Google has released a new version of the Android SDK. The new version has a new skin, new apps, and a much better, tighter functionality. Engadget Mobile has worked up a pretty good gallery of pics you can check out here.
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Google to partner with Nokia
Added on 2008-02-12 14:07:00
by Mark Brezinski
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Hot on Yahoo!'s tail, Google has announced a partnership with Nokia. Just as Yahoo! is doing with T-Mobile, Google's suite of services will be used to augment Nokia's existing software. Who will win in this epic search-engine battle for mobile dominance? Google, most likely. Since we were a bit surprised to find out Yahoo! hadn't faded into relative obscurity years ago, however, we're content with sitting back and watching these two duke it out.
[Via RCR]
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iGoogle for iPhone
Added on 2008-01-14 04:57:00
by Tanya Palta
 Google recently unveiled iGoogle, which as the name suggests is a web portal optimized for iPhone. iGoogle displays all the gadgets and feeds from tab in a single column and iPhone users will be automatically redirected to http://google.com/ig/i even if they type http://google.com/m.
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Japan's DoCoMo to tie up with Google
Added on 2007-12-26 19:25:00
by Tanya Palta
NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's leading mobile phone operator has tied up with Google Inc. to improve its Internet services. DoCoMo subscribers via the company’s i-mode service, will be able to access Google based services like search, e-mail and photo features.
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Google launches iPhone optimized site
Added on 2007-12-05 07:25:00
by Emily Price
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 Google has launched a new iPhone optimized version of their site. We gave it a whirl this morning and the new set-up makes it much easier for Google search, calendar, and reader users to log-in and get information off of Google’s traditional site. Check it out here.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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Google Maps gets GPS-like capabilities
Added on 2007-11-28 14:03:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 Looks like Google Maps for Mobile has gotten a nice new feature in the latest update, namely a psuedo-GPS capability that allows the handset to determine your location to within a hundred feet or so using cell tower triangulation. Although you won't be able to pinpoint where you're at you can get a good idea, as long as you're in range of the cell network. Another nice bonus is that it's not as battery intensive as true GPS and it's faster to determine your position than true GPS.
[Intomobile Via All About Symbian]
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Google Notebook Goes Mobile
Added on 2007-11-19 08:03:00
by Tanya Palta
Google Notebook has finally gone mobile and for accessing this application just point your browser towards http://google.com/notebook/m. The "Unfiled" notebook lets you access your bookmarks from our mobile device however lack of search options and editing are some of the limitations.
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Google officially interested in bidding in 700 MHz auction
Added on 2007-11-16 14:04:00
by Mark Brezinski
Breaking news! Google has officially announced that they're thinking about bidding in the 700MHz auction. Though this might seem like non-news because it's so noncommittal, it's definitely a step towards what could be an interesting future. We won't lie; the hypotheticals this news raises has us mighty excited. Combined with the launch of Android and the Open Handset Alliance, it certainly looks as if Google is preparing to take on the multi-headed Goliath of traditional phone service carriers. If Google wins the auction, the resulting open-source open network stands to blow the industry wide...open. If they were to win, and if they followed this plan, it would cause carriers to re-evaluate their business models which is a good thing. We have high hopes for Google, and we can't wait to see how the auction is finally resolved.
If you want a more comprehensive look at this story, click here.
[Via Ars Technica]
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Google Announces Open Handset Alliance
Added on 2007-11-05 12:05:00
by Richard Baguley
Google has just broke cover on the long-awaited Gphone, but it's not what was rumored. Instead, the company has announced a new initiative called the Open Handset Alliance, which will be built around a new cell phone OS called Android. Google will offer this OS, but won't make the phones. Instead, hardware companies such as HTC will make the phones, and other companies will produce the software that runs on it. This software will be from a range of companies, with all of the programs co-operating to share data.
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Google's mobile plans revealed on monday?
Added on 2007-11-03 11:47:00
by Alfredo Padilla
According to the Wall Street Journal Google might finally reveal the fire that's been creating all of the smoke about a Google Phone the past few months. Speculation is all over the place, from Google partnering with Verizon and T-Moble to building their own handset to developing an operating system for handsets. Whatever actually happens the only thing we can say for sure is that Google wants to be as dominant in providing mobile advertising as it has become on the web, and that's the reason they'll get into this game.
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Gmail goes IMAP
Added on 2007-10-24 02:26:00
by Emily Price
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 Google has released free IMAP access for Gmail users. Those people trying to access their Gmail through their mobile email client will be able to get the true Gmail experience now on their mobile phone. IMAP is available now in the options menu or Gmail.
[via EngadgetMobile]
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Dial 0 For Opinion: Google Wants Your Eyes, Not Your Cell Phone
Added on 2007-10-19 14:47:00
by Richard Baguley
 What is Google looking to get out of the rumored Google cell phone? Your eyes. As this insightful article in Forbes points out, Google isn't that interested in beating BlackBerry or assassinating Apple in a battle to dominate the handset market. Instead, Google wants your eyeballs. What Google does (and, judging by their recently announced huge profits, does very well) is to capture people's attention, then sell advertisements on the back of this.
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Access Google Docs Via Your Phone
Added on 2007-10-18 05:02:00
by Tanya Palta
Google Docs can now be viewed on the handsets like the iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones. Just point your mobile browser towards http://docs.google.com/m and access the mobile optimized versions of docs, spreadsheets and presentations. The catch? No editing on the go but Google is working on that.
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HTC To Ship 50,000 Google Phones?
Added on 2007-10-17 04:24:00
by Tanya Palta
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Google Mail Mobile 1.5 Released
Added on 2007-10-15 12:48:00
by Tanya Palta
Google released a new update for their Gmail Mobile application. Those interested can download Google Mail Mobile 1.5 from gmail.com/app. The updates include more details on contacts, easier access to contacts and the ability to save an unfinished message for sending it later.
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Google Acquires Jaiku
Added on 2007-10-10 05:03:00
by Tanya Palta
 Google Inc. announced the acquisition of Finnish startup Jaiku yesterday. Jaiku.com is a social networking and micro-blogging service that can be accessed via the web and mobile devices.Jaiku Jyri Engestrom and Petteri Koponen confirmed the deal however the terms were said to be “confidential”.
"we're excited to announce that we've acquired Jaiku, a company that's been hard at work developing useful and innovative applications for staying in touch with the people you care about most -- regardless of whether you're at a computer or on a mobile phone." Google Product Manager Tony Hsieh wrote in a blog.
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Google buys Zingku
Added on 2007-09-30 17:47:00
by Emily Price
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Google has purchased the mobile social networking site Zingku. In a statement to the press Google said they hoped that the purchase would “provide people worldwide with direct access to Google applications, and ultimately the information they want and need, right from their mobile devices.” The service is currently in private beta with no launch dated announced.
[via CingularNews]
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Google Expands Mobile AdSense Program
Added on 2007-09-18 10:01:00
by Tanya Palta
Google Inc has expanded the functionality of their mobile AdSense network. Now any mobile supported website can participate in Google's advertising network. Advertisements will be related to the content a user is interested in and Google will convert AdWords ads to text ads. The mobile AdSense network will be open to publishers in 13 countries, including the United States, England, Germany, Spain, China and India.
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Google Co-Founder on Google Phone: No Comment
Added on 2007-09-14 12:32:00
by Richard Baguley
Gearlog got an interview with Google co-founder Larry Page talking about Google's prize for putting a robotic camera on the moon, and the interviewer asked him about the Google phone. That entire section of the interview reads thus:
BH: OK. Any comments about the Google Phone?
LP: No.
BH: No? OK. Thank you!
So much for the lost art of interviewing with follow-up inqusitive questions, I guess. Still, that's a straight question and straight answer, and it follows Google's policy of not commenting at all on the rumored Google phone. Things could get interesting there, though, if the rumors are true; Google CEO Eric Schmidt is also a director of Apple, so how will he handle being onboard two companies that are producing rival products?
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Verizon tantrum to go to court
Added on 2007-09-13 15:25:00
by Mark Brezinski
 For those of you who haven't been paying attention to the forthcoming 700MHz auction, allow us to summarize. The 700MHz spectrum was previously used by analog TV signals. These TV signals are now switching to digital, which means that bits of the said spectrum will be unused, and the FCC is auctioning these off. The FCC, following lobbying from Google and others, is keeping part of this frequency range open to all non-harmful devices and applications. Verizon has a huge problem with this, as it flies directly in the face of their business model of nickel-and-diming consumers for network features. So, they've decided to sue the FCC.
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Google Payment Service For Mobile Phone?
Added on 2007-09-03 10:57:00
by Tanya Palta
.gif) We all know about the rumored Google Mobile phone however it is a new mobile service dubbed as Gpay, which is catching everyone’s fancy. Gpay is rumored to be a mobile phone-based payments service by Google, which would be released in conjunction with the “GPhone”. The existence of Gpay came to be known when a patent fileb by the Internet giants became public. The patent describes how a text message from a mobile phone could trigger a “computer-implemented method of effectuating an electronic on-line payment”.
According to SEOptimise “A payment system would be a logical extra item to make the Google Phone stand out amongst its competitors. Certainly Google would like to have at least one ‘killer application’ before it tried to break the mobile market and a payment system would seem a good solution.”
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Rumors On The Google Phone
Added on 2007-09-02 13:13:00
by Richard Baguley
Scott Kirstner at the Boston Globe has done an excellent job of pulling together the facts and rumors that are circulating about the Google phone, which is rumored to be launched soon. Kirstner's column has a number of interesting tidbits about the Google phone, including that "One entrepreneur who has seen the Google phone prototype, but asked not to be named, described it as 'simpler' and not as flashy as Apple's iPhone". Other sources he quotes describe it as having a small QWERTY keyboard and 3D animated icons. Of course, these may have been prototype devices that won't look like the final device, but it seems that it is on the way.
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GMail and IMAP on iPhone: A how-to
Added on 2007-08-16 10:22:00
by Randall Bennett
 Over at CatCubed, an avid iPhoneer has posted a howto on a seemingly complete solution for syncing email between his mac, his iPhone and his GMail. He's created a way to track which emails he's read, and also auto archive everything to his much larger 2 GB of Gmail storage. If you're looking to understand, in depth, what happens both behind the scenes and on the iPhone, check out his tutorial.
[VIA TUAW]
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Dial 0 for opinion: Google's 700MHz FCC bid is good for all
Added on 2007-08-02 16:40:00
by Alfredo Padilla
One topic that's been much talked about lately is Google's attempt to open up the 700 Mhz spectrum set to be auctioned off next year. The propaganda from those who are both for and against this idea has been coming hot and heavy, but what would really happen if this much-desired chunk of spectrum ends up being truly open for devices and services? Well, for one, Sony Ericsson and Nokia may stop hating the U.S.
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FCC Decides Rules For Airwaves Auction
Added on 2007-08-01 02:48:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Federal Communications Commission decided to tread cautiously when it came to the question of an open national wireless broadband network. Not all details were leaked to the public however the agency did approve rules for an auction of broadcast spectrum, which would encourage new consumer services. This also means that consumers will have the freedom to connect any device and any application to a prized portion of the country's wireless spectrum. Google wasn’t fully satisfied as they also wanted the auction winner to resell wireless bandwidth to other businesses.
"In Google's view, the FCC made real but incomplete progress this afternoon on behalf of consumers as it set the rules for the 700MHz auction," said Richard Whitt, Google's Washington telecom and media counsel, during a conference call with reporters.
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