In an incredible innovation of usefulness, Voice Actions have been much improved beyond the simple “navigate” command.
Here is the full list.
send text to [contact] [message]
listen to [artist/song/album]
call [business]
call [contact]
send email to [contact] [message]
go to [website]
note to self [note]
navigate to [location/business name]
directions to [location/business name]
map of [location]
Looks like Engadget has the scoop on a possible (probable?) Android/Sony gaming phone.
Here’s some info:
“Here’s what we can tell you about the hardware: if you’re a gaming fan, this is exactly the kind of phone you’ve been waiting for. The device is described as cross between the Samsung Captivate and the PSP Go [...]
Over at Reddit I noticed a link to Whisper Systems. Encrypted voice and texting applications entitled RedPhone 0.1 and TextSecure 0.1, are free for Android phones. If this isn’t a reason to have an open source O/S, I don’t know what is.
Download from the Android market now. I just did.
Epic win. Google has merged the art of communication of devices. There new API they rolled out today in San Francisco at Google I/O Conference allows the Browser, Google Google Chrome, to connect with your Android device, allowing you to push messages, links, map destinations, etc.
Watch the exact portion of the [...]
The Android 2.2 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new user features and technologies in Android 2.2. For more information about the new developer APIs, see the Android 2.2 version notes.
New User Features
New Platform Technologies
New Developer Services
New [...]
Google, today officially announced Google TV, a new platform that aims to integrate both Web browsing and cable TV with one device running its powerful Android operating system, set to arrive this fall.
Google said that TV today is too complicated, with too many channels and a poor interface for finding the shows you want to [...]
The iPhad empire. Only two or maybe three operating systems can hang with the top dog. Ok, maximum five are possibly real iPad competitors. Six then. That’s it! 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the tablet/pad/slates.
Read on for the major comparisons.
Google may have collected emails and other private information while using their “Street View” cars. If they traveled over WiFi networks while one of the cars was in range, they may have started to collect your data. Previously, the company denied that any data was ever intercepted.
In a blog post published on Friday afternoon, Google [...]
BumpTop 3D has been acquired by Google. With the advent of a new multi-touch version of the software, it shouldn’t be too long before we see this being implemented in phones, tablets, and anything else Android.
Video of the action after jump.
A new Android app offers a brilliant feature for business users.
A fire at a Seattle data center, nicknamed “The Googtopia” has affected over 42,000 servers, bringing down search engine results pages across the globe.
This month was very large for Facebook. Extra awesome saucemly, large. It gets more traffic than Google. BigCommerce released their bad-ass social shopping application, Social Shop, via Facebook. And Facebook wants to release a like button and be an aggregate of as much content as it can. So much to [...]
Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a very broad patent on motion-based smartphone control, one that could have significant implications for the industry.
Just a few minutes ago as I was surfing between Facebook and Twitter – I saw a simple post “8.2 Quake in Venezuela”
WTF?!
Yeah. I had the same reaction . . .
This article about how Chile’s earthquake knocked Mother Earth three inches off her axis quickly came to mind – swiftly followed by flashbacks from @SonyPictures [...]
First, there was Google Wave, which was ushered in with a torrent of breathless hype. The day of the release, Twitter was filled with tweets reading “Does anyone have a spare Wave invite?”, only to be replaced a week later with “Does anyone want a spare Wave invite?”
Then, there was Google Buzz, which managed to [...]
Google is slowing catching up to Apple in the smartphone market.
By the end of 2012, smartphones will outnumber computers 491.9 million to 443.1 million.
In case you needed more proof that we can’t spell good.
Today Google annouced it was replacing the SearchWiki feature with Stars.
With stars, you can simply click the star marker on any search result or map and the next time you perform a search, that item will appear in a special list right at the top of your results when relevant. That means if you star [...]
Gizmodo recently posted an article about the upcoming Flash 10.1 (currently in Beta 3 form) and Adobe’s determination that only a few current Android phones (see Nexus One only), and upcoming handsets with the proper muscle, will actually be able to run Flash properly.
“There are two factors that’ll determine whether or not your phone is ready and [...]
Google threatens to pull more services out of China. Italy convicts three Google employees for being in the same world as people who beat up autistic kids. Google Politics now in Beta.
Internet stalking is so easy to do these days. I have to admit, I truly enjoy researching people and finding out pieces of information before I meet them face to face. I feel that I get to understand them a little better ahead of time and then I can use that information while we meet.
To [...]
Last week, Compete.com announced that their data showed Facebook had beaten Yahoo! in number of unique visitors in January 2010.
Why is this such a big deal? What I want to know is: Why hasn’t Facebook had more visitors than Yahoo! already? And the numbers are really close too!
This is Compete’s graph:
Now how many of you [...]
The NY Times is reporting that:
“A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military, say people involved in the investigation.
Tracing the attacks further back, to an elite Chinese university and a [...]
About 9 months ago I stayed up late, all geeked out about the launch of the new search engine that was more than just a search engine, it was going to change the way we search and in doing so change the world!!!! Well, of course, it hasn’t and most people have never even heard [...]
US And EU Regulators OK Yahoo! And Microsoft Search Deal.
Google has been working on a fast/tight/unofficial new version of ChromiumOS. This is an operating system that you load onto a USB stick and rock n roll. Matt Cutts tweeted “My netbook boots it in seconds.”
Google is scrambling to repair the security exploit (see lack of follower message view control) they overlooked by stating that the option to block public views of contacts was always there.
LifeHacker has a decent walk-through and Google has now posted a “we listened to your feedback” post on the official Google blog page. This fix is not a perfect [...]
Thank you for the warning Harriet. ( The BBC NEWS seemed to agree back in 2007)
I use my private Gmail account to email my boyfriend and my mother.
There’s a BIG drop-off between them and my other “most frequent” contacts.
You know who my third most frequent contact is?
My abusive ex-husband.
Which is why it’s SO EXCITING, Google, [...]
Google has decided to push the ISP industry into the future. This seems to be similiar to the way the Nexus One has resulted in improved hardware in the cellular industry. If you are interested in a possible (see slim) chance of getting your Interwebz at over 1 gigabit per second. Sign up here:
http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi
If you tried to no avail last night, try www.google.com/buzz now. The rollout is occurring. And, as the Snowpocalypse blankets the East Coast, shutting down offices, why not spend the day using a Google Beta product.
Aol has announced that it will team up with Facebook to link Facebook Chat with Aol’s chat client, AIM. This is largely in response to yesterday’s announcement by Google of it’s new social networking service, Google Buzz, which looks to expand into territory held by Facebook and Twitter. While Aol gains little from it, Facebook [...]
The unofficial response by Yahoo! to Google’s announcement of Google Buzz. But no – that’s not snarky.
Buzz versus buzz. It looks like someone at Google forgot to check to see if Buzz was available as a trade name for a social media service. If only there was a search engine that they could have used…
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(2) (5) (2) (2) (22) (1) (129) (1) (9) (7) (2) (8) (7) (3) (5) (101) (31) (3) (1) (8) (84)