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Google Reader For Android Gets A Tablet Friendly UI Update

Google reader has always been one of the best, most used apps here at Google Watch Blog. It’s simple and lets you catch up with your favorite sites content – keep you updated on the go. Google reader for Android has now been updated for Android system (earlier versions of the reader only supported the [...]

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Google Acquires Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion

We shared rumors that Google would acquire RIM but it turned out that we were wrong! It looks the first half of the rumor was indeed true. Google is acquiring BUT not RIM instead, Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billon. This new acquisition gives Google 706 total patents and patented applications, making Google 317 patents + [...]

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Gmail For Android Gets An Update

If you are a Google’s Android user and use Gmail on your android phone, then there’s a new update available for you. The latest version of Gmail 2.3.5 version is now available via update. In this new version of Gmail, there are two new features worthy of your attention: #1. First, you can choose to sync [...]

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Fix the Android Emulator – invalid command-line parameter problem

Are you hitting the “invalid command-line parameter problem” as I did? I’ve found a solution by scouring stackoverflow and otherwebsites. invalid command-line parameter: Files\Android\android-sdk\tools/emulator-arm.exe. Hint: use ‘@foo’ to launch a virtual device named ‘foo’. please use -help for more information Why the error? Well the problem is because of the whitespaces in the directory path [...]

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Google Mobile Images Search Interface Update

Google Image Search received a major interface update today, but the new interface only shows on Android 2.1, iPhone OS 3.0 and above. The new interface looks like a stand-alone image search application, all full advantage of the touch screen mobile phone operation and effects of sideslip. The main improvements are: Search results page is [...]

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Google publishes Voice Application for Android and BlackBerry

Google publishes Voice Application for Android and BlackBerry

+ Google has launched a new application for Android and BlackBerry phones with Google Voice application you can make voice calls from the mobile phone itself. Here is what it say on the product page about this new feature of the Google application.  You can: – SMS messages and make calls with any of the [...]

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Google Android users now get 4 new free applications.

Google Android users now get 4 new free applications.

Google announced 4 new free applications for Android users. Check out the list below: Google Sky Map: A star map for Android. Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a dynamic window on the night sky. When you point your phone up you will see a map of the brightest stars, constellations, and [...]

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New version of Gmail for iPhone & Android brings new features

New version of Gmail for iPhone & Android brings new features

Google has the mobile version of Gmail revised. The new version for the iPhone and Android brings new features that are already out of the normal Gmail knows. With checkboxes you can now mail in a more impetus to the archive and then the inbox, which, incidentally, has become faster, more speed. The search is [...]

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