Google is doing all that it can to sell its Android. With very less takers in the mobile market, it surely needs some apps that are impressive to beat its giant competitors like Symbian and Windows Mobile. The recent Google Earth for Android 2.1 on Nexus One is just what Google wanted.
The new Nexus One is a power packed beauty with 1GHz processor, Android 2.1 and advanced 3D graphics card. The Nexus is also thin and user friendly comparing other android mobile models.
Google claims that its Google Earth for Android is the fastest mobile version of Google Earth with an 800 x 480 screen. Google Earth for Android would contain road layers, road labels on top of satellite imagery very much like the desktop version of Google Earth.
Voice Recognition
Google have also integrated the Android voice recognition feature into Google Earth so you can get the location of a prominent place by just speaking to the mobile. Isn’t that a cool feature? But is it as simple as it sounds? One has to check it out first hand to comment on this.
Other common features on Google Earth are browsing photos, places and local businesses. Clicking on an icon can let you see videos, photos and info about places around the world.
Google Earth will also be available to all other devices using Android 2.1 or later.
Not all that Google touches turns to gold immediately. The much hyped Android believed to change smart phones for ever doesn’t seem to be a reality.
The reason being, serious bugs, operating sytem being too slow and a not-so-friendly user interface. Application developers are frustrated as Android has not been able to cover the smart phone market to a large extent and still available only in a handful number of phone models. Read the full story
Google has introduced Gmail for mobile version 2.0 for J2ME-supported and BlackBerry phones. Google mentions that this version would make the experience faster and more reliable.
The following features are highlighted by the Google Mobile team at its Google Mobile Blog:- Overall performance improvement: You should experience significant raw speed improvement, smoother scrolling, and no freezing.- Multiple accounts management: If you have both a Gmail and Google Apps email account, you can easily switch between them quickly. You will no longer have to use two different mobile apps to access personal and work emails.
- Multiple mobile email drafts: You can save multiple email drafts in your mobile phone, so that you can pick and choose what you would like to send later.
- Powerful shortcut keys: If you have a QWERTY phone, you can use shortcut keys. Hit ‘z’ to undo, ‘k’ to go to a newer conversation, and ‘j’ to go to an older conversation. See Menu/Help in the app for more shortcuts.
- Basic offline support: Can’t get a signal? Not a problem. You can compose and read your most recent emails even when there is no signal. Also, any outgoing messages will be saved in the outbox on your phone and sent automatically when you’re back in coverage.
The new version can be downloaded using your compatible mobile at m.google.com/mail . The mobile 2.0 Gmail is also available in over 35 languages.
The Nokia N95 has a large 2.8” screen and a stunning resolution. However, N95 has a vertical screensaver option. Any screensaver file chosen would be vertical which cannot be changed. This means all your screensavers would be displayed vertically. Read the full story
Google is doing all that it can to sell its Android. With very less takers in the mobile market, it surely needs some apps that are impressive to beat its giant competitors like Symbian and Windows Mobile. The recent Google Earth for Android 2.1 on Nexus One is just what Google wanted.
