Now you can install Android on Google’s Cr-48 notebook.Hexxeh released a Cr-48 tool to boot any OS,including Windows or Mac OS X, has now successfully got Android 2.3 Gingerbread to run on his Cr-48 netbook.After releasing instructions on how to get several other desktop OS’s installed on the CR-48, hacker @Hexxeh moved on to Android.
Search giant Google, is in the early stages of developing their own mobile payment system based on near field communication (NFC),according to a report by Business Week’s Olga Kharif.NFC is a short range wireless technology that allows you transmit data.The service could launch in 2011.
World’s largest social network, Facebook, has become the top most visited website in the year 2010, according to Hitwise. Facebook.com has now overtaken Google.com. “Facebook” also ranked #1 for most searched term of the year directly in front of the hilarious “Facebook login” at #2. This is the first time Facebook has been named most visited site of the year.
The search giant,Google is testing a new iGoogle homepage design amongst a limited users group.he redesign seems mostly cosmetic, but it has been a long time coming as the personalized homepage hasn’t gotten an update in the looks department for quite a lot of time, not accounting for the theme packs Google releases from time to time.Testing has been done amongst 23,000 people.
A new photos of an unknown Smartphone from Sony Ericsson have leaked over the web and is said to be running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system.This isn’t Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone or Sony Ericsson X12 Anzu, infact totally a different Smartphone codenamed Hallon and having a model number MT15i.These photos were spotted by one of the Japanese tech site BlogofMobile on Picasa.
Google’s internet based TV is now the booming topic in the electronic world. The internet giant is facing delays of its scheduled launch at CES. It was going to be the hot shot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January next year. But due to some technical problems, Google have already requested the TV manufacturers to delay the launch, though Sony is optimistic about the launching. Google is thinking of refining the software that will be embedded in the TV due to poor reviews.
The first Google-branded smartphone, the Nexus One, will soon receive a Gingerbread update.The Nexus One has already been confirmed as getting the Android 2.3 update at some point, and that time has been set for early Q1 2011.The improvements from Froyo to Gingerbread are not as noticeable as the previous one (Eclair to Froyo). This time around, you only get an improved user interface, SIP compatibility and the option of shifting to voice mode to correct text errors.
Google has launched a new browser in order to help users explore the human body in layered 3D view.Users can explore the internals of the human body using zoom and pan controls similar to Google Earth and Google Maps.The Body Browser can’t just run on ordinary browsers but will need one supported by the new WebGL graphics such as Google Chrome and Firefox’s latest beta.