At the Honeycomb event Google just put the Android market Online. The Market will now be available for browsing online at https://market.android.com/. The aim of the site is to make finding apps easier, something that has long frustrated Android users. Before today, Android users have had to find and download apps solely via their mobile devices.
Google’s Android mobile operating system has finally opted the Symbian OS from Nokia from its top spot on the worldwide smartphone charts. According to the latest figures released by Canalys shipments of Android-based smartphones reached 32.9 million in Q4 2010, while Symbian ranked slightly below at 31 million.
As reported by 9to5mac, Google has begun testing a new feature for iOS browsers (and Android as well, we guess) which hasn’t been officially announced yet but was spotted by some users. The feature allows you to see a preview of the resulting website on a new pop-up browser visually. When you search any keyword on MobileSafari a magnifying glass will appear at the right hand side of every search. Tapping the magnifying glass will open a new browser that lets you navigate through the results visually.
Now Google Documents is available for Windows Phone 7 using GDocs App. Tasbir Inc. has come to the rescue of Windows Phone 7 owners who also use Google Docs and has just released GDocs client for the Redmond platform operated smartphones. The app is fast, smooth and pleasure to use. This version of App don’t allow editing of Google Documents but it will surely support editing in future updates.The best part about this App is that it is free!
Google announces Android event for February 2nd and if you join the event you can see Android Honeycomb, Android Ecosystem news and hands-on demos.The registration opens at 9.15 a.m. and the event ends at 1.0 p.m…….
Google plans to launch Android 3.0, or “Honeycomb,” at an event at its headquarters on Feb. 2. Google has sent out invitations to journalists on Friday, along with the new logo for the operating system – an Android-like honeybee. The new operating system is expected in several tablets.
Google has released Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) SDK mainly for developers as they can see how their apps are going to look on the new upcoming tablet OS of Google. The new mobile OS flavor was meant mainly for devices that sport larger screens, and comes with a new “holographic” UI theme, as well as with increased focus on multitasking, notifications, widgets, and other features specific to the platform.
Google has announced the new education category to its Google Apps Marketplace for educators creating an online repository filled with learning management system (LMS) software, web-based grade books, and other content that can be shared among an entire school district or college campus with the click of a button.