September 16th, 2010 | by Lawrence Chang | published in Google Apps, Google Mobile
(Cross-posted on the Official Google Enterprise Blog.)With the rapid adoption of Internet-enabled mobile devices, employees increasingly seek access to their email, documents, and other corporate data from their mobile phones. In addition, employees ar…
September 14th, 2010 | by Heaven | published in Google Mobile
Many of you have searched the web by speaking since the launch of voice search in 2008. In fact, one in every four searches from an Android phone in the US is by voice. In certain situations, voice search just works much better than typing. It’s a lo…
September 9th, 2010 | by Chris Nguyen | published in Google Mobile
Whether you’re going for an urban hike or wandering from your hotel to find that restaurant you passed earlier, you won’t have to flag down a local if you’ve got Google Maps for mobile 4.5 on Android. Maps already had Navigation and walking direc…
August 30th, 2010 | by Heaven | published in Google Mobile, Youtube
By now, some of you may have noticed our new Google Mobile YouTube channel, with a fresh look that includes a video box that rotates along multiple axes (we love the Rubik’s Cube here at Google). As you click on and discover more videos, we hope you
August 23rd, 2010 | by Ryan Pollock | published in Google Mobile
Ever missed an appointment or important email because you were away from your desk? Now Google Mobile App can help with push notifications from your Google account to your iPhone — an icon badge shows you’ve got new mail in Gmail, and Google Calend…
August 19th, 2010 | by Chris Nguyen | published in Google Maps, Google Mobile
Almost five years ago, we launched Google Maps for mobile to help you get where you needed to go from your phone instead of a paper map. Today, more than 100 million people a month are now using Google Maps for mobile to get from point A to point B, f…
August 18th, 2010 | by Heaven | published in Google Mobile
In April 2009, we announced a new version of Gmail for mobile for iOS and Android. Among the improvements was a complete redesign of the web application’s underlying code, which allows us to more rapidly develop and release new features that users have…
August 12th, 2010 | by Ryan Pollock | published in Google Mobile
(cross-posted with the Official Google Blog)Our mobile phones have become modern-day Swiss Army knives. An Android phone is a handheld computer, a music player, a notepad, a GPS navigation unit and more, all rolled into one sleek device that fits in y…
August 12th, 2010 | by effie | published in Google Mobile
(Cross-posted from the Google Chrome blog.) Ever wanted a way to quickly and easily send links and other information from your desktop or laptop to your phone to view on the go? The new Chrome to Phone extension adds a button to your Google Chrome b…
August 11th, 2010 | by effie | published in Google Mobile
You may already be familiar with Gesture Search, our Android app from Google Labs that lets you search by writing out characters on the touchscreen of your device. Today we’re happy to announce a new version, Gesture Search 1.2, which includes a new …
August 3rd, 2010 | by Lawrence Chang | published in Google Mobile
Have you ever tried to remember how to get back to a website that you found from a recent search? Today in the US, we’re launching a new search history feature which helps you quickly get back to sites you’ve been to and see items you have starred f…
July 26th, 2010 | by Chris Nguyen | published in Google Mobile
With six updates in six months, Google Maps for Android has been getting plenty of new features, both big and small. A continued focus with each update has been on giving you better ways to find places nearby. In the most recent updates, Maps has gott…
July 13th, 2010 | by Chris Nguyen | published in Google Mobile
In case you missed it, check out the Official Google Blog’s post about how Team HTC-Columbia is using Android-powered phones and a special version of the My Tracks app with SRM to share real-time data from the Tour de France. Head over to google.com/…
June 22nd, 2010 | by Chris Nguyen | published in Google Mobile
Hot off the presses, Google Maps for Android version 4.3 has added a couple new features to help you quickly choose the right place to grab dinner, catch the next train, and find friends to add in Latitude.Have you ever had to make a split decision for…
June 22nd, 2010 | by Ryan Pollock | published in Google Mobile
The creation of the Korean alphabet by Sejong the Great was a wonderful advance, enabling literacy for the masses. However, even with the latest smartphone keyboards, entering the characters of the Korean alphabet is still challenging. Less than two w…