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Jan 20

GOOG CEO Eric Schmidt now Executive Chairman! Larry Page is CEO of Google

Google CEO Eric Schmidt is out as CEO and will now work as Executive Chairman. Co-Founder Larry Page is new CEO of Google Inc. The news was released with Google’s Q4 2010 earnings announcement. The statement said:

Google has also announced plans to streamline decision making and create clearer lines of responsibility and accountability at the top of the company.

Starting from April 4, Larry Page, Google Co-Founder, will take charge of Google’s day-to-day operations as Chief Executive Officer.

Sergey Brin, Google Co-Founder, will devote his energy to strategic projects, in particular working on new products.

Eric Schmidt will assume the role of Executive Chairman, focusing externally on deals, partnerships, customers and broader business relationships, government outreach and technology thought leadership–all of which are increasingly important given Google’s global reach. Internally, he will continue to act as an advisor to Larry and Sergey.

As stated, day to day operations will be seen by new CEO Larry Page.

via Google

Dec 22

Nexus S OTA Android 2.3.1 Gingerbread Build GRH78

Posted by rish | Mobiles | No Comments

Samsung and Google have released Android 2.3.1 Gingerbread GRH78 OTA update for Nexus S handsets. It updates Gingerbread build from GRH55 to GRH78 for Nexus S and brings some bug fixes and updates the Maps to latest.

Gingerbread OTA Nexus S update comes a week after the handset was released in the US. The patch is 1.9 MB in size and is being rolled out now. If you’re a Nexus S owner, you can update to Android 2.3.1 GRH78.

Dec 09

Google Instant for iOS & Android (Froyo), Now Live

Posted by rish | Mobiles | No Comments

You can now experience Google Instant on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices. As Google Instant for Mobile becomes available globally, you can use Google Instant on your iOS devices. You need to have iOS 4 or later on iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch. Android users should have Android 2.2 Froyo.

To experience Google Instant on Froyo or iOS devices, simply go to google.com. You’d be able to enable / disable Google Instant from there.

via Google

Dec 07

ChromeDeck – TweetDeck Releases Twitter App for Chrome

Posted by rish | Browsers | No Comments

TweetDeck, popular Twitter client across desktop, iPhone and Android users has rolled out ChromeDeck, Twitter App for Chrome. It’s now available in Chrome App Store. Being Twitter App for Chrome, ChromeDeck offers you look and feel that is very similar to its desktop design.

ChromeDeck

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Dec 07

Google Chrome Notebook Cr-48 Specs, Price & Release Date

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Google Chrome Cr-48

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Google Chrome OS has been released, and with it comes Chrome Notebook Cr-48 (price still not known). Chrome OS will be releasing in Mid 2011. Google has revealed Chrome Notebook Cr-48 specs, they’re as under:

Google Chrome OS Notebook Cr-48 Specs

Display: 12.1 Inch
Qualcomm Gobi 3G chip
Wi-Fi: 802.11n
Battery Time: Usage: 8+ hours. Standby: 8+ days
Camera: Webcam (Built-in)
Storage: Flash based storage

Google Chrome Cr-48 Price

No word on pricing yet. It will be powered by Chrome OS and will be available in Mid 2011.

Dec 07

How to Access Google Chrome App Store

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Google have just released the Chrome App Store for browser based apps. If you want to access Chrome App Store, you can head to http://chrome.google.com/webstore. It’s marked as “coming soon” for now and will be available later today. Chrome App Store is now live and looks awesome at first sight. It’s got Apps, Themes and extensions sorted in categories like Featured, Popular, Top Paid, Staff Picks, Top Extensions and Top Themes.

Check it out now. Chrome App Store will have 500 apps to start with.

Dec 06

Download Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK

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You can now download Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK as Google has made it available for developers. Google has already revealed Nexus S with Gingerbread (Android 2.3) that will be available from December 16, 2010. Gingerbread update for Nexus One could be rolling out soon as well. You can download Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK though, it comes with following enhancements:

UI enhancements for increased speed
Redesigned software keyboard
Power management features
NFC support
Add SIP-based internet telephony features to your apps
Enhanced gaming capabilities
Linux kernel updated to 2.6.35

and there are many other new features. Here is the video showing Android 2.3 Gingerbread features:

See official Gingerbread page for more detail and to download Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Dec 06

Unlocked & T-Mobile Google Nexus S Price, Specs & Release Date

Posted by rish | Mobiles | 3 Comments

Google has now officially revealed it’s next smartphone. Google Nexus S price, specs and release date were announced by Google earlier. Nexus S is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the hardware is built by Samsung. Here are detailed specs along with price of Nexus S:

Nexus S Price

Unlocked Nexus S Price: $529 T-Mobile Nexus S Price: $199 with 2 year contract Nexus S release date is set to be December 16, 2010 for the US and December 21, 2010 for UK.

Google Nexus S Specs

Here are specs of Gingerbread powered Nexus S mobile phone, as taken from official Google source:

Processor and memory

1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor
16GB iNAND flash memory

Connectivity

Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700
HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps)
Wi-Fi 802.11 n/b/g
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Assisted GPS (A-GPS)
microUSB 2.0

Display

4.0″ WVGA (480×800)
Contour Display with curved glass screen
Super AMOLED
235 ppi
Capacitive touch sensor
Anti-fingerprint display coating

Size and weight

63mm x 123.9mm x 10.88mm
129g

Hardware

Haptic feedback vibration
Three-axis gyroscope
Accelerometer
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Light sensor

Cameras and multimedia

Back-facing: 5 megapixels (2560×1920)
720 x 480 video resolution
H.264, H.263 MPEG4 video recording
Auto focus
Flash
Front-facing: VGA (640×480)
3.5mm, 4-conductor headset jack (stereo audio plus microphone)
Earpiece and microphone
Software noise-cancellation

Battery

Talk time up to 6.7 hours on 3G (14 hours on 2G)
Standby time up to 17.8 days on 3G (29.7 days on 2G)
1500 mAH Lithum Ion

Nov 04

Gmail Team Releases 5 New Gmail Themes

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5 new themes for Gmail are here and so the Gmail themes library finally has some new additions. You can head to Gmail Settings > Themes to try out these themes. Here are the previews:

1. Android Theme for Gmail

Android Gmail Theme

2 & 3. Black & White Theme for Gmail

Black & White Gmail Theme

4. Tree Tops Theme for Gmail

Tree Tops Gmail Theme

5. Marker Gmail Theme

Marker Gmail Theme

Try these out for a change.

Aug 25

Google Voice International Call Rates (Google Voice for Gmail Rates Per Minute)

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Here is the table showing Google Voice international rates for voice calls. Calls to US & Canada are free for rest of the year while international rates for Google Voice are quite low, here is the table:

Country	Google Voice rate per minute (USD)
Afghanistan	$0.27
Albania	$0.12
Albania – Mobile	$0.25
Albania – Tirane	$0.12
Algeria	$0.12
Algeria – Mobile	$0.26
Algeria – Mobile – Orascom	$0.37
Algeria – Mobile – Wataniya	$0.37
American Samoa	$0.07
Andorra	$0.04
Andorra – Mobile	$0.22
Angola	$0.14
Angola – Mobile	$0.18
Anguilla	$0.12
Anguilla – Mobile	$0.24
Antigua and Barbuda	$0.14
Argentina	$0.02
Argentina – Buenos Aires	$0.02
Argentina – Buenos Aires – Mobile	$0.18
Argentina – Mobile	$0.16
Armenia	$0.09
Armenia – Mobile	$0.21
Aruba	$0.12
Aruba – Mobile	$0.23
Australia	$0.02
Australia – Mobile	$0.14
Australia – Satellite Services	$0.17
Austria	$0.03
Austria – Mobile	$0.19
Azerbaijan	$0.17
Azerbaijan – Mobile	$0.24
Bahamas	$0.06
BAHAMAS_MOBILE	$0.22
Bahrain	$0.17
Bangladesh	$0.10
Bangladesh – Mobile	$0.10
Barbados	$0.13
Barbados – Mobile	$0.20
Belarus	$0.24
Belarus – Minsk	$0.24
Belarus – Mobile	$0.27
Belgium	$0.03
Belgium – Mobile	$0.25
Belgium – Mobile – Mobistar	$0.20
Belgium – Mobile – Proximus	$0.16
Belize	$0.22
Benin	$0.17
Benin – Mobile	$0.21
Bermuda	$0.07
Bhutan	$0.18
Bolivia	$0.14
Bolivia – Cochabamba	$0.09
Bolivia – La Paz	$0.09
Bolivia – Mobile	$0.15
Bolivia – Santa Cruz	$0.09
Bosnia and Herzegovina	$0.15
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mobile	$0.29
Botswana	$0.11
Botswana – Mobile	$0.21
Brazil	$0.04
Brazil – Belo Horizonte	$0.04
Brazil – Mobile	$0.15
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro	$0.02
Brazil – Sao Paulo	$0.02
Brunei	$0.05
Bulgaria	$0.06
Bulgaria – Mobile	$0.39
Bulgaria – Sofia	$0.04
Burkina Faso	$0.19
Burkina Faso – Mobile	$0.26
Burundi	$0.15
Burundi – Mobile	$0.12
Cambodia	$0.20
Cambodia – Mobile	$0.18
Cameroon	$0.18
Cameroon – Mobile	$0.24
Canada	$0.00
Cape Verde	$0.29
Cayman Islands	$0.16
Cayman Islands – Mobile	$0.19
Central African Republic	$0.46
Central African Republic – Mobile	$0.39
Chad	$0.28
Chile	$0.03
Chile – Mobile	$0.15
Chile – Rural	$0.52
China	$0.02
China – Mobile	$0.02
Colombia	$0.05
Colombia – Barranquilla	$0.04
Colombia – Bogota	$0.04
Colombia – Cali	$0.04
Colombia – Medellin	$0.05
Colombia – Mobile	$0.07
Comoros and Mayotte	$0.45
Comoros and Mayotte – Mobile	$0.49
Congo	$0.40
Congo Dem Rep	$0.28
Congo Dem Rep – Mobile	$0.29
Congo – Mobile	$0.37
Costa Rica	$0.06
Costa Rica – Mobile	$0.06
Cote d’Ivoire	$0.25
Cote d’Ivoire – Mobile	$0.25
Cote d’Ivoire – Mobile – Orange	$0.25
Croatia	$0.04
Croatia – Mobile	$0.18
Cuba	$0.98
Cuba – Guantanamo Bay	$0.98
Cyprus	$0.04
Cyprus – Mobile	$0.05
Czech Republic	$0.03
Czech Republic – Mobile	$0.19
Denmark	$0.02
Denmark – Mobile	$0.19
Djibouti	$0.37
Dominica	$0.13
Dominican Republic	$0.06
Dominican Republic – Mobile	$0.11
Dominica – Mobile	$0.19
Ecuador	$0.11
Ecuador – Mobile	$0.22
Egypt	$0.13
Egypt – Mobile	$0.11
El Salvador	$0.19
El Salvador – Mobile	$0.19
Equatorial Guinea	$0.25
Eritrea	$0.29
Estonia	$0.03
Estonia – Mobile	$0.28
Estonia – Mobile – Top Connect	$0.33
Ethiopia	$0.29
Ethiopia – Mobile	$0.29
Faroe Islands	$0.13
Faroe Islands – Mobile	$0.20
Fiji	$0.21
Finland	$0.05
Finland – Corporate	$0.08
Finland – Helsinki	$0.05
Finland – Mobile	$0.15
France	$0.02
France – Mobile	$0.15
France – Mobile – Orange	$0.15
France – Paris	$0.02
French Guiana	$0.09
French Guiana – Mobile	$0.32
French Polynesia	$0.24
French Polynesia – Mobile	$0.28
Gabon	$0.24
Gabon – Mobile	$0.24
Gambia	$0.35
Georgia	$0.06
Georgia – Mobile	$0.14
Germany	$0.02
Germany – Civil Service	$0.42
Germany – Mobile	$0.23
Germany – Mobile – Eplus	$0.17
Germany – Mobile – O2	$0.17
Germany – Mobile – T-Mobile	$0.17
Germany – Mobile – Vodafone	$0.17
Ghana	$0.20
Ghana – Mobile	$0.20
Gibraltar	$0.06
Gibraltar – Mobile	$0.29
Greece	$0.02
Greece – Mobile	$0.17
Greece – Mobile – Telestet	$0.17
Greenland	$0.50
Greenland – Mobile	$0.50
Grenada	$0.14
Grenada – Mobile	$0.20
Guadeloupe	$0.07
Guadeloupe – Mobile	$0.31
Guadeloupe – Mobile – Digicel	$0.26
Guadeloupe – Mobile – Orange	$0.22
Guam	$0.02
Guatemala	$0.14
Guatemala – Mobile	$0.14
Guinea	$0.33
Guinea Bissau	$0.75
Guinea – Mobile	$0.39
Guyana	$0.30
Haiti	$0.24
Haiti – Mobile	$0.25
Honduras	$0.19
Honduras – Mobile	$0.19
Hong Kong SAR China	$0.02
Hong Kong SAR China – Mobile	$0.02
Hungary	$0.02
Hungary – Mobile	$0.15
Iceland	$0.02
Iceland – Mobile	$0.25
India	$0.06
India – Mobile	$0.06
Indonesia	$0.09
Indonesia – Jakarta	$0.03
Indonesia – Mobile	$0.11
Inmarsat	$6.90
Iran	$0.10
Iran – Mobile	$0.12
Iraq	$0.09
Iraq – Mobile	$0.16
Ireland	$0.02
Ireland – Mobile	$0.19
Ireland – Universal Access	$0.17
Israel	$0.02
Israel – Mobile	$0.10
Israel – Palestine Region	$0.23
Italy	$0.02
Italy – Mobile	$0.30
Italy – Mobile – H3G	$0.21
Italy – Mobile – Telecom Italia	$0.21
Italy – Mobile – Vodafone	$0.21
Italy – Mobile – Wind	$0.21
Jamaica	$0.09
Jamaica – Mobile	$0.22
Japan	$0.02
Japan – Mobile	$0.11
Jordan	$0.14
Jordan – Mobile	$0.16
Kazakhstan	$0.12
Kazakhstan – Mobile	$0.13
Kenya	$0.14
Kenya – Mobile	$0.24
Kenya – Nairobi	$0.12
Korea – North	$0.77
Korea – South	$0.02
Korea – South – Mobile	$0.05
Kuwait	$0.09
Kuwait – Mobile	$0.12
Kyrgyzstan	$0.11
Kyrgyzstan – Mobile	$0.13
Laos	$0.08
Latvia	$0.05
Latvia – Mobile	$0.19
Latvia – Mobile – Others	$0.56
Latvia – Mobile – Personal Numbers	$0.37
Lebanon	$0.10
Lebanon – Mobile	$0.19
Lesotho	$0.26
Lesotho – Mobile	$0.25
Liberia	$0.25
Libya	$0.25
Libya – Mobile	$0.27
Liechtenstein	$0.06
Liechtenstein – Mobile	$0.47
Lithuania	$0.05
Lithuania – Mobile	$0.19
Luxembourg	$0.02
Luxembourg – Mobile	$0.21
Macao	$0.04
Macao – Mobile	$0.05
Macedonia	$0.13
Macedonia – Mobile	$0.32
Madagascar	$0.29
Madagascar – Mobile	$0.29
Malawi	$0.12
Malawi – Mobile	$0.16
Malaysia	$0.02
Malaysia – Mobile	$0.04
Maldives	$0.70
Mali	$0.27
Mali – Bamako	$0.20
Malta	$0.08
Malta – Mobile	$0.24
Marshall Islands	$0.29
Martinique	$0.05
Martinique – Mobile	$0.30
Mauritania	$0.22
Mauritius	$0.15
Mexico	$0.10
Mexico – Guadalajara	$0.02
Mexico – Mexico City	$0.02
Mexico – Mobile	$0.19
Mexico – Monterrey	$0.02
Micronesia	$0.24
Moldova	$0.14
Moldova – Mobile	$0.21
Monaco	$0.03
Monaco – Kosovo – Mobile	$0.29
Monaco – Mobile	$0.24
Mongolia	$0.15
Montenegro	$0.11
Montenegro – Mobile	$0.29
Montserrat	$0.20
Morocco	$0.09
Morocco – Mobile	$0.29
Mozambique	$0.12
Mozambique – Mobile	$0.13
Mozambique – Mobile – Vodacom	$0.24
Myanmar	$0.35
Namibia	$0.14
Namibia – Mobile	$0.20
Nauru	$0.99
Nepal	$0.19
Nepal – Kathmandu	$0.19
Netherlands	$0.02
Netherlands – Antilles	$0.14
Netherlands – Mobile	$0.23
Netherlands – Paging	$2.29
New Caledonia	$0.25
New Zealand	$0.02
New Zealand – Mobile	$0.22
Nicaragua	$0.15
Nicaragua – Mobile	$0.22
Niger	$0.17
Nigeria	$0.11
Nigeria – Mobile	$0.14
Northern Mariana Islands	$0.04
Norway	$0.02
Norway – Mobile	$0.21
Norway – Special Services	$0.10
Oman	$0.15
Oman – Mobile	$0.25
Pakistan	$0.11
Pakistan – Mobile	$0.11
Palau	$0.29
Palestinian Authority	$0.23
Panama	$0.08
Panama – Mobile	$0.15
Paraguay	$0.09
Paraguay – Asuncion	$0.09
Paraguay – Mobile	$0.15
Peru	$0.06
Peru – Mobile	$0.21
Peru – Rural	$0.15
Philippines	$0.11
Philippines – Mobile	$0.17
Poland	$0.02
Poland – Mobile	$0.17
Portugal	$0.02
Portugal – Mobile	$0.20
Puerto – Rico	$0.02
Qatar	$0.26
Qatar – Mobile	$0.27
Reunion	$0.11
Reunion – Mobile	$0.29
Romania	$0.09
Romania – Mobile	$0.21
Russia	$0.04
Russia – Globaltel	$0.07
Russia – Mobile	$0.06
Russia – Moscow	$0.02
Russia – Saint Petersburg	$0.02
Rwanda	$0.14
Saint Kitts and Nevis	$0.17
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Mobile	$0.23
Saint Lucia	$0.17
Saint Lucia – Mobile	$0.23
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	$0.33
Saint Vincent Grenadines	$0.17
Saint Vincent Grenadines – Mobile	$0.24
San Marino	$0.25
Saudi Arabia	$0.11
Saudi Arabia – Mobile	$0.19
Senegal	$0.19
Senegal – Mobile	$0.22
Senegal – Mobile – Orange	$0.26
Serbia	$0.09
Serbia – Mobile	$0.25
Seychelles	$0.10
Sierra – Leone	$0.38
Singapore	$0.02
Singapore – Mobile	$0.02
Slovakia	$0.05
Slovakia – Mobile	$0.21
Slovenia	$0.04
Slovenia – Mobile	$0.21
Slovenia – Mobile – Ipko	$0.37
Somalia	$0.53
South Africa	$0.05
South Africa – Mobile	$0.17
Spain	$0.02
Spain – Mobile	$0.19
Sri Lanka	$0.12
Sri Lanka – Mobile	$0.12
Sudan	$0.20
Suriname	$0.20
Suriname – Mobile	$0.22
Swaziland	$0.16
Swaziland – Mobile	$0.20
Sweden	$0.02
Sweden – Mobile	$0.18
Switzerland	$0.02
Switzerland – Mobile	$0.29
Syria	$0.24
Syria – Mobile	$0.24
Taiwan	$0.02
Taiwan – Mobile	$0.09
Tajikistan	$0.12
TAJIKISTAN_MOBILE	$0.12
Tanzania	$0.15
Tanzania – Mobile	$0.23
Thailand	$0.03
Thailand – Mobile	$0.03
Thuraya	$4.99
Togo	$0.42
Tonga	$0.40
Trinidad and Tobago	$0.10
Trinidad and Tobago – Mobile	$0.10
Tunisia	$0.22
Tunisia – Mobile	$0.36
Turkey	$0.03
Turkey – Mobile	$0.18
Turkey – North Cyprus	$0.09
Turkmenistan	$0.14
Turks and Caicos	$0.12
Turks and Caicos – Mobile	$0.25
Tuvalu	$0.62
Uganda	$0.14
Uganda – Mobile	$0.14
Ukraine	$0.10
Ukraine – Kiev	$0.10
Ukraine – Lviv	$0.10
Ukraine – Mobile	$0.15
United Arab Emirates	$0.19
United Kingdom	$0.02
United Kingdom – Mobile	$0.18
United Kingdom – Mobile – Hutchison3G	$0.18
United Kingdom – Mobile – O2	$0.18
United Kingdom – Mobile – Orange	$0.18
United Kingdom – Mobile – Tmobile	$0.18
United Kingdom – Mobile – Vodafone	$0.18
United Kingdom – NGN – 870	$0.18
United Kingdom – NGN – Local	$0.18
United Kingdom – NGN – National	$0.24
Uruguay	$0.07
Uruguay – Mobile	$0.23
Uzbekistan	$0.08
Uzbekistan – Mobile	$0.09
Uzbekistan – Tashkent	$0.08
Vanuatu	$0.56
Venezuela	$0.03
Venezuela – Mobile	$0.14
Vietnam	$0.09
Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City	$0.09
Vietnam – Mobile	$0.09
Virgin Islands – British	$0.15
Virgin Islands – British – Mobile	$0.23
Virgin Islands – Us	$0.04
Western Samoa	$0.39
Western Samoa – Mobile	$0.39
Yemen	$0.16
Zambia	$0.07
Zambia – Mobile	$0.17
Zimbabwe	$0.08
Zimbabwe – Mobile	$0.33
Zimbabwe – Mobile – NetOne	$0.23
Zimbabwe – Premium	$0.46

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