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Category: Google

  • Download ‘Anything’ from Google using “Google Hacks”

    Everything is available on the Internet. The only thing you need to know is ‘How to find it’ in a correct way. Google is the obvious answer to all questions – it can be exploited to find anything anywhere on the web using keywords intelligently. Google Hacks is a small tool which is useful to…

  • Control your Android phone just by speaking!

    Now you can control your Android phone just by speaking using ‘Voice Actions’. This feature is unveiled at a press event at its San Francisco office in spite of rumors on Video Calling. You require Android 2.2 (Froyo) and higher for these features – Send text messages Say "send text to [recipient] [message]*" e.g. "send…

  • Want to Send or Receive Emails in Gmail at your own time?

    Do you want to send or receive emails at your own convenient time? Boomerang is a new beta add-on for Google Chrome and Firefox and lets you schedule Gmail around your own time! Whether you want to move emails about next week’s meeting out of your inbox until next week or want to send your…

  • Will Google Reveal ‘Video Calling’ at Mobile Event Thursday?

    Today, Google sent out a notice that it would be holding a press event Thursday morning at its San Francisco offices, where the search giant would be “unveiling a couple of cool new mobile features.” Google mobile product management director Hugo Barra will demo the additions, which some think should include integrated video calling in…

  • How to Turn Your Android Phone into a Fully-Automated Superphone

    What if your phone automatically went silent when you step into the movie theatre? Texted your significant other when you finished your long commute? Or automatically turned down the volume when a particularly loud friend called? It can; here’s how. Android application Tasker gives you total rules-based automation for your Android phone. It’s not free,…

  • Google’s Chrome OS to debut in autumn

    Google said Wednesday it is planning to release its Chrome operating system, seen as a rival to Microsoft’s Windows system, for free in the autumn. "We are working on bringing the device later this fall," said Google vice president of product management Sundar Pichai at CompuTex Taipei, Asia’s biggest IT trade show. "It’s something which…

  • Google ditching Windows for Linux and Mac

    Google is currently phasing out Windows-based PCs, and switching over to Mac and Linux operating systems, according to the Financial Times.  Since the Google China attacks back in January, shortly after Google said it would end censorship in China, Google is removing Windows from its computers. Google is no longer offering new hires the option…

  • Google Home Page crashing down!

    Are you aware of Google Gravity? It is an experiment created by Hi-ReS! wherein the objects from the Google frontpage will all fall down  once you load the site. The only downside of this feature is that it the expected results are only visible using Google Chrome. Don’t try to do this using other browsers…

  • Google Is Activating 100,000 Android-Based Phones Daily

    Google presented the slide below at its developer conference. Google says over 100,000 new Android-based handsets are activated every day. This suggests Google’s Android phone growth is greater than Apple’s iPhone growth. Last quarter, Apple reported sales of 8.75 million iPhones, which is 97,222 units per day. It’s possible Apple’s iPhone sales grew in the…

  • Anyone can now use Google Wave. No invitation needed!

    Today, Google is announcing that Wave will be open to everyone. This includes not only consumers with Google accounts, but also Google Apps customers. The project is now a part of Google Labs, where it will remain as work continues on it. But much work has already been done — if you haven’t tried it…