Vic Gundotra the man who can win Developers for Google Android

Vic Gundotra was 21 in 1991 according to this document from Stanford  University pictured below and was then Demoing some stuff to Microsoft’s then head of Sales , Steve Ballmer who is currently the CEO.He sparked Microsoft’s change from Win32 to the .NET programming model. In fact he spent 15 years at Microsoft since then. Vic quit Microsoft to join Google back in 2007 and spent 1 year in between due to Microsoft’s non-compete clause.

Now in 2010 , he’s on stage at Google I/O – the company’s largest annual developer conference to woo developers to build applications for the Android operating system. He’s currently VP of Engineering at Google responsible for developer evangelism

Vic did make the inaugural address on the first day of the event but it was pretty short yet he managed to poke fun at competitor Apple CEO’s Late night email about HTML5. On day 2 this man was on stage for nearly an hour and he did talk about Android and the latest version – Froyo and the upcoming changes to the  Android platform and boy-o-boy he made us laugh repeatedly by criticizing Apple, Phone and the latest iPad . It was pay back time for Google against Apple who has criticized Android over Porn Continue reading “Vic Gundotra the man who can win Developers for Google Android”

65000 Android phones shipped per day

Google’s Mobile Operating System – Android is certainly not a small player anymore . Over 65000 Android phones are being shipped per day according to a statement made by the company during a annual shareholder meeting .  We guess shipped means phones sent from factories to distribution points and might not indicate actual purchases by customers.  But that’s a pretty good number nonetheless  !

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Google.com is Now Location Aware on the iPhone and Android Devices

Starting today, Google.com is location aware on the iPhone and Android Devices.This move from Google makes discovering interesting places around you very easy. Continue reading “Google.com is Now Location Aware on the iPhone and Android Devices”

Google Nexus One Pictures and Videos

Here is another set of live pictures and videos of the Google Nexus One. This time round, we have some good quality pictures and lengthy videos.

The pictures and videos show the 3D benchmark test of the Nexus One using Qualcomm’s Neocore. The 2nd video shows the UI of the phone in 10 minutes!

Enjoy!

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Seems like the reports we gathered the last week regarding Google Nexus One is coming to reality. As reported by Engadget, Google has officially announced a press gathering for Android on the January 5th. While the page doesn’t itself reveal much,  we are expecting the launch of Nexus on this day. Continue reading “Android Press Conference : January 5th”

Google Goggles And Turn-By-Turn Navigation Demoed On Xperia X10

Google Goggles is a visual search app for Android phones while Google turn-by-turn navigation offers Google Maps data with added features such as voice-assisted navigation. Check out Google Goggles and turn-by-turn navigation demoed on Xperia X10.

Google Goggles

Google Goggles is a visual search app for Android phones. With the help of Google Goggles, you can click a photo of any place or object and you will be provided with various information regarding that image. To know more on Google Goggles, head over to this post. Check out Google Goggles demoed on Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 below: Continue reading “Google Goggles And Turn-By-Turn Navigation Demoed On Xperia X10”

Will the Google Phone be announced at MWC 2010

We now know that the Google phone and its Real . But when is Google to launch the phone and when can we buy one at the stores ?

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Some sources are speculating that the phone will launch on the T-Mobile network in USA and Google will actually sell the device.

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The Real Google Phone does exist ?

android_logoGizmodo reports that a real Google phone is a certanity and makes us think that the Google Phone does exist. Well if you think the Google phone is already out in the name of the G1 or the HTC hero or Droid , you might be wrong . The source indicates that the Google Phone will be built on  Google-branded hardware running a version of Android we haven’t yet seen. Continue reading “The Real Google Phone does exist ?”

Are new operating systems in the smart phone field hurting Nokia?

My friend, Ranesh Kumar considered picking up a new Nokia handset before he heard about the new Motorola Droid. Just last week, he bought two Motorola Droids from Verizon, one for himself and one for his fiancée.

Nokia_e70Ranesh was a Nokia fan for a long time and had owned few Nokia’s including an E70. But he made the transition to Verizon for a decent deal on a Voyager two years ago (because he likes qwerty keyboards and that was the only one he liked at the time). Ranesh couldn’t wait for a decent Nokia device to hit the market he liked, so he took the plunge. When he tested out the N97, he was terribly disappointed with the overall OS and decided to hold out for the Christmas season of this year to see what was around the corner and settled on the Motorola Droid running the Android 2.0 OS. Continue reading “Are new operating systems in the smart phone field hurting Nokia?”

Google Buys AdMob for $750 million

Google Admob

Google has announced that it has acquired the Mobile Ad Network AdMob for $750 Million. This acquisition will enhance Google’s foray into mobile advertising , while also giving advertisers and publishers more choice in this growing new mobile space.

In a statement, Google’s Susan Wojcicki, Vice President of Product Management, said that, “Mobile advertising has enormous potential as a marketing medium and while this industry is still in the early stages of development, AdMob has already made exceptional progress in a very short time. AdMob is the quintessential Silicon Valley startup — generating impressive year on year revenue growth — and we’re excited to welcome this talented team to Google”. Continue reading “Google Buys AdMob for $750 million”

Google Voice Search Arrives To Nokia S60 phones

Do you use a Nokia N Series/ E Series S60 phone to search on Google? Isn’t typing every query a bit too laborious with the 12-digit Keypad on these phones?

If you said “Yes” to any one of the above, here is some amazing news to you all. Google has now launched Voice Search for all the Nokia S60 Phones.

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Bing Mobile Gets Updated. Adds an Optimized interface for Touch Devices

Bing For Mobile recently got few updates to its site m.bing.com.  Some of its new features are:

  1. Flight status searches = You can now enter the airline and flight number and get the latest departure and landing times of the respective flight.Bing Mobile 1
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