Official Google Blog: Google Apps highlights – 7/22/2011

Official Google Blog: Google Apps highlights – 7/22/2011 :

We’ve added more than a dozen new features to Google Apps so far in July. Read on to learn about a few of our favorites: a new look for Gmail and Google Calendar, ways we’ve made Gmail safer and easier to use, a couple new mobile capabilities and more..... read more in Google Apps Highlights.

A new Android Market for phones, with books and movies - Official Google Mobile Blog

This is a post taken from Google Mobile Blog

In the U.S., you’ll be able to rent thousands of movies, starting at $1.99, right from Android Market on your phone. With the Videos app, available in Android Market, there’s no more waiting for downloads, syncing, or worrying about storage space. Simply sign into Android Market with your Google account, and you can rent movies from anywhere – the web, or your Android phone or tablet – and start watching instantly. You can also download movies to your device so they’re available for viewing when you don’t have an internet connection...... Read more in A new Android Market for phones, with books and movies - Official Google Mobile Blog

Google maps 5.5 for Android: explore the world in 3D

Google Maps 5.5 for Android has finally been released. It is a cool mobile app which adds up more features to mobile Google maps app that has already been in the market for quite a while now and which has been used by more than 200 million users across platforms and devices worldwide. This new version adds ‘ check in’ and ‘ rate and review’ buttons to place pages .Google Maps 5.5 is completely free and is available in the Android Market.

Some features of Google Maps5.5 for Android

Here are the main features that Google Maps 5.5 for Android offers to its users :

• It is completely free


• It is easy and simple to use


• It has an intuitive interface


• Check-in and rating buttons added to Place pages


• You can update your Latitude Location History home/work address


• It lets you check out a transit station in a nearby city,


• It offers Free, voice-guided GPS navigation system


• It helps you find, rate, and get recommendations for places

How can i get started using Google Maps5.5 for Android ?

To learn more about this awesome mobile app , you are invited to watch this short video tutorial

That’s it about Google maps 5.5 for Android: explore the world in 3D .
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Google Docs for Android

Google Docs for the Android is a great app for mobile technology users . Educators having an android device should really be using this free app . I have already covered the leading features that Google docs offers for its users in a post entitled Google Docs in Education , but today the mobile  version has already been released and  is there waiting for you . Thats the best piece of news any android user would have ever heard from goole . . And here is the rest of it.

Some features of Google Docs For Android

Here are the main features that Google Docs for Android offers to its users :

• It is free


• It is very easy to use


• It is feature-rich app


• It has an intuitive interface


• It lets you create, edit, upload and share your documents


• Edits to your documents appear to collaborators in seconds


• It lets you make quick changes to spreadsheets


• You can also view your documents, PDFs, images and more


• It lets you Upload and convert files to the Google Docs format


• You can also take a photo of printed text and convert it to a Google document


• It allows you to share docs with your phone contacts

How can i get started using Google doc for android ?

To learn how to use this great app you need to watch this shor video

That's it about Google Docs for Android.