Google is all set to revolutionize the way we use phones. Google Voice, formerly Grand Central has released its first mobile app for BlackBerry and Google Android phones today. The app lets you make a call and have it show up in Caller ID as coming from your Google number and not your cellphone. The event follows Google announcement rolling out of Google Voice in March. Google started issuing a unique phone number that was tied with various numbers like cellphone, home phone and business line. Whenever your friends call your Google number all the other phones would ring, just pick any one of them to answer. The voice mails would reach all the phones with free transcription by Google.

The core idea behind the innovation, as Google senior product manager, Vincent Paquet explains is

my communication should be tied to me.

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With iPhone turning out to be a phenomenal success, the telecom majors are eager to cram the share of smartphone markets. T-Mobile USA will be selling a new smartphone using Google Inc's Android operating software from this August onwards. The high-end device has to directly face off the smartphone giants iPhone and Palm Pre. The NO. 4 mobile service in US, T-mobile myTouch 3G phone would be a slimmer and more advanced version of G1 manufactured by HTC Corp, based-on Google's Android technology. The smartphone would carry the same price tag - $199, as that of 16 GB Apple iPhone and Palm Pre, expect a rebate for two-year service contract. MyTouch's biggest claim is its across-the-board personalization.  Let's dig out its features to know whether the newbie stands a chance in the smartphone war.
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Streaming radios are already an in thing for the generation that belongs to us. You don't need anything but a mobile phone or laptop these days. Just find the media player, stream through the appropriate channel and it will start playing random songs of your choice as if its a real FM radio you are listening to. Suppose you are listening to a song whose lyrics have instantly touched your mind. Desperate search won't help you.  So for all you music lovers who love quality lyrics too, here is Tunewiki for you. The social media player already offers audio and video while displaying synchronized or translated lyrics.

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Google’s Android OS powered phone T-Mobile G1 is creating much techno-babble within a few days of release. With some dynamite reviews to backup, its being drawn parallel with world's most affable Nokia phones and of course the much-talked about Apple iPhone. It seems the new kid on the block has started writing on the wall against Apple's smartphone. Well, I have no feasible reasons to discount it either. There are a good number of practical as well as technical vindications that are hard to avoid. Full article (501 words) »

Google Android finally delivers what was promised at the very beginning. While everyone was speculating if Android is going to be an open source platform, they have come out with Android Open Source Project, which will give public at large the opportunity to make contributions.

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