Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Google Voice App for Android

By TechnoGadge on July 23, 2010 at 4:51 pm

Google Voice is a cool telecommunications service by Google. Google Voice features include one number for all your calls and SMS, voicemail transcription, personalized greetings, SMS to email, international calling, conference calls, voicemail sharing, caller screening, caller blocking etc. With Google Voice App for Android, you can get all the benefits of this service right in your Android mobile phone. You can make calls and send SMS showing your Google Voice number. You can also listen to voicemails and read transcripts. Latest version of this free Android app allows for faster call setup and the ability to place calls …


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Find a Parking Spot with Open Spot Android App

By TechnoGadge on July 11, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Google has launched a new Android app that will help you find empty parking spots. Called Open Spot, the new Android app works by letting people who are leaving parking spots share their spots with people who are searching for a parking spot. So, this is all about helping each other by sharing your location. And the more open spots you mark, the more parking ‘karma points’ you’ll get. Parking spots are displayed in a map …


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View Microsoft Word File Attachments in Gmail

By TechnoGadge on June 27, 2010 at 6:27 pm

Good news for Gmail users! Now you can view your .doc attachment files right in your web browser. The Google Docs viewer that allows you to view .pdf, .ppt, and .tiff files in your browser now supports Microsoft Word file formats .doc and .docx. Editions include Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions. The Google Docs viewer supports all languages supported by Gmail. So, from now on, no need to download and save your document attachments in Gmail. With one click you can open and edit Microsoft Word files online.  …


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New URL for Google Encrypted Search

By TechnoGadge on June 26, 2010 at 5:10 am

Google has moved it’s encrypted search to a new location. Now, users can access the new encrypted (SSL) search at https://encrypted.google.com. With Google encrypted search over SSL, users can have an end-to-end encrypted search solution between his/her computer and Google. This secured channel helps protect their search terms and search results pages from being intercepted by a third party. So, encrypted search can provide you with a more secure and private web search experience. When a beta …


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GoogleCL : Command Line Tool for accessing Google Services

By TechnoGadge on June 22, 2010 at 4:36 am

Last week, Google introduced GoogleCL, a command-line utility that brings Google services to the command line. Yes, now you can access Google services from a command prompt. GoogleCL is a Python application that uses the Python gdata libraries to make Google Data API calls from the command line. You can install it on Linux, Mac and Windows platforms. To use GoogleCL, the only external package you need is gdata-python-client (aka python-gdata) version1.2.4 or later. GoogleCL currently support the following Google services: …


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Google Maps Previews in Gmail

By TechnoGadge on June 11, 2010 at 6:06 am

Google has added another cool new feature to Gmail Labs. And this time it is Google Maps previews right in your Gmail inbox. When you get a new address in an email, what you do to find the location? You copy that address, open Google Maps and paste it in to search the location. Isn’t it? Now, with the help of "Google Maps Previews in Mail" feature in Gmail Labs you can easily see maps of all the addresses you receive in Gmail. This one will save your time and will make your emails look more interesting! …


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Google Government Requests Tool

By TechnoGadge on April 21, 2010 at 10:28 am

Government censorship of the Internet is growing. And as one of the top Internet companies, Google receives lots of requests from government agencies to remove content from their services. Now to give people information about the government censorship requests, Google has launched Government Requests tool. Government Requests Tool lets users see the number of government requests that it has received to remove content from their services, or provide information about users of their services …


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Official Google Buzz Buttons

By TechnoGadge on April 14, 2010 at 1:41 pm

To help you share your favorites links on Google Buzz, Google has rolled out Buzz Buttons. The new copy-and-paste Google Buzz Buttons will let you share interesting links from around the world without much effort. Just press the button and you are good to go! You can post links to Google Buzz even without leaving the site you’re on.   Some participating sites have already started using Buzz Buttons on their web pages. Also, a number of sharing platforms, including …


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