Facebook for Android gets an update

Facebook announced an update for their Android client today. Below are some screen shots of the new Facebook app.

What is the Chrome OS?

A lot of people have heard about this Chrome OS and wanna see it but to be honest nobody knows what the Chrome OS is all about or what it really is. So I'm gonna post a video explaining exactly what the Chrome OS is and how it works.

More Chrome OS Screenshots

Some Chrome OS Screenshots

Here are a few screen shots of the minimalistic Google Chrome OS

Google's new Places with Hotspot App

Google has just released its new Google places with Hotpot for the iPhone and Android which allows you to see places to go to like restaurants, bars, hotels etc.

However, there's nothing special about this app, nor does it bring anything special. The only noteworthy feature is that you can see what places your friends have recommended.

Google should stick to what they're good at and buy stuff which has potential to go big instead of recreating the same old stuff.

Rumor : Google Planning to take on Facebook

Digg founder Kevin Rose Tweeted that Google is launch its new social networking site which will go toe-to-toe against Facebook.

Google has been on a role lately, however when it comes to Social Networking Google has fallen short, as their last venture, Google buzz was a failure and its privacy issues turned into a complete fiasco.

The latest social networking venture will be known as "Google Me"

In my honest opinion, Google won't be able to touch Facebook unless it has some super cool omgwtf feature in its site.

In the end, lets not forget the fact that this is just a rumor and there has been no official announcement by Google about Google Me.

Keep visiting Switter Paddle to get the latest updates on Google Me.

Google Nexus S Goes On Sale

Google's latest bad boy, the Google Nexus S, sporting the new Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, has just hit the markets and is available at Best Buy for $199.99 on contract and $529.99 unlocked.
The iPhone 4 is going to have some real tough competition now. Lets see who prevails in the SmartPhone wars.

Google Launches Chrome OS Beta

Google has seriously been on a role lately, with its Android 2.3 OS, The Google Nexus S, the new Google E-Book store and now The launch of the Chrome OS Beta.

Many people were disappointed by the fact that they would have to wait till mid 2011 to get their hands on the Google Chrome OS but those who wish to do testing and give feedback to Google can get their hands on the Beta OS.

The OS has been designed to exclusively work with online applications and is for those who spend majority of their computer time on the internet.

What sets this OS apart from the others is the mere fact that it can boot up in 7 seconds. For people like myself who fall asleep while watching their computers boot up, that fact alone makes this OS worth using. The best part being that Google has said that they will reduce the 7 second boot time.

The most disappointing thing about the OS is that it will be available only on specific hardware, which in my opinion, is a pretty bad idea (Somebody should learn from Apple's mistake).

The OS is based on simplicity and takes a minimalist approach so one can expect the OS to be light and fast.

Google has taken a huge slice of the pie in almost every market. Lets see how they do in the OS market!

Google to Launch E-Book store

Google has been on a role recently with the release of Gingerbread and the announcement of the Google Nexus S. But it appears that these aren't the only big announcements google has made today. Google announced that it is going to take on Amazon and Apple with its new E-Book store. The store features 3 million books out of which 2.8 million are free.

So what makes the Google E-Book store different?

The biggest advantage of the new book store is the fact that it is available on almost every device unlike Amazon and Apple's book stores which are only available on Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iPod/iPad. Another advantage is the fact that the Google E-Book store is the biggest E-Book store in the history of the world and lets not forget about the free books part. Who can resist the word free?

With the latest addition the Google E-Book store it appears that the 3 giants will battle it out for book selling supremacy. Lets see how Apple and Amazon stand their ground against the biggest E-Book store in the world.

Introducing the Google Nexus S

Google just announced the new Android 2.3 OS aka Gingerbread and the Google Nexus S, The 1st phone which comes with Gingerbread.

Here's what Google said on its blog about the phone.


Nexus S is the first smartphone to feature a 4” Contour Display designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand and along the side of your face. It also features a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, front and rear facing cameras, 16GB of internal memory, and NFC (near field communication) hardware that lets you read information from NFC tags. NFC is a fast, versatile short-range wireless technology that can be embedded in all kinds of everyday objects like movie posters, stickers and t-shirts.

Gingerbread is the fastest version of Android yet, and it delivers a number of improvements, such as user interface refinements, NFC support, a new keyboard and text selection tool, Internet (VoIP/SIP) calling, improved copy/paste functionality and gyroscope sensor support.

Source : http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/introducing-nexus-s-with-gingerbread.html


For a complete look at the phone, visit http://www.google.com/nexus