Google voice client for windows phone 7 Free Talk With Translation

If you use Google Voice, I am sure you would have tried all the google voice application on windows phone. There are some which are there from the day marketplace was launched and thus have a good user base. However if you haven’t tried FreeTalk yet,

you would want to try the recent release. It didn’t get a good start because of some breaking bugs but since then multiple updates went live and the recent one is pretty good. It’s very different than all the other out there.
FreeTalk is the only application on windows phone which takes advantage of the nice Panorama view of the windows phone and nicely display your recent messages along with dialer to make outgoing call. This is over the pretty bing image of the day. If you drill down, you see your message separated by different views. The SMS conversation view is fast and pretty.
All this comes with Push notification so that you have real-time updates of any incoming messages or voicemail.

11:54 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

iBooks VS. Google Books

Couple of days back, Google announced their new eBook app release of Google Books. This app allows you to read eBooks off your iOS device just the same as Apple's iBooks. It also lets you buy books from a store. So whats the difference between iBooks and Google Books? Which is the better one?

Even though Google Books has been a new app that has just been released, it lacks the graphics and animation interface in the app. For instance, in iBooks, the animation makes it seem as if a bookstore is behind those shelves of books you bought. In Google Books, it directs you to a safari page where you can buy books.

Even though the animation in Google Books is lacking, it's programming is very well done. Google is said to have the the greatest collecions of books.

Another thing about Google Books is that feature of unlimited storage in a digital cloud. This allows you to save all your eBooks onto Google Account. What's good about this is that you can read all your books online from the app without downloading them. You an also read them online from Google's book site.

The one major thing about Google Books is iTunes syncing. For now, iBooks is the only app that can seamlessly sync into iTunes, but it lacks reading iTunes.

In conclusion, Google Books seems like the better option here if you're on the go and if you rarely ever sync with iTunes. Google Books provides so many features, but if you're that type of person who likes to stick with iTunes and also have a nice interface to deal with, stick to iBooks. Google Books should probably release some updates in the near future. Besides, it's only their first release.

2:30 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Official Google Voice App Finally now at App Store

Google Voice app for iPhone has just arrived the app store, With this native app, you’ll continue to have access to all the major Google Voice features on your iPhone. let's check out them.

Google Voice app features:

• Cheap rates for international calls
• Free text messaging to U.S. numbers
• Voicemail transcription
• Display your Google Voice number as caller ID when making calls
• With push notifications, the app will alert you instantly when you receive a new voicemail or text message
• Most of your calls will be placed via Direct Access Numbers, making them connect just as quickly as regular phone calls

Download Google Voice app (for free) for iPhone [iTunes link]

4:15 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Install Android on your iPhone Directly from your Device with BootLace

Remember iPhodroid which installs Android OS on your iPhone? Well, some hackers could make it even easier than before, you can now install Google's Android OS on your iPhone directly from your device without using computer thanks to the updated version of BootLace.

We have got full step by step guide and thanks to guys over iSpazio for spotting this shoots. Follow the steps below to install Android OS on your iPhone.

Supported devices:

• iPhone 2G on iOS 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 jailbroken with Blackra1n, Redsn0w or PwnageTool.
• iPhone 3G on iOS 4.x jailbroken with Redsn0w or PwnageTool.

STEP 1: Once your device is jailbroken, tap on Cydia, touch Manage then choose Sources and add http://repo.neonkoala.co.uk. Now, search for BootLace and install it.

STEP 2: After installing the app, launch it, tap on OpeniBoot and hit the Install button as shown in the screenshot:

STEP 3: BootLace will check your compatibility and an automated process will take place to download and install some important files to install iBoot to run Android OS.

STEP 4: Now give your device a reboot, and you will be able to choose between iOS and Android OS through the QuickBoot tab.

STEP 5: Although, through the iDroid tap, you can remove BootLace whenever you want and get back to the normal iOS.

By the way, you can watch a quick video guide below to watch it in action:

3:08 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 2

Google Announces Real Time Stats for FeedBurner

Google has just announced that it’ll be rolling out a new and experimental UI for the FeedBurner service. What’s really nifty about  this new version is that it provides real time stats for views, clicks and podcast downloads. Thus, you’ll learn whether or not your traffic comes from feed readers, Twitter and other sources.

Within seconds of posting, you can find out where the traffic comes from, if you use the FeedBurner Socialize service and your platform supports PubSubHubbub or you ping Feedburner when you post. Subscriber and reach numbers will still be calculated on a daily basis and show the traffic received yesterday.

However, the item stats will show the traffic in real time. The new interface is available here or by logging into feedburner.google.com and clicking on “Try out the NEW (beta) version!”.

SOURCE: tweet
VIA: adsense for feeds

3:49 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Chrome OS Ported to iPad with Flash Support [video]

A web developer and hacker called Hexxeh, has successfully ported Chromium OS on the iPad, Hexxeh is 17 years old, he is well-known developer and hacker in the Chrome field,  for now we only have one screen-shot for that feat success, the image showing Chromium OS running on iPad. For those who don't know the Chromium OS, it is the open source version of Chrome OS.

In case you have any doubts about the above image being real and not another Adobe Photoshop trick, you have to now that Hexxeh has been playing around with Chromium OS builds for months. also he developed many builds since Chromium OS source was released, and Google itself acknowledged his work.

Chromium OS is a fast operating system, it's characterized by supporting HTML5 and Flash. Till now we don't have any further information, but we expect to catch more details soon. Finally I have to say it worth trying specially if you have jailbroken iPad.

[via Gadgedsdna]

12:03 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 3

Google Voice App for iDevice Return to the App Store !!

Apple has just approve the Google Voice Connect app, this comes after fourteen months after Apple pulled all Google voice apps out the App Store just like GV Mobile, Voice Central and even it refused the Google official app, The justification from Apple was "duplicating features that the iPhone comes with (Dialer, SMS, etc)".

Features:

• Place calls using your Google Voice number rather than your mobile number - enter number directly, select a contact from your device's contacts, or call back any number in your history.
• Send and receive text messages (SMS) from your Google Voice number.
• Listen to voicemails and recorded conversations right on your device (allowing you to pause, rewind, or fast forward to any point within the message) - voicemails will also show the transcription of the message when available.
• Mark messages as starred, attach notes to conversations, block/unblock senders, or delete conversations.
• Easily search in your history by contact, message, or note.
• Messages are stored on your device for offline access.
• Composing notes and text messages can be done in landscape mode.
• Quickly change various Google Voice account settings (call forwarding, do-not-disturb, message notifications, …) directly from within the application.
• Automatic checking for new messages while the application is active.
• Direct access to your device's contacts without needing to synchronize them with Google
• All communication is done with the Google Voice website directly, no need to hand over your account information to a third-party.
• Full support for fast app switching in iOS4 and high-resolution graphics for retina displays.

Definitely, hopes will bring back to the developers to re-submit their apps while the approval could now be possible. GV Connect is currently selling for $2.99, the app is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad running iOS 3.0 or later.
Download GV Connect for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad [iTunes Link].

[via mobilecrunch]

8:11 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Make Free Calls to US and Canada by Google [video]

Rumors have been saying this last night, but Google makes it official and introduces Voice Calls in Gmail. Now phone calls is an option in the web-based Google's mail, it's fairly cheap, it ranges between $0.02 and $0.19 a minute and free to US and Canada!

Google announced that you'll be able to make calls to US and Canada completely free of charge. You'll be able to buy prepaid credits using Google Checkout for international landline calling at $0.02 a minute and up to $0.19 for calls to international mobile device.

Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year and calls to other countries will be billed at our very low rates. We worked hard to make these rates really cheap (see comparison table) with calls to the U.K., France, Germany, China, Japan—and many more countries—for as little as $0.02 per minute.

Incoming calls pop up as a chat window in Gmail and you press a "Call phone" button that appears near the top of the Chat window to send an outbound call, Also you can copy and paste numbers or tap them in manually! Much better now? Try it and tell us.

3:38 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Google Goggles for iPhone will Arrive [Soon]

We are used to search using key terms, but suppose to walk down on the street and see something you do not know, or something you would like to know more about, how should you know the keywords to search if you do not know what you face? Horia! Google Goggles coming to iPhone.

Here is the solution in Google Goggles project, the search engine for images. Basically you take a picture of any thing, and the engine begins to seek information about it, a few months ago it was announced that Goggles is landing on the iPhone. Yesterday, David Petrou of Google has promised that the technology will be ready by the end of the year for Apple devices. [via Electronista]

8:22 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Google Buys Slide.com for $182 Million Next Friday

Google continues improving its services, It just finished a big deal with buying Slide.com for $182 million, the deal will be announced on Friday, In addition Google in its way to develop it with a serious social gaming and apps strategy.

As we know Max Levchin is the founder of Slide.com in 2004, but till now no one knows if he will join Google or not. Also we have to know that in 2008 the slide valuation was $500 millions, I think this mean the deal has been done in a big SALE and there's something behind it.

9:48 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

[Exclusive] Google Earth Displays Real-Time Rain and Snow

The latest version of Google’s 3D map application, Google Earth, now has the ability to display real-time rain and snow in certain parts of the world.
To see it, you must first enable the clouds layer, and then zoom in to a location where it’s raining or snowing. Google Earth displays rain and snow only in certain parts of North America and Europe; to see where exactly the new feature is available, enable the radar layer.

[Click on the Photo to Enlarge]

The weather simulation adds another layer of coolness to the already mesmerizing Google Earth application. Since it displays rain and snow in real time, the feature can actually be useful as a precise visualization of what weather is like in a certain place. It may, however, render all of those weather-related chats you have with friends and relatives over the phone even more meaningless.

[Google earth]

7:15 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Google Will celebrating Android today

Today, Verizon and Motorola announced the newest device powered by Android at an event in New York. We were thrilled to be there, and humbled by what our partners have been able to accomplish with Android. Every day 160,000 Android-powered devices are activated -- that’s nearly two devices every second, used for the first time by people from New York to New Zealand.

Android started with one simple idea: Provide a powerful, open mobile platform to drive faster innovation for the benefit of consumers. This idea has come to life around the world. Today, there are 60 compatible Android devices, delivered via a global partnership network of 21 OEMs and 59 carriers in 49 countries. The volume and variety of Android devices continues to exceed even our most optimistic expectations. In some instances, Android devices are selling faster than they can be manufactured.

To celebrate, we are open sourcing the new 2.2 version of Android, which we call Froyo, to our partners who manufacturer Android devices around the world. Customers will enjoy great new features and improved browser performance. And developers will benefit from new tools such as Android cloud-to-device messaging (which makes it easier for mobile applications to sync data).

We want to thank our partners for joining us in our vision, for creating such compelling devices, and for continuing to push the limits of what is possible in a smartphone.
Via

11:20 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

USB and Wi-Fi Tethering In Android 2.2 Froyo

450% faster, USB and Wi-Fi tethering, these are the most amazing features that will supported in the Android 2.2 Froyo, in addition the Flash and HTML5 will run smoothly, the new USB tethering feature will enable the Android users to share the documents, photos and music files with laptops or even PCs,

With the Wi-Fi tethering feature you can covert your Android device to wifi hotspot as shown in the above screenshot, Google is expected to unveil the Android 2.2 Froyo in the Google I/O event which will held by May 19th.
[via techcrunch]

3:21 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Google Maps 4.2 for Android comes with New Features

Today, Google Mobile Blog has announced that they added more features in Google Maps for Android to help you to get the place you want quickly, With Google Maps 4.2 for Android you can now get biking directions on the go, start Navigation from your Home screen, share places with friends, and more.

What's New?
Biking directions
This feature gets for you biking directions, lanes, and trails on your phone too. Select the bike icon when getting directions to get an optimal bicycling route in the U.S. If you’re in the mood for a more scenic ride, you’ll be able see 3 Layers, the Bicycling layer which shows bike-only trails With dark green color, Roads with bike lanes With light green color, or roads that are good for biking but lack a dedicated lane with dashed green color. You can always turn on this layer from the Layers menu to pick your own route. Add in the Labs’ Terrain layer, and you can decide to either climb or avoid that big hill on the way home!

Google Navigation shortcut
If you driving and not riding, Google Maps 4.2 made it it easier and faster for you to get on the road with Google Maps Navigation as soon as you’re ready. Select the “Navigation” icon in your phone’s app launcher to get the new destination selection view. Then, speak or type your destination, pick one from your contacts, choose a starred place, or select a recent destination. Navigation will begin and you’re good to go. Make it even easier on yourself by adding the Navigation icon right on your Home screen.

Sharing
Now you can share what you want with friends, maybe get them to meet you there. From any search results page, choose to “Share this place” to send that place’s info, such as its address and phone number, to whomever you like. If you want to meet someone anywhere you can also send an exact location from the map and more you can send a snapshot of your current location, See how easy and nice is it? Just use the share option after selecting a point on the map, your “My Location” blue dot, or yourself in Latitude if it’s enabled.

How to get it?
Now you can get for Andriod 1.6 + Phones, From you phone go ahead here,Then Update Maps to version 4.2, available in all the countries and languages where Maps is currently available. For any Help feel free to write it here by commenting right here.

10:47 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Google Adds New Features To The Mobile Search Engine

Google just updated their US mobile search engine. As you can see in the screenshots, now we got a new feature, button on the left that will allow us to open a sidebar menu, where you can choose to switch to news, products, updates, articles posted in the past 24 hours or a specific date range, and images from a certain page. If you live outside the US, and you want this feature on your iPhone or Android phone, just browse to your regional Google engine, and choose to “go to google.com”.

This feature is also available for normal users on computers but with different way, as you can access it by going to Google.com and searching for anything.. then you will find a similar sidebar with the same features.

11:59 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

New Images Search for Android 2.1 and iPhone 3.0+

Google has just published on its blog that they have upgraded the mobile Image Search on Android 2.1 and iPhone OS 3.0+ devices. It provides more speed and less clutter — two things that we always need.

Image thumbnails:

• The thumbnails are square to maximize the number of images we can get on the screen at one time so you can scan them quickly


• You can swipe to see the next or previous page of results, or tap the large, stationary 'Next' and 'Previous' page buttons


• We optimized for speed so that the images appear quickly when you browse

Special image viewing page:

• The black background emphasizes the image and the buttons fade after a few seconds so you can just see images with little distraction


• Easily browse through the images by swiping from picture to picture

How to access it:
To access it, simply go to www.google.com on your Android 2.1 or iPhone 3.0+ handset, and click on images.


And Here's a video introducing Google Image Search for mobile:

[via MobileCrunch]

2:39 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Google Details Next Generation of Google Docs

Google found its time to detail the next-gen Google Docs during the Atmosphere event, hosting 400 CIOs and IT professionals from all over the world. This event was dedicated to cloud computing and it also included discussions about the Google Docs improvements, thanks to a new codebase and richer features.

The upgraded Docs comes with an extra margin ruler, better numbering and bullets, easier image placement, due to more available options, plus a formula editing bar, present in spreadsheets. The latter will also support auto-complete, drag-and-drop columns and other functions that weren’t available in older browsers.
Google also mentioned that the document upload feature has been greatly improved, making the file moving process easier, specially from your computer to the cloud. Imported documents will keep their original structure, so there’s no need to fix formatting. JavaScript processing has reached a new level and that will be felt in the new Google Docs, thanks to a speed upgrade, that will be useful when working with very large spreadsheets.
Up to 50 people are now supported in the collaboration feature of Google Docs and they’ll be able to work together at once. More details can be found here.
[via googleblog]

7:51 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Apple Removes Google Search Button From iPhone OS 4.0 Browser

The Apple-Google war continues with a new episode of the saga, this time one that hurts Google and leaves Apple unscathed. Folks who had a look at iPhone OS 4.0, discovered that its browser search button doesn’t bear the Google logo anymore, simply being called “Search”, as you can see in the following image.

 We remind you some of the highlights of these two companies’ duel: Apple rejected Google Voice from the App Store, Erich Schmidt left Apple’s board of directors, Android handsets became iPhone killers and Apple sued HTC, going after Android in the background. There’s also that conference that had Steve Jobs calling Google’s “Don’t be Evil” mantra “BS”.
Right now, Google can say “goodbye” to some of the impressions brought by Mobile Safari, but that’s not going to matter anymore, since all iPhone users will eventually go with Opera Mini, right? As far as the Google button replacement is concerned, this is rumoured to be a move that precedes the implementation of Bing as the default search tool on the iPhone.

7:46 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0