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Google Acquired DocVerse to Attract Microsoft Office Users

arnasati — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:26:18 +0000

Google aggressively made an acquisitions to strengthen its portfolio to compete in software and services business. The last company acquired was DocVerse, a start-up company that developed the service to edit Microsoft Office files online.

Google willing to spend 25 million U.S. dollars for DocVerse which had headquarter in San Francisco. They would do that to attract the users who have been used MS Office for a long time. Unable to take over users with a package of Google Docs, they provide new services for MS Office users. This could still attract attention.

In an interview quoted by the Wall Street Journal last week, Jonathan Rochelle as Google Apps product manager said, DocVerse software eases the transition from desktop to online. DocVerse will become part of Google Apps to serve users who need to share documents created with MS Office.

DocVerse founded 2.5 years ago by two former Microsoft employees, Shan Sinha and Alex DeNeui. Not only providing a document sharing service, DocVerse also provide a comment feature that can be used as a forum for discussion of the documents that were displayed. DocVerse officially became part of Google’s portfolio at March 5, 2010.

Google Accelerate Voicemail Access On Google Voice

arnasati — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:02:36 +0000

Google always presents something new for their users. When visiting voicemail on Google Voice, now you will feel faster access than before. So you do not have to wait a long time and this will certainly save you time.

This Faster access is a result of improvements that have been done by Google for the voicemail application recently. Of course this will increase your voicemail access using the Google Voice over this.

What makes these applications much faster access than usual because whenever you want to listen and to open an existing voicemail, the system will copy the voicemail so you do not have to listen one by one from the existing voicemail. Then the system will immediately send a notification via email and SMS notification so you’ll know when you get new messages. Even the system allows you to listen to voice messages to know how long the existing content of the message.

To create a voice message now becomes much easier, there are 2 changes in the way you listen to voice messages through your phone device. The first change is the user of Google Voice dialing his own, and users began to play back voice messages directly without the need to dial a 1 first. The second change is Google now going to play the voice message at the last (new) left a voice message in advance than the first voice message (old). Of course, with this change, Google Voice will look more powerful and enjoyable than ever.

Apple will displace Google on iPhone

arnasati — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:37:37 +0000

Apple Inc. intends to change the search engine for the iPhone. Currently, Apple is in serious talks with Microsoft Corp. to replace Google with Microsoft Bing. According to Bloomberg’s anonymous sources who know this problem, this discussion will reflect the competition between Apple and Google. Google plans to launch own mobile phone this month by offering a mobile operating system named Android.

“So far, the deal probably will threaten Google, but it would be better for Apple,” said James McQuivey, a researcher Forrester Research Inc., Cambridge. Apple could benefit more from working with Google than Microsoft. Because, according to sources, Microsoft might be willing to many more revenue with Apple. From search engines, Google and Microsoft both have income from ads placed alongside search results.

If the deal is successful, Microsoft had a chance to enlarge its search engine market share. According to Nielsen Co. research, of all mobile phone users who use this search engine, is 86 percent of Google users. The new Bing users reached 11 percent.

Only, so far there has been no information from the company. Frank Shaw as well spokeswoman, Katie Cotton as well as a spokesman for Apple declined to comment on. Similarly, a Google spokesman, he declined to comment about this issue.

Google Voice Allow User to Renew Call Number

arnasati — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:21:56 +0000

A few weeks ago, Google has launched Google’s ability to use Voice dialing numbers with the existence of its users. This option provides all the features of voice messages from Google Voice to its users, such as transcription and notification email / SMS, without having to ask people to contact you at the new number.

But when the users update their call numbers, the user can decide what features you want by using a number of his Google-like inspection call, SMS via email, and a customizable schedule link.

Currently the Google has just announced that if the user has been using Google Voice with an existing number, now they can upgrade their accounts, select the number of new Google Voice, and start taking advantage of Google Voice feature complete set .

To do this, click “Settings” and look for links to “Get a Google Number” in addition to voice mail access number hers.

After the upgrade, users can activate the Google Voice for his cell phone voicemail. In this way the user will be asked to continue to access all his voice messages in one particular place, if somebody calls Google Voice number or mobile device owned by its users. Well, you want to try it?

Best Buy Start Install Applications On Google’s Mobile Phone Tools that will be marketed

arnasati — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:27:29 +0000

Best Buy offers to install Google applications on mobile smartphone devices that are sold in its stores as the electronics retailer to attract buyers and overcome the competition.

As part of the agreement, co-workers in the retail mobile units Best Buy will install the Google mobile applications on any compatible smartphone via the program “Walk Out Working”, which is set free smartphone on the market.

While Google mobile applications can be easily downloaded from m.google.com, users often have problems because they do not have the right handset or data plan. Google’s mobile applications offering faster searches on the Google site from any mobile phone. The main features include the option to search Google without having to navigate to the Internet and search by voice.

“We know that consumers want smartphones and they want to use the application. The challenge is that people still need help understanding what is available to them and how they can bring in the life of their devices, “Scott Moore, VP of Marketing for Best Buy Mobile, said in a statement.

Avoid Traffic Jam with Traffic Layer Google Maps

arnasati — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:42:53 +0000

The Development of large cities often make the streets more narrow. Moreover, many of peoples of the city use private vehicles can trigger more crowded on the streets and this of course leads to traffic jam which always felt every day at rush hour. Many ways have been carried out by the government by building a fly over on the street in order to resolve traffic jams, also the underpass that can be used by road users.

But it is still not give a big impact to resolve the traffic jam that continues to happen. Various efforts were certainly needs a long time, and the development to avoid this traffic jam often makes the road narrower and more jammed. Perhaps one solution that can be given in the field of technology is to use a special application. This is offered by Google Maps.

Google Maps is a positive impact, not only the system of geography is make us to be able to recognize the road and the existing potential traffic load, but now Google continued to take experiment, one of them by adding Traffic Layer for its users. Expected later in the new layer will make its users even for Google Maps for users who activate My Car Location can know whether to be lived streets are jammed or not. This is indicated by the color indicator, such as green which symbolizes that the area was not bad pass, a yellow color symbolizes a little stuck on the road, red color symbolizes bad enough on the streets, while the dark brown color indicates that the road is very bad can not even move .

With this new layer, users can also know the street lane which can be used as an alternative to get through traffic. Hmmm, if this later can provide a good solution to avoid traffic jams?

Google Add Voice Search Features on Mobile Map for Mobile Android

arnasati — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:18:29 +0000

Who doubts the sophistication of Android phone? Instead of telecom equipment manufacturers during this race-mixing to match the sophistication of products and Android that in fact is already selling well enough in its class.

Especially now Google has added a new feature on Google Map on Android phone. Where can you do a search using the voice. That is very sophisticated! This means that when users use Google Maps, users can conduct searches by speaking to display the address to search. This course will be able to facilitate and speed up the search. Google has added this capability and immediately tried in more than 250 cities.

Google explaining that have improved some system errors in the Latitude features. To use this new feature, users must download Android and manually install the latest version of the Google Map for this Android. Relax, this version you can take for free. So wait especially, please update the version of Google Maps!