Google turns blogs into free advertising for “Nexus One” Android device

What else is there to talk about this morning? The fog of confusion that exists around the “will they/won’t they” release of the rumoured Google Phone seems to have cleared somewhat as Google itself confirms that a test phone exists. And elsewhere, the mysterious device has seemingly been given a name - the Nexus One. But as the device itself is being drooled over extensively in other location, there’s a different aspect of this that I want to focus one. One thing is clear to me: Google has very cleverly transformed an entire branch of web users into a massive, volunteer advertising agency.

Google mobile updates hit movies and coupons

If you’re working in any area of mobile or on-line services, the presence of Google in your market is as constant as death or taxes. It’s always worth keeping an eye on what it’s up to - and this week Google has advanced its mobile platform in both search and coupons.

Google and Best Buy application deal is perfect for lazy mobile users

Just one week after Best Buy bought digital content retailer Napster for a cool $120 million, it has announced a mobile retail deal with Google. Along with the new mobile focus of Napster, this shows how real the drive is from Best Buy to pull mobile customers into their stores as a triple-whammy one-stop location for devices, content and applications.

Google Maps update: new traffic service follows in Verizons footsteps

Google Maps has added a particularly nifty function to its mobile service - a “traffic” button. The addition monitors traffic in your area in real time, and can advise you when it is best to take a different route. And much like the extremely similar service announced by Verizon in mid-July, it will gather the traffic data it needs from GPS-enabled devices. From you, in other words.

Google Mobile application comes to Nokia S60 devices

Google announced on its blog that the Google Mobile suit has been launched for Series 60 devices. The Google Mobile app collects a set of Googles mobile services, like Mail and Maps, in one location on your device.

Google’s keyword for the S60 version of this app is “immediacy”. The app has been designed to be [...]

Google declares that voice search is “core” to it’s business, and demos mobile version of Gmail

Vic Gundotra, Google VP of Engineering, declared that voice search will be central to Google’s business, at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on Friday. He claimed that Google’s voice recognition software has improved hugely recently, and could soon be a core part of its mobile and on-line services.

Responding to the claims that the [...]

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