Now pointlessly enhanced with AI
The Gmail Team announced Scribbles for Gmail back on December 19th, 2011. It was available on Gmail for the mobile web browser and the Gmail app for iOS.
One year to the day, most if not almost all Gmail users are still unaware of Scribbles for Gmail. Curiously, this feature is still not available on Google’s own Android Operating System.
I certainly have been using Gmail for iOS thanks to Scribbles for Gmail.
Google Apps for Business users can now use Quickoffice for free. That excludes free Google Apps users. Currently it is available for iPad while iPhone and Android version will follow.
Google Apps for Business non-user can get Quickoffice Pro HD. (iOS | Android)
Google+ 4.1 for iOS is now available.
What’s New in Version 4.1
- New feature: Google+ Communities
- Ability to subscribe to any circle for notifications
- Ability to indicate how many guests you’re bringing to an event
- Support for time zones in Events
- Basic profile editing
- New compose UI for easier sharing
- New visual stream design
- Discover people and topics more easily using ‘Find people’
By the way, Bad Religion will be having “True North” release party in Los Angeles, CA and and live via Google+ Hangout on January 22nd.
We use Google Apps and Google Sync for many purposes. The news of Google Sync End of Life does not surprise us after Google stops offering free Google Apps accounts.
Starting January 30, 2013, consumers won’t be able to set up new devices using Google Sync, however, existing Google Sync connections will continue to function. Google Sync will continue to be fully supported for Google Apps for Business, Government and Education users who are unaffected by this announcement.
Basically if you’re already in, you’re still in.
Google Maps for iPhone is now available. Just like its YouTube counterpart, Goggle Maps is not initially available/optimized for iPad. Of course, it is really hip to hate Apple these days. Remember the rumor about Google Maps might not be approved by Apple? The privileged and entitled jackasses were quick to blame Apple on that rumor.
Description
Navigate your world with Google Maps, now available for iPhone. Get comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-use maps with built-in Google local search, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, public transit directions, Street View and more. Use Google Maps to discover great places to eat, drink, shop and play, with ratings and reviews from people you trust. Sign in to save your favorite places and quickly access all your past searches and directions from your computer, right on your phone.Search
- Find addresses, places and businesses around the world with Google local search.
- Discover places to eat, drink, shop and play, with ratings and local reviews.
- Sign in to sync your searches, directions, and favorite places between your computer and your phone.
Directions
- Get voice guided, turn-by-turn driving directions.
- Find your way by train, bus, subway or walking directions.
- Access live traffic information in cities across the world.
Street View and imagery
- View 360-degree panoramas of places around the globe with Street View.
- See inside more than 100,000 businesses worldwide.
- View high resolution satellite imagery of locations around the world.
Simple and easy to use
- An entirely new Google Maps experience on your iPhone.
- Newly designed and streamlined interface for even easier navigation of your world.
- Use gestures to explore the map and browse results.
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I am personally missing Street View on some occasions, especially on the iPad. I guess we all have to wait a little bit longer.
Armed with a Nexus One and a MacBook Pro, I was able to bring Internet connection back to the office earlier today. On Thursday, we lost both Internet and phone service. We have contacted our service provider to resolve the issue. Both Internet and phone were still down on Friday. So I used my Nexus One to create Wi-Fi hotspot and connected my MacBook Pro to it. Then I shared the Internet Connection from the Wi-Fi through the Ethernet to the office router. We managed to survive the day.
Starting December 6th, 2012 Google Apps for Business no longer offers new free account.
Starting today for all new customers:
- Individuals wishing to use Google’s web apps like Gmail and Google Drive should create a free personal Google Account, which provides a seamless experience across all of our web services on any device.
- For Businesses, instead of two versions, there will be one. Companies of all sizes will sign up for our premium version, Google Apps for Business, which includes 24/7 phone support for any issue, a 25GB inbox, and a 99.9% uptime guarantee with no scheduled downtime. Pricing is still $50 per user, per year.
Existing Google Apps for Business users are not affected by this change.
Please note this change has no impact on our existing customers, including those using the free version. And as before, Google Apps for Education will be available as a free service for schools and universities. Also, as the first cloud productivity suite with FISMA certification, we’ll continue to offer Google Apps for Government for $50 per user, per year.
