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Google Voice has 1.419 million users, but only 570,000 are regularly using the service

by Robert Nelson on Nov 2, 2009 at 04:35 PM

I have been a Google Voice user since before it was Google Voice. That was before Google had purchased the service, which was once called Grand Central. Of course, I did not really begin using and taking full advantage of the service until after Google began allowing us to change… Continue Reading »

Bing Mobile is better than Google Mobile?

by JG Mason on Oct 31, 2009 at 08:26 AM

Mobile search isn’t anything new, Google’s had m.google.com for years now and it works well on mobile devices that need info fast without all the glamor of the standard Google site (sarcasm).  Bing has been rising in the charts but needs to find a way to continue to grow; its… Continue Reading »

Google launches music search feature

by Heather Wood on Oct 30, 2009 at 12:14 PM

Google has partnered with several major providers of online music to launch a music search engine.  Now when you type in the name of a song, artist or title, you can access audio or video previews of your music search query.  The previews will be available via links to MySpace,… Continue Reading »

Is Google trying to kill us by screen-only navigation?

by JG Mason on Oct 29, 2009 at 07:57 PM

With all the hype around Google’s big announcement yesterday that they would be providing Android devices with free turn-by-turn directions, you’d think stand alone GPS companies should call it a day and pack up the office.  But we are missing something: nowhere does Google say anything about spoken turn-by-turn directions.… Continue Reading »

3 surprises with Verizon’s new Droid

by JG Mason on Oct 28, 2009 at 04:02 PM

Verizon, today, made Droid official.  They’ve been teasing us with the “Droid does” and “idon’t” ads that poked good fun at the iPhone.  Now that it’s here, priced, and dated, we’ve got three surprises they’ve been holding back on.  Each one is a potential game changer. Continue Reading »

Android 2.0 “Eclair” officially announced

by Shawn Ingram on Oct 27, 2009 at 08:01 PM

With the impending release of the Verizon Droid, we already know that Android 2.0 is on the way.  There have been some leaks regarding what’s going into the next version of the mobile OS, and now Google has made them official.  The new version will add a lot of interesting… Continue Reading »

Google brings Google Voice to your existing number, but it comes with a catch

by Robert Nelson on Oct 27, 2009 at 06:17 AM

Google has just kind of, sort of followed up on an earlier promise and at the same time dealt another potential blow to some of the wireless carriers. That announcement, Google will now allow users to use their existing number with Google Voice. Of course, like I mentioned in the… Continue Reading »

Get caught up in technology with InterrupTech: October 26, 2009

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 26, 2009 at 07:00 AM

Welcome back to InterrupTech.  Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry.  We cover the Barnes & Noble Nook, Windows 7, Moto’s Droid, Apple’s latest computers, Dell’s new Adamo XPS, RIM’s new BlackBerry watch, VW’s new iPhone app, and Google’s music service.  Continue Reading »

Don’t wait for Verizon’s Droid: get it now on eBay

by JG Mason on Oct 23, 2009 at 08:07 AM

Verizon’s running ads everywhere (even on our site) for their first Android phone dubbed Droid (they actually had to license using that name from Lucasfilm, how cool is that?) in anticipation for a launch next month.  In today’s have-it-now world, why wait?  Gadgetell has your back and can point you… Continue Reading »

Free phones, free service: Welcome to Google, the non-teleco

by JG Mason on Oct 20, 2009 at 03:24 PM

Google is a self-proclaimed advertising company.  They sell ads.  It is their bread and butter.  Now it seems, they might be using give-a-ways like phones and phone service as a way to create a new place to serve ads. Android was all about this plan though, we’re still not sure… Continue Reading »

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