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Notes from 03-27-12 MyMobileVille meetup

Published on March 29, 2012 By Matt Coddington

  Click here for the MyMobileVille meetup notes, from our March 27, 2012 Meetup, housed in Google Docs. And if you missed the monthly meetup, remember, you can join us via Google+ Hangout!  Add MyMobileVille to your circles!    

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Notes from 12-27-11 MyMobileVille Meetup

Published on December 30, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Click here for the MyMobileVille meetup notes, from our December 27, 2011 Meetup, housed in Google Docs. And if you missed the monthly meetup, remember, you can join us via Google+ Hangout!  Add MyMobileVille to your circles!    

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Google Drive on the verge of being released

Published on November 1, 2011 By Matt Coddington

There have been rumors for a while now, about Google working on a cloud storage service called Google Drive.  It supposedly would allow Google users to store their documents and files online, much like Dropbox (poor Dropbox! First Apple, now Google!). A Brazilian tech site has been able to unlock hidden references to the service within [...]

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Google + out of field trial – numerous impressive features added!

Published on September 20, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Google + is now officially out of field trial, and in beta, and they have made some significant changes.  Some of them have huge potential!  Just to name a few: Hangouts now available on phone! Hangouts On Air – we’re going to test this out, and quite possibly, this will replace Ustream for our meetups! [...]

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Google adds Instant Preview for Android and iPhone

Published on March 8, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Google added Instant Preview for Android 2.2+ or iOS 4.x devices. Basically, when you do a search, you can preview a website for each of the results by tapping on the magnifying glass (see screenshot). One nice bonus: when you tap on the magnifying glass, you are in “preview mode” for not just that link, [...]

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Google adds “Open Now” feature to mobile search

Published on February 27, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Google has launched an “open now” feature which lets you filter local search results to show only businesses that are open right now, based on their listed hours.   It works very nicely in the Google Places app (available for both Android and iPhone) as well as via your browser. Other local search options available [...]

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Demo: Google Goggles solving a Sudoku puzzle

Published on January 18, 2011 By Matt Coddington

The Google Goggles app can do a lot of things, and amongst them is now the ability to solve a Sudoku puzzle! Even if you aren’t into Sudoku, it’s still very cool to see Goggles solve the puzzle! Scan this QR code to get Google Goggles for Android.  It’s free.  

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Google Translate for Android – Fun, Handy!

Published on January 12, 2011 By Matt Coddington

If you’ve used Google Translate on the web before, you’ll really enjoy the latest mobile version for Android! It includes a very early release of a Conversation Mode, which will prove very handy to travelers! And, depending on where you live, might prove handy right here! You can get it in the Android Market or [...]

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Intriguing video of Google’s Andy Rubin showing off Honeycomb on a Motorola tablet

Published on December 7, 2010 By Matt Coddington

Hot on the heels of the official Gingerbread announcement, Andy Rubin demoed an early version of the next version of Android – Honeycomb – on a Motorola tablet – at D:Mobile.  It’s only a glimpse, but still, pretty cool! Link for mobile viewing The new version of Google Maps (out in days to several devices) [...]

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How-to: Use the My Maps feature of Google Maps

Published on September 16, 2010 By Matt Coddington

I have created a quick video demonstration of the My Maps feature of Google Maps. It’s a super-handy feature that I’ve discovered many people know nothing about! Check it out and play with it! There are lots of possibilities!  

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