What you say is what you search

Many of you have searched the web by speaking since the launch of voice search in 2008. In fact, one in every four searches from an Android phone in the US is by voice. In certain situations, voice search just works much better than typing. It’s a lot faster than typing on a small phone screen. You can search things even when you don’t know the correct spelling. It’s more fun as you can share what you’re doing with your friends. And it’s safer when you’re walking around. Once you start using voice search, you start discovering all sorts of new ways to use it.

We’ve thought of a few interesting uses for voice search and made some short videos out of them. Check them out on our new YouTube channel. But we know you can do better. What are some of your most frequent or unusual voice search queries? Leave us a comment below or on our YouTube channel.



Posted by Heaven Kim, Product Marketing, Google Mobile

How to instantly connect with anyone review- The best communication book guide for people

There were always attractive to others. They achieved great success in work and life. In them, you find the common features like:

- They can meet new people and eat the fruit immediately said first meeting

- Trusted and engaging in any social situation and business

- The delivery is quick and important meetings regardless anywhere they go

- Gaining the respect of the people meet

You know who they are? They are not bothered to money, education, appearance, or personality. They impress in any place they reached. They are masters of communication, anyone interested in talking to them. This book will show you how to become one of those rare to do so.

Master communication Leil Lowndes has equipped you 96 new tips, the skills "sharp as a knife", the communication techniques to achieve success in life, love and business. You will break the invisible glass ceiling hindering identity and your professionalism. "your new weapons" is Emotional Prediction (E.P). Leil Lowndes explains the power of the E.P and show you how to exploit it through the seemingly simple method to achieve great success in all relationships.

According to the ranking of the Amazon, the book ranked No. 9 on Stress Management Arts, ranked 10th in the series of books on self-esteem and ranked 19 on the book series communication.

You can see more detail this book in here : How to Instantly Connect with Anyone: 96 All-New Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

Walk this way

Whether you’re going for an urban hike or wandering from your hotel to find that restaurant you passed earlier, you won’t have to flag down a local if you’ve got Google Maps for mobile 4.5 on Android. Maps already had Navigation and walking directions, and today we’re happy to share the perfect marriage of the two: Walking Navigation (Beta). If you need help deciding where to walk (or drive), you can now also use Street View smart navigation or the new Google Maps search bar to guide your choice.

Walking Navigation
Walking Navigation lets you use GPS navigation with walking directions that are more direct and use pedestrian pathways when we know about them. To try it now, choose the “Walking” option from the Navigation icon. Walking Navigation has a few changes that help when you’re on your feet. For example, your phone will vibrate when you need to make a turn. You can even turn off voice guidance and just use these notifications while soaking in the sights and sounds around you. To help you orient yourself with your surroundings, the map will rotate with you as you turn the phone, and walking mode uses satellite view by default. Use it like a virtual compass with satellite imagery to look ahead or help pick out landmarks along the way.

Choose the “Walking” option after selecting the Navigation icon (left) to use Walking Navigation (right).

Keep in mind that Walking Navigation is still in beta, and Google Maps may not always have up-to-date information or optimal walking routes. Whether you’re walking or driving with Google Maps Navigation, you should always be safe and pay attention to road signs, follow signals, and use good judgment about routes that can’t be walked.

Street View smart navigation
If you want a sneak preview of where you’re going, use the new Street View on Google Maps with smart navigation and updated imagery. Just like with Street View smart navigation on your computer, you no longer have to slowly move down a street by tapping arrows along roads repeatedly. Now you can quickly navigate Street View by dragging Pegman from the corner and highlighting where you want to go with a lightly shaded “pancake” on roads or a rectangle on buildings. Let go of the screen when highlighting the front of a building, and you’ll fly there and turn to face it. With a swipe of your finger, you can hop rivers and scale buildings.

You’ll need to download an update for the “Street View on Google Maps” app in Android Market separately from Google Maps. Once you update, access Street View just like before: open Maps, search for a place or long-press the map, and choose the Street View option if available.

New Google Maps search bar
At the top of the map, you’ll find the new Google Maps search bar always available for easy access. Tap it to quickly start searching, open Places, use the Layers menu, or find yourself on the map with My Location. Here are more new features that may be helpful when you’re looking for nearby places:

• Filter search results by distance or ratings
• View prices categorized with dollar signs
• See cross streets for places.

Google Maps for mobile 4.5 and Street View smart navigation are available now for Android 1.6+ everywhere they’re currently available. Search for Google Maps (tap here on your phone) and then Street View on Google Maps (tap here) in Android Market to update both.

Visit our Help Center to learn more or tell us your feedback and questions in our Help Forum. Give us suggestions and vote on other people’s on the Mobile Product Ideas page.

Posted by Andrey Ulanov and Kevin Law, Software Engineers

Fast Access to Google Voice with Android Widgets

(Cross-posted from the Google Voice blog)

Mobile is all about getting super fast access to what you’re looking for and Google Voice is no exception. So, today we’re releasing an update to the Android app, which gives you immediate access to your Google Voice Inbox and settings via two new home screen widgets.

The Google Voice Inbox widget brings your most recent voicemails and text messages to your home screen. With the widget, you can now quickly flip through messages in your Inbox, and if you choose to select a message preview, it will open in the Google Voice app.



The Settings widget gives you quick access to four handy features.

Get instant access to the full Google Voice app by clicking the Google Voice icon.



Quickly compose and send free text messages.




Change what calls to place via Google Voice on the fly. You can have your phone use Google Voice for all calls, or just some of them.



Select Do Not Disturb and all calls to your Google number will be sent straight to Voicemail.



Plus, your credit balance is displayed so you know when it’s time to add a quarter or two.

The widgets can be used together or individually, and are part of the new Google Voice app, available for download from Android Market today. To add the widgets to a home screen panel, press the menu button from the home screen and select “Add>Widgets>Google Voice Inbox or Google Voice Settings”. You will need a valid Google Voice account to use them, and Google Voice is available free to anyone in the US.


Posted by Marcus Foster, Product Manager

Samsung Champ C3303- super cheap smartphone for all people

Samsung Champ C3303 is price  about 150 USD, beautiful design, compact but less strategic connectivity such as 3G or Wi-Fi.

Champ was sold on the market last month and is considered a cheap touch phone of a brand name on the market. With functions similar products from LG, Nokia, Sony Ericsson... .

With low prices, should also save a lot of Champ features and collapse in a tiny design. Machines can not connect to 3G or Wi-Fi, touch screen technology uses only the old resistor.

With size 96.3 x 53.8 x 13 mm, weighs only 80 grams, Champ lie tidy in palm. Compared with other sensor is a form Xperia X10 Mini, marginally better machine length and width, but thinner and lighter devices running Android.

The whole body is made of shiny plastic . The front is a 2.4 inch screen, approximation the Nokia E63 screen, the vertical display resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, 16 million colors. Samsung TFT technology using simple resistive touch, use the stylus to control.

Below the screen of this cheap phone is three-button, two  call button keys and Back button located between. Stop the call button doubles as the power button. These buttons are designed flat, but slightly higher than the screen, relatively easy to use.

Button next to computer calls only, while the right side is increasing or decreasing the volume keys, microUSB port is at the top next to the 3.5 mm headphone jack. 1.3-megapixel camera is slightly lower border around a bright metal behind.

Visible, neat and compact Champ, machines should not "creaking" as many cheap sensors from China.

About Interface, Champ up to 4 Home screen, allowing to pull on each screen the user can drag icons (per screen 4 large icons), calendar, favorite book out. Design features like these can sometimes Android mobile or smart phones use TouchWiz interface from Samsung  .

Next to the third screen is a combination of keyboard, and Menu Directory. Main menu consists of three pages, each page contains up to 9 icons. Despite her screen, but the icons are designed quite large, so the pen or finger are not difficult to use. Although no high-resolution smartphone, but in a little area, the pixels of the Champ is just enough to use.

The focus of this cell phone is a touch cheap, basic support for entertainment, not Champ strong connection, computer to surf the Web via EDGE only. Users can go to browse or buy more games and Java applications from Nokia Apps are integrated on the menu.

Other notable features on the Champ is listening to music, watch movies, play Java games including racing games pre-installed. However, users will have to play games with your hands or pen control, the machine does not support the tilt sensor, shake when play.

Handsfree device of moderate, quite detailed sound. Machine with 3.5 mm jack, which allows use with headphone quality. This model also supports FM radio, microSD card slot.

1.3-megapixel camera on this device for basic image, the device supports editing and creating intriguing effects.

Located in price range 150 USD, Champ is bought by many people by the low price, fashion touchscreen. At this price, users can choose to buy more devices support Wi-Fi or a QWERTY keyboard, though under two million, if you want a touchscreen device, and only a few devices Champ two SIM at lower prices from rivals such as Mobell, Q-mobile

You can find this mobile in Amazon: Samsung GTC3300KEUBK Champ Star Mini Unlocked GSM Phone with Camera, Touch Screen, Bluetooth, and Micro SD Memory Card Slot--International Version with No US Warranty (Black)

Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams- The best book for your way

Have you ever wondered ...

Who are you?

You are born with what mission?

You will get what when leaving this world?

If you are in the hands of Aladdin's lamp god and god of all lights can turn your dream into reality is what you desire? A life of wealth and affluence? A perfect marriage? An exceptional career success? An ideal body?

Whether you desire something, then make sure that the dreams are pretty high that your every desire.

Although the gods of the Aladdin lamps only in the imagination, good news for you is that some people have successfully utmost to realize the utopian dream of his is not from luck but by mastering the method effective tactics and strategies. If you get this method, you will also be like them!

"Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams" by Steven K. Scott is a book containing the secrets that you need to turn your dreams into reality has been proved over time by the author and the world's most successful people like Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey ...

Although you are a new student or director of a multinational company, you can easily apply the "Process realize Dreams" that Steven K. Scott shared a specific and clear in this book, to achieve the level of success you never dreamed.

Whether your dream is to open their own business, down 10 kg or build up those relationships better, all are within your fingertips. The key is the "secret of effective", a set of methods and techniques specifically Steven Scott has helped achieve the utopian dream, not only in business but also in every other field of life . On the way to reach success, he discovered that those who succeed in the world - like Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spiellberg and Bill Gates - have used similar techniques, including:
 

- Overcoming fear of failure
- Turn into criticism from enemy to friend
- Have clear vision and accurate
- Recruit the right partner and advisor to my dreams
- Effective communication and persuasion
- Take control of your life minute by minute
- Enable fuels passion

Practical and extremely close to the everyday life of us, the instructions in the book "The Simple Step To Dream" will help you turn your dreams into reality!

You can see more detail technical this book in here : Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams: The 15 Power Secrets of the World's Most Successful People

Motorola BackFlip Review- good design and features for mid-range smartphone

Strange designed and bring a bit inconvenient to use, but BackFlip MB300 is a good mid-range smartphone, running smoothly. At CES 2010, this facility was awarded the best smartphone.

BackFlip is designed with a unique QWERTY keyboard, turn back, and trackpad below the screen. This design has its own disadvantages that I would say Chemistry in greater detail later.

Some notable points of the Motorola BackFlip.

- Design strange but surely, neat.

- Runs on 4-band GSM, 3G connectivity with HSDPA 7.2 Mb / sec.

- Screen 3.1 inch, 256 thousand color, 320 x 480 pixels, the capacitance sensor, but does not support multi-touch.

- Android 1.5 OS interface widgets MotoBlur and updates directly. Machines will be upgraded to 2.1 in the fourth quarter of this year.

- Full QWERTY keyboard with 4 buttons in the back turned out.

- Backtrack touchpad acts as a rear screen.

- For MSM7201A 528 MHz Qualcomm processor, 256MB RAM.

- 5 Megapixel Camera, support auto focus, LED flash.

- Connect to Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS.

- Port microUSB, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP.

About Design

BackFlip is a remake from the Dext - early Android phone by Motorola, the company sold last year, with curved contours drink, tarnishes the surface. However, unlike Dext machines look pretty and more fashionable.

When played back in the form of audio device, this model is the front screen, while the rear is a QWERTY keyboard. This is a design when folded to store the device in your pocket. To open, turn the machine will open up, allowing the keyboard under preparation, while at the top of the screen, looking at common angles such as the folding smartphone or sliding smartphone. Disadvantages in this design is that when put on the table, the contact button below can be scratched.

 

However, in return, BackFlip looks very solid, straight lines and flat-edge machines. This model owns a 3.5 mm headphone jack on top, microUSB port on the right.

Keyboard of machine with flat buttons, manufacturers have made seamless buttons, no holes to put into dust by computer keyboard flip out. This design makes the draft a little bit embarrassed, but users can type well, not by confusion about how the keyboard is quite large.

Immediately after the screen surface, Motorola designed a small square, low-down is called Backtrack. This is a sensitive area for navigation on the touch screen to move.

Actually, Backtrack was not a bad idea, but when used, users must enable the keyboard. In addition, as a moving cursor, which makes it run through the order-touch screen, a little time.

Other descriptions include design of BackFlip 3.1 inch touch screen, resolution 320 x 480 pixels, clear, bright and detailed. Below the screen are three buttons are Menu, return to screen Home and Back keys.

Features

BackFlip MotoBlur use interface. Besides the screen, users can put the widgets, Facebook, Twitter is the application that allows updates and information by calling your friends directly.

MotoBlur a friendly interface, go to support rapid application, this software shows undergo quite scientific and Home screen, keeping the details of Android, not much as changed on the Sense of HTC.

BackFlip run on Android 1.5, low platform upon which recent versions use 2.1 or 2.2. Motorola said the device is part of the increase by 2.1 in the near future.

Along with MotoBlur interface, the device also comes as browser applications Webket, but not multi-touch support and flash point, a machine with Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, Quickoffice version of office (read support text) as well as YouTube or install software from the Android Market.

In fact, unlike many other mobile Android, organize and sync the contacts from Twitter, Facebook is the perfect device. For those who have previously used Android, contacts are automatically backed up on a Google Gmail account, so will not need to take time to transfer to your machine.

BackFlip full support from 3G to Wi-Fi. Better browsing speed and stability. Interface of machine simple browser, but to enter the site name materials, steam time, by right clicking on the movie pop-up menu to this section.

Device does not support multi-touch points, instead, have a browser icon and - allows zoom, zoom web page faster. The pull up and down relatively smoothly thanks to the device using the capacitance sensor technology.

GPS works well on machines, as with Google Maps that allows fast positioning, load the image just right, not fast.

5 megapixel camera of this device for image quality is acceptable when the sun, however, the process of taking a little bit slow. BackFlip supports custom colors, image quality on camera.

Performance

Like many phones running Android touchscreen another, for the time BackFlip average battery life. 1.4000 mAh battery capacity of the machine for about 2 days of use, but if the regular connection, web browsing, e-mail synchronization is shorter.

Qualcomm 528MHz processor and 256MB RAM for basic speed, not fast as the high-level Android, but the handle for smooth operation. Time to open software, as well as back transfer closed with no difficulty.

BackFlip is quite in speakerphone and smooth as the other Motorola phones. Similarly, on a good conversation, and in clear language, even in noisy environments, this is where Motorola has done very well with many of its phones in the past.

Compared with rivals

BackFlip is a cell phone with a durable, neat feeling when holding, as well as use. Designs unique and strange, but it will cause a little inconvenience for those who want to better protect the keyboard on a table.

With sale price 400 USD, there are many competitors BackFlip same price range, but many property styles and designs of different operating systems. Here are a few models of competition.

With Sony Ericsson W995, BackFlip more impressive because this is a smartphone. While the cost of equipment with allies Japan - Swedish focus on personal entertainment, photography, the move from Motorola stable than in the ability to connect, install the applications and participate in social networking.

For ordinary users, will find easy to use W995 and watch movies, take photos more beautiful. But BackFlip back towards the customers prefer to communicate on social networking as well as to try and explore the features from Android.

Like the W995, BL40 New LG Chocolate model is also strong on entertainment. Mobile display is LG's touchscreen interface to 4-inch wide, 21:9 ratio, very long, allowing a better movie. In addition, this model also supports loud and clear, bars and designer fashion. The BackFlip BL40 mainly competes with the ability to communicate through social networking.

Xperia X10 Pro Mini

Meanwhile, the Xperia X10 Pro Mini is a difficult opponent, "click" of BackFlip. The Android Sony Ericsson has just sold 400 USD, running Android 1.6 and possess a full QWERTY keyboard.

The advantage of the Sony Ericsson phone is in fashion design, compact, though slightly thicker. Machine though have keyboard , but still supports a better entertainment. Meanwhile, the BackFlip easy to use thanks to large screen and spacious keyboard. However, choosing one of these two models is tough with customers who are wondering.

Nokia E72 is better BackFlip opponent the match. Both the White version of the E72 and often have lower rates of new Motorola smartphone, running Symbian devices from Nokia, slim design, offers many traditional features and more customer choices.

BackFlip advantage of the touch screen, keyboard and weird social networking well. Meanwhile, the E72 is really easy to use and stability is equally stylish. However, all customers of E72 from young people are choosing to be entrepreneurs, while BackFlip a younger customer.

HTC Wildfire lower cost and a rival of many Android medium, not private BackFlip. This is the lowest form of the HTC Android, equipment design rods, Android interface and many good connections. However, this model can display less than BackFlip.

So the interface MotoBlur and Sense, a part of the HTC software more convenient. In addition, devices running Android 2.1 Taiwan from the beginning, during the fourth quarter to be BackFlip.

Customers choosing Wildfire BackFlip or her needs based on whether necessary use actual QWERTY keyboard.

You can see more detail technical this smartphone in here : Motorola MB300 BACKFLIP GSM Unlocked Smart Phone With Android, 3.1-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera and QWERTY keyboard. (Black)