Google Integration Like No Other
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From search to mail to functional Cloud-based productivity applications. Google has created a very user-friendly, user-centric empire for itself. And now, Google as a company has grown so extensive, it now has a mobile phone platform to its name, the Android.
We've been talking about the Android for a few days now. From its features, to its head to head competition with Apple, and even to the Android choices that China has to offer, we realize that this mobile platform has much to offer, and there's no stopping its growth anytime soon.
Today, we'll talk about one exciting feature of this mobile device OS: direct integration with Google services.
Google, as we mentioned, has a whole suite of Cloud-based productivity software. From the standard Office suite in Google Docs (word processor, spreadsheets, presentations), to organizers and task managers in Google Calendar, Google Tasks, and even note-keeping software like the Google Notebook*, or the Bookmark manager in Google Bookmarks, Google has solutions for most of a road warrior's needs. Frankly, if you like keeping your software choices simple, everything that's worth using is actually on Google. No need to look elsewhere and scour the Internet for apps. It's all there on your Google Account.
If there's anything that is best-loved on a Blackberry, it is the push email. Thanks to the innovation of making your email act like an SMS, Blackberry-powered workers everywhere have been able to keep tabs with their email 24/7, and even during vacations. There is one big downer to the Blackberry push email technology, however: How to tether your email to your device.
The Blackberry was designed more for power users. And unless you had your unit configured by your mobile service provider, or you're a first-time user of the unit, chances are, you'd be in for a rather confusing time getting your push email to work. That's why more parents and grandparents are given iPhones by their family, and Blackberries are strictly for the young and the business-oriented.
On the other hand, the Android solution to push email, even Google integration, is painless. Just look for the Gmail app from the Android marketplace, install, add your account details, and you're done. Push email from Gmail for the win.
If you need Google Docs, there's also an available app by Google from the marketplace, as well. There is a plethora of other Android apps to sync with your Google accounts. All you need to do is to search the Android Marketplace for it. The possibilities of an Android device are endless. We're just getting started showing you around.
Tip: When you install apps for your Android, make sure to take a look at who developed it. Choose the apps that Google Inc. itself developed. And when you install apps that are not from Google, always research on the companies who made them. This is to keep your Android from being infected with Malware.
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