Create Your First Android Application

On the following video, Dan Morrill shows how to build a simple application on Google's Android platform.

CAUTION! You may find it interesting only if you are a developer:-)

Google News for Blogs

Google's Blog Search homepage has been updated and it now includes a list of popular stories, which are categorized and clustered similarly to Google News. Their FAQ explains:

"Blog Search uses a set of algorithms to try to determine the most popular stories in the blogosphere. We consider factors such as a blog's title and content, as well as its popularity throughout the rest of the blogging community. Then we display groups of posts that are closely related."

via Google Operating System

Google Phone G1 is Announced Today

Here are the specifications known so far:

• In-store, immediate sales only available in stores within 5 miles of a 3G covered area. If a store is beyond that range, representatives will walk customers through a T-mobile.com purchase
• One touch access to: Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, and Google Talk
• Gmail account and data plan required
• GPS
• 3.1 mp camera, no video recording
• No stereo bluetooth (A2DP)
• Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 in
• Weighs 5.6 ounces
• 480×320 65K color screen
• 5 hour talk time, 130 hour talk time
• Expandable up to 8GB

via TechCrunch