When we launched the mobile (xhtml) version of orkut back in April on m.orkut.com, we were overwhelmed by its adoption. However, Google always tries to build our products for a diverse group of users. Many people access orkut from their smartphones, many of which can support more advanced functionality. So today we are launching a [...]

Gmail fans have been building unofficial extensions to spice up theirinboxes for a while, but up til now themes haven't been an integral part of Gmail.We wanted to go beyond simple color customization, so out of the 30 oddthemes we're launching today, there's a shiny theme with chrome styling, another onethat turns your inbox into [...]

From the Google Team: You asked for it, so here it is. We're happy to announce that in the latestupdate to Google Sync for BlackBerry, we've added two-way contactssynchronization. This new functionality will enable you to sync yourhandheld's built-in address book with your Gmail contacts. This all happens in thebackground and over the air, so [...]

Google Tuesday said it plans to archive as many as 10 million photos from Life Magazine’s archives dating back to the 1750s—many which have never been published before. Google Tuesday announced that it will add the images from Life photographers to its Google Image Search pages. Only a small percentage of the images—including newly digitized [...]

Customers today demand speed. Waiting around is so, well, yesterday — asso many of the things we used to have to wait for are now at our fingertipsonline. We can read up to the minute news, get directions, and find the answers toour most pressing questions simply by entering them into a search box. For [...]

When we talk to businesses interested in Google Apps, we’re often asked the questions, Who is using Google Apps and how did they make the decision to switch? A key factor for many companies making the switch is cost savings and, as a result, we’ve seen more IT folks involve their finance counterparts in the [...]

I happen to work in the New York City office (one of Google’s many distributed offices), while most of my teammates work in the Mountain View headquarters. While we make good use of video conferencing, there are times when I need to talk to a teammate at a moment’s notice. That’s where Gmail’s new voice [...]