From Days to Weeks again..!

Google has officially reiterated over Twitter that the Android 2.3 update for the Nexus One is coming in the next few weeks. The over-the-air update, nicknamed Gingerbread, will bring native Wi-Fi calling, a faster virtual keyboard, download manager and other features to the original stock Android phone. There will also be an improvement in power management when multitasking, a download manager and a higher-contrast UI.


What the Nexus One won't get, due to its hardware specifications, is front-camera support, NFC wireless payment options and gyroscope motion tracking. The Nexus One uses a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU and is manufactured by HTC, though remains entirely Google branded as it was a flagship phone for the Android OS when released.


Read more: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/12/21/google.confirms.android.23.for.nexus.one.coming/#ixzz18nKmwRps

Google Translate

Use Google Translate to instantly translate text between more than 50 languages.

Featuring:
* Dictionary results
* Text-to-speech
* Voice input
* Romanization (e.g. Pinyin, Romaji, etc)
* History/star favorite translations

Google Goggles - Ease your search

Search by taking a picture. Goggles attempts to recognize objects and return relevant search results. Recognizes words in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish and allows you to translate to other languages.

TouchDown for Android

With TouchDown™, your office email, calendar and contacts are available right at your fingertips. You can choose how long to retain your email on your phone. You can choose to download ALL your exchange contacts to TouchDown™ any time you want, but get all changes automatically every time you check your email.

You get quick access to your day’s agenda, optimized for viewing on your phone. You can choose to dismiss past events to simplify the view. (Taken directly from the TouchDown website)

Pros:

E-mail, task, contact, and calendar syncing

Supports syncing by Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, ActiveSync, and USB to Outlook

Downloads E-mail attachments

Easy to use once setup

Four widgets (universal, E-mail, calendar, tasks)

Cons:

Price (while most companies that can afford an Exchange server won’t notice the hit, users purchasing the software themselves will)

Setup can be difficult if you’re not aware of the settings

Would like more widgets with more size options (I find 3×2 annoying)

Search by Gesturing - Gesture Search

Do you find it hard to find a contact or locate an application from a list of hundreds of items on an Android phone? Or do you find it stressful to search for an item by typing in its title while on the go?

Gesture Search from Google Labs lets you search your Android-powered device by drawing gestures on the touch screen. It allows you to quickly find a contact, a bookmark, an application, or a music track from hundreds or thousands of items, all in one place. It is fast and fun to use.

Gesture Search currently recognizes the English alphabet and numbers. It requires Android 1.6 or above.

Chrome To Phone

Google Chrome to Phone lets you easily share links, maps, and currently selected phone numbers and text between your computer running Chrome and your phone. You also need to install the Chrome browser extension on your computer, which can be found by searching for 'Chrome to Phone' at http://chrome.google.com/extensions/


Recent changes:
* Adds a history screen to show links previously sent to your phone categorized as Today, Last 7 days, Last month, or Older.


Latest version: 2.2.0 (for Android version 2.2 and higher)

Office Communicator for Android - Office Talk

Microsoft(R) Office Communicator(TM) Instant Messaging Client for corporate OCS/CWA service


Supports TLS, C/S Certificates, Integrated Authentication


Free version contains Ads


Please send feedback/trouble reports via Menu|Feedback


Tip of the day: use swipe left/right in contact list and conversations


Recent changes:

+ Fix scrolling issues in contacts
+ Add "Recent Contacts"
+ Fix another integrated authentication case
+ Fix conversation going limbo on relogin w/conversation restart required
+ Allow review of conversation without force-scrolling
+ Option for notification on messages received in current conversation
+ Add Smileys

Facebook chat for android - go chat

The best android app for fb chat ever in the market. The native Facebook app for iPhone contains the chat component preinstalled. But android's fb app was left one level down where we don't get notification or chat. Go chat and Bloo together complete the Facebook app for android. Must have application.

Trip advisor - Best travel app for Android

The summer is a time when many people travel to new places,  whether for fun or work, and sometimes you land in a place where you have no idea what there is to do around you. TripAdvisor, a well known source of tons of great information about travel related topics that come in handy while on the go, has just released an Android version of their application to put all their information in your pocket. With over 35 million reviews of various places you are bound to find something exciting to do in the city you don't quite know so well. The application will give you easy access to reviews about hotels, restaurants as well as various attractions, and if there is no review you can easily add your own while on the go. Using the devices GPS you can find locations that are near you, as well as easily get directions to the location. Got any trips coming up, you will definitely want this free application traveling with you. Download links after the break.

Bottom line : If you travel you will surely need this.

Bloo - Android app every facebook user should have..!

Facebook and Android haven’t played nice since the T-Mobile G1 debuted.  Androinica first reported on Bloo last month and said we thought it might be the first Facebook Android app to get things right. The verdict: you better believe it does. Bloo is a fully-featured Facebook client that makes it easy to read and comment on statuses, check friend feeds, read or write on walls, send messages, get notifications and perform many of the other tasks that make Facebook one of the most popular websites on the Internet


Bottom line : If you are a Facebook addict, Bloo is the right supplement for your drug.


Worth Buying