YouTube was previously a part of a deal with three companies: Apple, Verizon and Helio. With this recent development, can now be used on phones that can run video streaming and are supported by any 3G operator. This means it could be part of 100 million phone devices. Also, there have been a number of updates in the features.

The new mobile offerings will be available to users in 17 countries in 11 languages. These features could possibly make the YouTube brand the most popular application in mobile phones.

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NTT DoCoMo, regarded as the number one mobile telecom carrier in Japan, said it is considering a cell phone based on the technology. It is said to include getting support for I-mode, DoCoMo’s hit mobile Internet service, on the Android platform.

The Google Android is a Linux-based platform for cell phones that will combine open-source components and include an operating system, middleware stack, customizable user interface and applications. The alliance will reportedly see Google products and applications added to DoCoMo handsets. These will include the addition of a Google search box on the main I-mode menu page from which users will access mobile and PC Web sites. Google Ads will also appear alongside search results.

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I tried keying in “black nokia n95″ and it returned this .

From that page, I get a list of websites, their price, a quick description of the unit, a photo of the phone, and some nice details.

Oh, btw, they’re not limited to mobile phone only. I was also trying to look for a good deal for a “sony playstation 3 40GB”. I was able to look at prices on other stores that I didn’t know exist.

I think these product based search engines are a very useful tool when we do product research and checking out which store offers the best price/value. A real timesaver if you ask me.

So what other price comparison search engines do you use? Maybe I’ll compile a list someday.

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The new Google interfaces will include the addition of auto-complete to hasten e-mail composition. In addition to that, they should include the ability to access iGoogle widgets while browsing the Web with an iPhone. Moreover, the speed of Gmail and Calendar features have been improved.

iPhone users will also be able to customize their Google toolbar in order to make their personal favorite applications more accessible. Thus, Google could become an integral part of many iPhones from now on. This also marks another breakthrough from the MacWorld conference.

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Yahoo is joining forces with mobile phone company America Movil to provide mobile Web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The two companies have agreed to make Yahoo’s oneSearch service the default on America Movil’s wireless carriers’ portals. Plans could also be underway for localized version of the application for each region. There are also reports that in the future, other services from the Web company shall be made available.

America Movil has 143 million wireless subscribers and is based in Mexico City.

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Actually, it is quite easy. The phone users can go to m.google.com/sync via their BlackBerry’s Web browser to download and install the software. Another step is to install it on their PC running the BlackBerry desktop software, and then install it to the BlackBerry via a USB connection later on.

Syncing the Google Calendar to the BlackBerry lets users view their schedule even when the wireless reception is poor or unavailable, such as when they are riding a subway or airplane.

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It is clear that Google is taking the iPhone seriously as well. The company has completely redesigned and optimized Picasa’s mobile interface for the iPhone. The images are proportioned to fit the unit’s screen, and control buttons have been fixed in order to be easier to navigate with an iPhone user’s fingers.

Moreover, Google has also introduced an iPhone-only slideshow feature that automatically flips through a user’s favorite photo albums. This is a feature that is distinct to the iPhone once more. Clearly, Google and iPhone are in sync with each other.

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The company is working with Universal Music for this year-long offer. Called “Comes With Music”, this service from the company will let people to download as many songs as they want during the year after they buy the phone. Afterwards, they can still keep the music after the year is over. According to Nokia, the service will be offered initially with the company’s Nseries devices. In due time, it will eventually come to a broader range of Nokia phones. In addition, consumers will be able to download the music to both their phone and their PC.

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Users of the Kindle could select and buy books with the device and download them in less than one minute. Moreover, the users can also buy newspaper in just a jiffy or even subscribe to daily newspapers, magazines and blogs for a monthly fee. Newspapers are actaully delivered overnight and blogs several times a day. All of these through Sprint Nextel 3G.

The good thing is, it will not even reflect on the service bill. Why is that? That is because the cost will be included in the price of the content.

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Until this one occurred. The company Ambrosia Software has just introduced the iToner 1.0.0. It is a new utility for Mac OS X that would enable iPhone consumers and owners to create and install custom ringtones to their prized acquisition. With the iToner, one has to simply drag and drop audio files onto the interface and click a button. The utility then installs the custom ringtones on to the iPhone. The interface of the application itself actually seems to replicate the iPhone, to make it as easy as it should be.

The company also disclosed that the software works without having to modify or even hack an iPhone unit, in order for the custom ringtones to continue to work with future iPhone OS updates.

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