Google has upgraded its Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry that provides integration between Gmail, Google Apps' Calendar and Address book and BlackBerry handhelds.

How much do you depend on Google? What is stored in your Google account? Whether you use just one or many of Google, Gmail, Picasa, Google Earth, YouTube or the many other Google products and services you'll now find it in one single place.

The Google Apps suite of office applications has finally lost its "beta" label, which--for example--Gmail has carried for five years.

Changes to Gmail and Google Calendar are intended to make life easier for iPhone and Android users. Faster and easier access to information is the order of the day.

A beta version of Google Sync provides two-way calendar and contacts synchronisation between Google Calendar and Gmail on one hand and iPhones and Windows Mobile devices on the other. Google has licensed Microsoft's patents covering ActiveSync for this service.

Google has taken a step closer to entering the business office productivity space dominated by Microsoft Office with the launch of an authorised reseller program for its online Google Apps Premier Edition for businesses. The Google Apps Premier Edition suite includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Talk, and Google Video for business and is a paid subscription service.

Users of Apple's iCal and Google Calendar can now enjoy the benefits of integrating the two programs.

As I write this article using Google Docs, I can't help wondering whether Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer really believed when he publicly told two Gartner analysts last week on stage that nobody uses it. Is Ballmer in denial or privately sweating bullets?

After months of anticipation, the first Android-based phone has been unveiled. Does the T-Mobile G1 have what it takes?

Within hours, T-Mobile in the US will officially launch the Google Android phone. Dubbed the gPhone in response to the iPhone, some say it isn’t “iPhone exciting”, but I say it is – plus there’s news of leaked specs!