Google’s Android operating system has been getting plenty of new features and capabilities. This week has seen the addition of a new and better search and translation system from Google and the release of the Amazon Kindle application on the Android.
Yep, eBook reading fans will finally be able to use their Android smart phone in order to access and read their favorite eBooks. The Kindle app not only allows people to be able to log in to their accounts, but it also lets people buy new books directly from the app itself. This feature has not been supported by Apple as the function would compete with their already existing eBook store on iTunes.
It has been confirmed that bookmarks and saved pages will be stored in a user’s online account as well as the device. This allows for a book to be read from either the Android smart phone or a desktop computer without losing track of the reader’s progress in reading the book.
With the Apple iPad proving its’ self to be a viable eBook reading platform, Google has to show the world that their Android operating system can match their competitor. The Google tablet was already shown off at the Web 2.0 Expo, and the addition of the Kindle reader makes the Google Android device to be able to at least match the iPhone OS in terms of eBook reading experience.
Speaking of a better reading experience, Google has also announced that it has improved its Goggles augmented reality application app with the inclusion of text translation. The AR app can already identify a wide range of text content, now, that can be translated as well. For now, the number of supported languages is still limited in number, but with the continuous efforts of Google’s translation team, more language support is expected to be added shortly.
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