I Use Google For A Lot

You may have caught the news about the release of the Google-branded phone, the Nexus One.

It’s basically meant to be a rival to the iPhone and is sold only through Google itself. While it runs best on T-Mobile’s 3G network, it’s sold “unlocked” meaning it will work for anyone.

The phone runs on Google’s mobile operating system called Android, and naturally comes loaded with all the great (and free) applications that Google offers:

Google Mail aka Gmail
Google Documents
Google Voice
Google Calendar
Google Reader
Google Maps
Google Checkout
Google Marketplace
Google Friend Connect

That’s a lot of useful stuff.

Of course, Google also has their own browser (Google Chrome) which they’re developing into a full operating system that should rival Windows at a much lower cost.

To complete the package, they own YouTube and a photo-hosting service called Picasa. (Why they haven’t changed that one to Google Photos, I don’t know. Being a bit OCD, it gnaws at me.)

And never forget Google is really just an advertising company. They give all this to us for free if we agree to get exposed to their ads.

I think I’m going to break down how I use all this stuff one-by-one, and see if I can uncover anything Google should be doing that they’re not yet – somehow I doubt it.