1) Facebook for Android:
Facebook for Android makes it easy to stay connected and share with friends.

2) Google Maps:
Download the latest release of Google Maps, and never carry a paper map again. Get Google Maps with Navigation (Beta), Places, and Latitude.

3) Talking Tom Cat Free:
Tom is your pet cat, that responds to your touch and repeats everything you say.

4) Angry Birds Rio:
The most exciting of avian adventures continues!
What happens when everybody’s favourite fierce fowl get caged and shipped to Rio? They get very angry!

5) YouTube:
The latest version of the official YouTube app, now with in-page playback!

6) Skype:
Skype 2.1 for Android lets you make free voice and video Skype-to-Skype calls, and call phones and landlines at great Skype rates on the move.

7) Twitter:
Official Twitter app for Android. Follow your interests: instant updates from your friends, industry experts, favorite celebrities, and what’s happening around the world. Get short bursts of timely information on the official Twitter app for your Android phone.

Anti-Virus Free:
AVG Antivirus for Smartphones & Tablets detects harmful SMS & Apps automatically. Anti-Virus Free is a security suite which protects your phone from viruses,malware & exploits in real-time.

9) Adobe Reader:
Adobe Reader provides high quality, fast PDF viewing and interaction for your Android smartphones and tablets. Select Adobe Reader as the application of choice when opening a PDF file and you will be able to view and navigate the PDF quickly and intuitively.

YouTube has started Rolling Out Re-Design Video Page.You can see many changes in the YouTube Video Page like new “like/dislike” system etc.Video pages have been streamlined and extra clutter removed by grouping actions together in menus.

YouTube sent E-Mails to it’s partners about today’s events:

“Dear Partner,

We want to provide you with an update on YouTube’s new video page, which we’ve been hard at work on for the last several months.

You can read more about it here:

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/01/video-page-gets-makeover.html

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/02/latest-changes-to-video-page-new.html

On Wednesday, March 31st we’re happy to let you know that we’ll be transitioning all YouTube videos to this new video page.”

Via neowin.net

On January 12, Google and many other U.S companies had been the victims of a sophisticated cyber attack originating from China.Now Google has moved it’s Chinese Servers to Hong Kong.They are offering uncensored search in simplified Chinese.

Google announced that Users visiting Google.cn are now being redirected to Google.com.hk and they have stopped censoring search services—Google Search, Google News, and Google Images—on Google.cn.

Due to the increased load on Google’s Hong Kong servers and the complicated nature of these changes, users may see some slowdown in service or find some products temporarily inaccessible as they switch everything over.

Google released an update for its Nexus One phone.According to Google, the update will include the following new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced:

Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web

Google Maps: the Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4, which will include:

* Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com – access your favorite places from your phone or computer
* Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history – makes it easy to search for places you’ve searched for before
* Night mode in Google Maps Navigation – automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving

Pinch-to-zoom functionality: devices will now include a new pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone’s Browser, Gallery and Maps applications

3G connectivity: we will provide a general fix to help improve 3G connectivity on some Nexus One phones

1) Google Mail Checker
Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.

2) AdThwart
Blocks ads on websites. Supports EasyList and many other filter lists.

3) Google Translate
This extension translates entire webpages into a language of your choice with one click. By the Google Translate team.

4) IE Tab
Display web pages using IE in a tab

5) Google Wave Notifier
Displays number of unread Waves.

6) RSS Subscription Extension
Adds one-click subscription to your toolbar.

7) Xmarks Bookmarks Sync
Backup and sync your bookmarks across computers and browsers.

Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer
Automatically previews pdfs, powerpoint presentations, and other documents in Google Docs Viewer.

9) AdBlock
AdBlock for Chrome! Removes Facebook ads, Flash animations, and ads from all over the web.

10) Google Quick Scroll
Quick Scroll lets you jump directly to the relevant bits of a Google search result.

For more Extensions Click Here

On Monday, Google announced it’s new URL shortener Service goo.gl.Google URL Shortener is a service that takes long URLs and squeezes them into fewer characters to make a link that is easier to share, tweet, or email to friends.

Google URL Shortener is currently available for Google products and not for broader consumer use.

Google URL Shortener Service offer the following benefits:

Speed – fast resolution of short URLs

Stability – ensuring that the service has very good uptime

Security – protecting users from malware and phishing pages

Speed – fast resolution of short URLs

Leaked Screenshot of Android 2.1 Running on HTC Hero.Thanks to androidspin.com for the images.