Gmail FINALLY Adds Custom Email Signatures
Who knows why it took them so long, but you can finally add a rich customized signature to your outgoing mail. No browser plugins, no hacks, no weird cut/paste magic. Just go into your Settings and, in the place that used to have that boring old plain text box, you now have a rich text editor to design your sig. You can even design a separate signature for each email address you have configured. via Gmail Blog
LG Confirms Android Tablet
Not to be left in the dust by competitors, LG plans to release an Android tablet by the end of the year. Specs haven’t been released yet, but it’s been hinted that it will be much different from competing projects. LG will also be releasing a new version of their Optimus Z handset, which will be pre-loaded with Android 2.2. The Android army just keeps growing. via Engadget
YouTube Leanback Lets You Lean Back
Tired of trying to figure out which YouTube video you want to watch? Don’t feel like creating a playlist? Don’t you just wish you could hit a button and entertaining video content just flowed through your screen, letting you lean back and relax? Well, that’s exactly what YouTube Leanback is all about. The goal is to be more like regular television, offering simple controls and a constant flow of video. As soon as you hit the site, videos begin playing based on your YouTube activity and settings. You don’t even need your mouse. Use the left and rightarrows keys to skip and up or down to access more options. Definitely a win for couch potatoes everywhere. via the YouTube Blog
Google Checkout Offers Mobile Payments in Chrome
If you have a Google Checkout account and an Android phone, you may be able to pay for stuff with out the need of a physical payment method. Your phone becomes your currency. The merchant also needs to have a Google Checkout account along with Chrome and the Android Payment Chrome Extesion. When you go to buy your things, the merchant rings you up in Google Checkout, adding all your items, and the plugin creates a QR Code. You scan the code with Android and can pay with your own Google Checkout account. via ReadWriteWeb