If you're new to the Mac operating system, then you may not know that it has a VNC server capability built-in via its screen sharing feature.

By installing a suitable VNC viewer application on your Android device you can remotely view your Mac's screen and, depending on what permissions you configure on the Mac, remotely control its operation as well.

HTC have released an update to the HTC Sync application for Android devices running version 1.5 or 1.6 of the operating system: ie the Magic, Tattoo and the original Hero.
This application provides Outlook synchronisation and application installation, but does not provide the media, document and bookmark synchronisation features offered by HTC Sync 3 for later Android models.

CamCard is an application for Android that enables you to scan business cards using your device's camera and have contact information imported automatically into your address book (and from there synced to your online account if one is enabled).

Available in both a free and paid version (the free version only provides access to a portion of the feature set), the application is simple to use and imported all the information on my business card with no problem.

Google have released an update to their Earth application for the Android platform, version 1.1, available to download free from the Android Market for devices running Android 2.1 or later.

This updated version enables you to explore our planet's undersea terrain as well as good old terra firma:

HTC have released an updated version of the HTC Sync for Android application that provides support for all HTC Android devices running 2.1 or later of the Android operating system, including the Hero, Legend, Desire and Wildfire.
This means you can now enjoy Windows Media Player and iTunes synchronisation on all of the above devices as well as synchronisation of pictures, documents and bookmarks with the desktop, not to mention synchronisation of contacts and calendar with Outlook.

I tweeted about WidgetMedia's project to develop an Office Communicator client for Android a number of months ago. Still in beta stage, the developers have posted a number of screenshots of the forthcoming app on their web site showing the client in operation:

Google's Gesture Search application for Android allows you to perform a system-wide search of your Android smartphone by drawing characters directly onto the screen, be it a contact, music track, bookmark or anything stored on your device:

Google have released an update to the Voice Search application for Android 2.2 (Froyo) enabling you to not only initiate a Google search for an item by saying what it is you want to search for, but to perform any of a number of actions verbally simply by saying the command. Functions include:

I blogged about the Chrome To Phone browser extension back in May (http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/google-chrome-phone): the utility that enables you to send web links, map directions and text in general from the Chrome web browser on the desktop directly to your smartphone running Android 2.2 (Froyo) over the air.
I used the Android emulator to create the original article, but Google have now released Chrome To Phone for Android 2.2 devices officially.

The latest version of the HTC Sync application, version 3.0, supports all HTC Android devices running Android 2.1 or later and adds the ability to synchronise with iTunes on Windows, provided that you are running iTunes 9.2 or later.

Simply select Music and select which Playlists you wish to synchronise with the device.