Google has announced that its updated version of Google Docs for Android and iOS will allow users to edit their documents, right in the mobile browser.

Until now, users could only open and view their documents, but not edit. The search giant had promised to add editing capabilities to future updates.

There is a catch, however. You must be running iOS 3.0 or higher and Android 2.2 to be able to access the latest Docs.

If you meet those requirements, navigate to docs.google.com from the mobile browser and sign into your Gmail account.

Users should be able to see a new "edit" button now. Android users can change text, edit tables, and add text via spoken dictation. It is still unclear whether more advanced features such as adding links and images is available.

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Hulu has officially launched their Plus premium service today, after months of beta.

Originally set at $10, Hulu has instead launched the service for $8, accepting the fact that $10 was too expensive.

Any subscriber who used Hulu Plus during the beta period will be credited the $2 difference, per month.

Plus offers back catalogs for NBC, Fox and ABC shows like "30 Rock" and "Glee."

The popular free Hulu site shows only the last 3-5 episodes of any given TV show.

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Yesterday, we reported that iTunes had begun selling the music catalog of the Beatles, marking the first time legal digital versions of the tracks are available online.

Apple, EMI and the Beatles knocked out a deal after a few months of negotiations, moving forward mostly when new EMI CEO Roger Faxon came on board in June.

Today, industry sources are saying that Google and Amazon both tried to secure rights to the tracks for their digital music stores, but were clearly unsuccessful.

All indications are that iTunes has exclusive rights to the tracks until January, at least.

After it was clear that a deal was in the works, Apple, Google, and Amazon were approached by Apple Corps CEO Jeff Jones (Apple Corps being the arts-promotion company where the Beatles are the board members) over the availability of the digital rights.

Apple won, flat out.

One senior music exec made it clear why: "Who else are they going to do a deal with? Apple dominates the digital market."

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Yesterday, we reported that the first 36 minutes of the latest Harry Potter film was made widely available on the Internet, via a leak.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, will debut in the U.S. on Friday and is in theaters in some countries already.

The "extended clip," which is tagged as a DVD-Screener, has a large Warner Bros. watermark but is an otherwise intact first 36 minutes of the film.

Today, Warner Bros. has said they are looking into the leak, and will prosecute whoever leaked the movie.

Says the studio: "This constitutes a serious breach of copyright violation and theft of Warner Bros. property. We are vigorously investigating this matter and will prosecute those involved to the full extent of the law."

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