Google has released their first Google Docs Android app this week, giving users a chance to access, share and edit their docs from a native app and not from within the browser.

You can upload content directly from your phone, and open docs from Gmail with one-click.

Google has included a widget as well, with "Create," "Jump to starred docs" and "take photo for upload" as options.

Finally, the company explains its OCR feature:

Using the app and your phone's camera, you can turn photos with text into editable Google documents with the power of optical character recognition (OCR). Just create a new 'Document from Photo' or select the camera icon from the widget, and your converted document will appear in your documents list shortly after you snap the picture. You can also convert photos already stored on your phone by sharing them with the Google Docs app. OCR does a pretty good job capturing unformatted text in English but won't recognize handwriting or some fonts - stay tuned, it will get better over time!

The app is in the Android Market now if you have Android 2.1 or higher.

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According to multiple sources, Hulu Plus is headed to the Xbox 360 on Friday.

Microsoft noted many months ago that the service was coming but never gave a time table.

The interface will be similar to that of Netflix for 360.

As a promotion, Microsoft will give away a trip to Beaches resort or a 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect bundle with free Gold Live for a year to a random user of Hulu Plus.

The premium service has back catalogs of popular shows like The Office, 30 Rock, Glee and the Daily Show.

Check the video here: Joystiq

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Almost one year after it was first announced, the white iPhone 4 model will go on sale tomorrow, for Verizon and AT&T.

The phone will be available through Apple, the two carriers, and most retailers that carry other Apple products.

Says Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing:

The white iPhone 4 has finally arrived and it's beautiful. We appreciate everyone who has waited patiently while we've worked to get every detail right.

Outside of the U.S., the oft-delayed white iPhone will be available in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand and the UK.

Same pricing applies.

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Verizon, the largest carrier in the U.S., has admitted today that a network glitch is preventing some smartphone/tablet users from accessing the 4G LTE network.

Says the company:

Customers are temporarily unable to activate any 4G LTE devices.

Users can still use their phones on 3G and make voice calls, but Verizon says they are working to restore LTE to all affected customers.

The carrier says it will restore the service market-by-market.

To date, Verizon has sold over 500,000 4G devices, most of which are HTC Thunderbolts.

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