Google announced a valuable new feature for its Google Docs online documents suite: Offline editing for documents. The feature is simple to use and it could be particularly handy for travelers who frequently work on airplanes or in other places without Internet connections.

Users simply open up their documents and make their changes. All edits are then saved locally on their devices until the next time they connect to the Internet, when the changes are automatically synced to their Google Docs accounts. Unfortunately, offline editing is only available for documents at this time, but Google says it's working on the feature for spreadsheets and presentation files.

Google also announced a brand new Events feature in Google+ and rolled out new Google+ Android apps with a streamlined interface.

The Events feature is meant to help users set up and organize events such as parties, capture images and video during the events and share media in real time with all attendees. The event page then serves as a central hub that people can access to check out pictures or download video.