Google has been on a streak of releases for iOS of late, and the newest entry on that list is YouTube Capture. As you might expect from its name, it's an app that allows you to quickly capture video, and then upload to YouTube, and share it over other social media sites. You simply film, write a … [Read more...]
Apple And Google May Enter Arbitration, Samsung Learns More About HTC Deal
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this month, a single news story significantly changed the landscape of the ongoing legal battles between tech companies. HTC and Apple reached a settlement, and that means things are changing, possibly becoming less combative. … [Read more...]
Google Buys Up Snapseed Maker
September 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
Snapseed is, hand's down, one of the best photo editors on iOS. In fact, I'm pretty sure it takes the number one slot. Now we're hearing that Google has purchased parent company Nik Software. While Nik is the force behind a great many pieces of photography software — notably Capture NX and the … [Read more...]
Apple, Samsung, Google Respond To Patent Ruling
August 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The big news on the weekend was that a jury declared Samsung in violation of Apple's patents, and fined the Korean company some $1.05 billion. While this ruling is definitely going to be appealed, it's still send shockwaves through the tech community. Apple, Samsung, and surprisingly Google, have … [Read more...]
Google And Apple Might Team Up For Kodak’s Patents, But Is Kodak Game?
August 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
According to the WSJ, the upcoming auction of Kodak's patents may have influenced a number of competing tech companies to band together — including Google and Apple. According to its sources, the upcoming auction may not have the usual clamor of different sources looking to bid, but rather a … [Read more...]
Google Search App Will Soon Talk Back
August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The official Google Search app has been able to understand you asking it a question for some time now, but in the near future, it'll be able to provide an answer, too. Google has just announced that the Search app will be borrowing features from Android 4.1, and will be able to handle voice based … [Read more...]
Handwrite Lets You Google Search With Your Chicken Scratchings
July 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The mobile version of Google's search engine can now decipher your writing with your finger, in a new feature called Handwrite. You simply need to enable it on your mobile device (iOS5+), and then just hit the Handwrite icon from Google.com. Evidently Google's come far enough in their tech that … [Read more...]
Google Earth To Get Awesome 3D City View Today [u: now live]
July 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
One of the much discussed features of iOS 6 is the overhauled version of Maps with the 3D experience dubbed Flyover. However, it looks like Google may have beaten Apple to the punch in bringing this feature to iOS. According to CNET, today will see an update to the Google Earth app, and certain … [Read more...]
Google Chrome To Hit iOS Today [u: Google Drive, Too]
June 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
At the Google I/O conference today, Google announced that the ultra-popular browser Chrome is headed to iOS, and it should land today. Like every other browser available on iOS, it'll probably run the same engine as Safari (that'd be WebKit), but what it does bring to the table is tabbed browsing, … [Read more...]
Google+ App To Head To iPad
June 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As part of a massive suite of announcements today from Google (including a new $199 tablet), comes an overhaul to the official Google+ app. Designed specifically for tablet use (as opposed to the current, iPhone only one), it's available from today for Android tablets, with the iPad version "coming … [Read more...]
