Tag Archives: Google

Google Escalates the Competition in Map Services

Jim Wilson/The New York Times Larry Page, chief executive, says the new maps have a cleaner and more intuitive layout. SAN FRANCISCO — Cartographers, beware: the map wars have begun. First Apple built maps, and now Facebook wants its own …

The 11 Google Glass improvements we hope Google I/O delivers

Posted by iPhone Developer on May 14, 2013

The future’s here, in prototype form — but it’s a long way from finished. Here’s our best hope for the immediate future. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Last year, Google I/O — Google’s annual event for the developer community — treated us …

Google Maps for iOS auto-dimming is driving users crazy

Posted by iPhone Developer on May 10, 2013

Undocumented feature dims the screen between directions to save battery, but it’s having unintended consequences. (Credit: CNET) The latest version of Google’s Maps software for Apple’s iOS includes an undocumented feature that dims the screen between navigation instructions in order …

Why Facebook would buy Waze: To fight Google … – CNET

Posted by iPhone Developer on May 10, 2013

The navigation app would give the social network a way to insert itself into the lucrative mobile search business owned by Google. Waze in Facebook Home (Credit: Facebook) Rumors that Facebook is in late-stage talks to buy Waze for as …

Google Glass Gets First Update – InformationWeek

Posted by iPhone Developer on May 9, 2013

Google Nexus 7, Take Two: What To Expect (click image for slideshow) Google Glass, a wearable, network-ready computer and display screen packed into an eyeglass frame, has been in the hands of a small group of developers for just a …

Google Glass Gets Smeared: 11 Improvement Ideas – InformationWeek

Posted by iPhone Developer on May 8, 2013

Google’s 10 Best Gags, Pranks And Easter Eggs (click image for larger view and for slideshow) Google Glass shows signs of being the next Apple Newton, a product that was ahead of its time and undone by relentless ridicule. But …

Gmail iOS App Now Opens Links in Chrome, YouTube, Google Maps – PC Magazine

Posted by iPhone Developer on May 7, 2013

Google on Monday released an update to its Gmail iOS app that allows for links to be opened in other Google apps, provided they are installed on a user’s iOS device. If you have the Gmail and Chrome for iOS …

SNL mocks Google Glass (because, well, who isn’t?)

Posted by iPhone Developer on May 5, 2013

Somehow, the group of those who feel Google Glass is a touch pointless is growing. Saturday Night Live’s Fred Armisen and Seth Myers are the latest. So very stylish. (Credit: NBC Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) When someone tries to shove …

Bits: Google Glass Offers More Tech Magic, if You Can Afford It