Flyover view from Apple looks impressive, but is it useful? (Credit: Apple, Inc.) I attended Google‘s mapping press conference last week and, today, attended Apple‘s World Wide Developer’s Conference, where I witnessed a demo of Apple’s new map app for the iPhone and iPad. Although I haven’t looked at them side-by-side, the demos were pretty similar....Read More
Don’t expect a new iPhone, analysts say. Instead, look for new software and hardware rollouts when Apple meets with 5,000 developers, the folks who create the apps and software for Apple products. The big development at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference will be new map and photo-sharing features for the iOS operating system that...Read More
Apple is expected to reveal its homegrown replacement for the Google Maps application, built into iOS 6, as the highlights of the Worldwide Developers Conference opening Monday. Attendees are also likely to get a peek at that next-generation iOS, which will reportedly launch in the fall for select devices, including a brand new iPhone handset....Read More
By AMIR EFRATI Google Inc. unveiled an expansion of its Google Maps and Google Earth services, upping the ante ahead of an anticipated new mapping service from rival Apple Inc. The search giant said Wednesday it would start showing three-dimensional images for entire metropolitan areas in Google Earth. Up to this point, the service had...Read More
In the space of 24 hours, Google has acquired two decently-sized Silicon Valley startups. On Monday the search giant announced that it had purchased the instant messaging firm Meebo. And today there’s another purchase: it has acquired Quickoffice, a company that makes mobile productivity apps for Android and Apple’s iOS. Google hasn’t released the financial...Read More
I worked briefly with Microsoft UK in 2006 but no longer have any connection with the company. Regardless, I remain impartial and unbiased in my views. I don’t hold any stock or shares, investments or industrial secrets in any company, but have signed confidentiality agreements with a number of UK and U.S. organisations, whose names...Read More
By AMIR EFRATI Google Inc., in a move to squeeze more cash out of its lucrative Web-search engine, is converting its free product-search service into a paid one. Online retailers will now have to bid to display their products on Google’s Shopping site. Currently, retailers include their products for free by providing Google with certain...Read More
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Microsoft has no problem asking Google to remove links on Google search results related to software piracy of Microsoft’s various products. In fact, Microsoft’s the top copyright owner to submit URL removal requests to Google in the past month by a fairly hefty amount. According to Google’s new Transparency Report, Microsoft – or companies reporting...Read More
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