I’ve never had an iPhone, but I will soon. Let me take you back. Ever since I heard the first rumors about the Galaxy S IV, it was the only phone I wanted. The two smartphones I’ve used – the Motorola Droid and Droid 3 – both ran on Android, and while I’ve had tons of issues with the hardware (random restarts, ...
Google Now Launches on iPhone and iPad
on 4.29.13
Google on Monday expands its predictive search tool Google Now from Android to iOS. Now is being made available in an update to the Google Search app, which is available on the App Store now. The app works from the Google Search app on either iPhone or iPad, and is fully opt-in. Because of the unique partitioned nature of ...
Zynga Launches Draw Something 2, Kills Other Games
on 4.24.13
Zynga executives said Wednesday that they're "doubling down on big bets," which means killing off games that won't bring in big bucks in the long run and sticking to franchises that do. The company announced that Draw Something 2, the sequel to the popular Draw Something mobile drawing game, goes live Wednesday night. On ...
DirecTV to Bring Voice Search to iOS, Android Apps
on 4.23.13
Now that it's finally got an Android tablet app to speak of, DirecTV is returning its attention to phones: the company announced today that both its iOS and Android applications will be receiving voice search starting this summer. As the company describes it, the app is meant to address the age-old problem of there being ...
Apple: We Keep Siri Data For Up to Two Years
on 4.19.13
It's no secret that Apple hangs onto your Siri data for some length of time (as does other companies with search data and the like), but it hasn't been clear exactly how long it keeps that data sitting on its servers. Wired has now cleared that up somewhat, though, hearing from Apple spokesperson Trudy Muller that the ...
Amazon Buys Voice Recognition App Evi; Is an Amazon Phone Looming?
on 4.18.13
When Siri arrived on the iPhone 4S it seemed like a magic piece of software. The future had arrived. But it wasn’t alone. True Knowledge, a British startup with a natural language search engine developed in university labs, had been working out what to do next. Siri was the ‘boom’ moment. They licensed Nuance’s ...
Yahoo Launches Beautiful New Mail and Weather Apps
on 4.18.13
In a call with investors earlier this week, Marissa Mayer summarized her plan for getting on track as a “chain reaction.” “We’re starting with great people, the foundation for creating great products,” she said. “These great products and increased ubiquity will drive user growth and higher engagement. And ...
Rand McNally Atlas Comes to iPad
on 4.17.13
Before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket, a good road atlas was found in every car’s glove box, with many of those created by Rand McNally. A staple in the space for the past 90 years, the Atlas creator celebrated its 90th birthday this week with the release of an ebook version of its 2014 Road Atlas as well as an ...
Google Play is Growing, Hits 90% of iOS Download Volume
on 4.17.13
App Annie’s Market Index for the first quarter of 2013 shows Google Play continuing to narrow iOS’ lead in app download volume and revenue creation. In fact, Google Play delivered nearly 90% Apple’s app download volume in Q1. The iOS platform is still generating 2.6 times the revenue of Google Play, but that gap is ...
Chat Heads is Coming to iOS Facebook Messenger ‘Any Time Now’
on 4.16.13
Chat Heads, the Facebook Home chat feature, will be coming to the iOS Facebook app this week, and is probably getting pushed to the store now, Facebook’s Home team said today on stage at the AllThingsD Dive Into Mobile Event. The Chat Heads implementation in the Facebook iOS app will have to live exclusively within the ...
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