Move over, Yelp and Urbanspoon–Google’s getting in on the local recommendation app action.
The company has come a long way from being just a search engine. And with this week’s release of its latest iOS app, Google Places, Google is moving ever closer to social network territory.
The free app, which is available now in the iTunes …
Babel be damned. Google’s free “Translate” app for Android now includes a feature called Conversation Mode that does a pretty decent job of facilitating a verbal back-and-forth between English and Spanish.
Per Google’s blog post:
“In conversation mode, simply press the microphone for your language and start speaking. Google …
The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show has officially drawn to a close. The biggest tech show around, CES covers over 3 million square feet of floor space and draws over 100,000 industry insiders to Las Vegas in early January every year to set the tone for what we can expect to see from the world of technology in the not-too-distant future. …
There’s no denying that the folks behind Android technology are extremely busy. Today, they previewed the newest operation platform the Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Now with 3D technology best seen when using Google Maps 5 and an easier to use interface, the new design looks sleek and sophisticated – at least according to the video they …
As we close the door on 2010, you might find yourself wondering, “What was that year all about?” Well, finally you can find out, thanks to Hitwise listing the most searched-for terms on the internet over the last fifty-two weeks. For example, Facebook owned the year. Not only was “facebook” the most searched-for term of the year (with …
It was a big year in tech: Apple unveiled the iPad (remember how much slack they got for the name? Now it’s a part of our everyday language). Google’s Nexus One launched (and failed), but the android operating system and app market blew up big. Facebook had lots of issues with privacy (but still managed to make an impact).
As 2010 …
Apple, it’s time to be nervous (Oh, alright, you might have another three years or so). After taking almost two years to reach 100,000, the number of apps available on Google’s Android phone doubled to 200,000 in a staggering 63 days.
Admittedly, that’s still 100,000+ below the number of apps available from Apple’s App Store, but with …
Google’s web-only Chrome OS (operating system) will hit the consumer market next year, with several major manufacturers selling inexpensive notebooks that boot directly into a web browser–no desktop, no “Start Menu,” no “Dock,” just the web.
Until consumer products become available, Google has loaded Chrome OS onto a prototype …
Sony says they are optimistic about Google TV and 3D TVs despite negative reviews, according to the New York Times. The company projected that Google TV and the 3D TV models would make them profitable in the TV manufacturing sector after six years of straight losses, but it looks like they are going to have to wait a bit …
If you’ve seen Google ads for a book called Queers In History, then count yourself lucky. According to author Keith Stern, Google is about to suspend ads for the book – a collection of 900 biographies of gay and lesbian historical figures – claiming that it isn’t “family safe” despite the book containing no graphic sexual content. Is …
Google has updated its Google Maps Android app to include 3D buildings and offline storage capabilities. These are both features that Google’s Andy Rubin showed off at a recent tech conference, if you recall.
The new 3D buildings feature allows users to tilt and rotate maps at various angles, and Google’s new use of vector graphics …
Mobile app developers. What a pretentious lot. Drinking their frothy coffee with their pinkies in the air, discussing the latest in Boolean logic and data-driven design—enough! We can all be app developers now.
Google’s App Inventor software was initially released to education-focused groups back in July, but it’s now available to …