iPhone Techie

iOS 6 Maps has received its fair share of criticism from the customers and the press, prompting Apple to publish an apologetic letter on their official website’s landing page, and even suggesting users to use third-party alternatives until iOS 6 Maps improve.

Many of those who updated to iOS 6 (or are forced to use it because they own an iPhone 5 or iPod touch 5G) have been anxiously waiting for Google to release a proper third-party Maps app – much like the way they did with YouTube which was removed in iOS 6’s later betas – but, according to the latest rumors and reports, that app is months away from a public release.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is making progress on its iOS Maps app, and are now in the external testing phase.The app will reportedly be submitted to the App Store soon.

“Google has distributed a test version of its new mapping app that will work on Apple’s iPhones and iPads to some individuals outside the company, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Google has been putting the finishing touches on the app before submitting it for approval to the Apple iTunes store, this person said, Read more…

VoiceSearch is a new tweak that lets you quickly launch a Google Voice Search from anywhere on your device. After so much drama and other posts stating Google hates Apple and the other way around the mighty Google has posted a new App in the AppStore which will let Apple addicts use it just like SIRI…

My impression of it is good. When you’re not in a noisy place it can Read more…

Google has updated the Google+ for iOS with support for typing notifications and support for +1 of photos. Real-life sharing rethought for the web, wherever you are. Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler. Features: * Circles let you share the right things with just the right people. Read more…

Google Latitude is finally available in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch.

This is a very neat app and works pretty good on iPhones, I gave it a try and it works very well. Try Google Latitude out and let me know what you think about it. This app is completely free so you have nothing to lose.

With Google Latitude, see where your friends are right now. Latitude lets you stay in touch with your friends and family by making it easy to share where you are and see each other on a map.
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The Official Google eBookstore went live a few hours back. And now the official Google Books app for Apple iOS and Android devices are already available for download.

The best part of the deal is that you get to have an instant access to the Google Books catalogue that has over 2 million books. With the iOS and Android apps now available, you will be able to download these books right away and read them on the go on the device of your choice! Read more…

Hey guys, did you know that the first person Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin wanted to hire as their CEO was Steve Jobs, according to Bloomberg’s Game Changers series. I have included the link to the entire video / store on how Google has started and their entire company history starting from just being university students to today’s top billionaires.

The discovery comes from Bloomberg’s documentary series “Game Changers” which features the life stories of influential people from the technology, finance, politics “industry”. One such person is, of course, Steve Jobs himself who really needs no formal introduction to readers of iPhone Techie.

Yahoo news reports that after interviewing 12 or 13 candidates they didn’t like, Page and Brin happened to make something of a social visit to Apple and Jobs.

After the visit, the Google cofounders met with investor John Doerr and asked him: why can’t we hire that guy? Read more…

After Steve Jobs Slammed Google’s Android, RIM, Rival Tablet Makers and also talked about the TweetDeck durring the Apple’s Q4 conference call all mentioned companies have been responding back with their comments on the whole Steve Jobs Rant against them.

Google, RIM and TweetDeck have all responded to critical comments made by Steve Jobs during Apple’s Q4 conference call.

Today SONY has introduced new line of Sony Internet TV, powered by Google TV, which offers the ability to watch HDTV, enjoy apps, and browse the Internet.

The models feature Sony’s premium streaming service “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity” as well as pre-installed apps including CNBC, Napster, NBA, Netflix, Pandora, Twitter, and YouTube.

“Sony Internet TV is the world’s first HDTV that combines the big-screen impact of television and full Internet search to deliver an unrivaled entertainment experience,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of Sony’s Home Division. “Finally, you can seamlessly search your favorite TV programs and web sites on the same screen, at the same time.” Read more…

Back in December, Google introduced Google Goggles on Android to let you search by taking pictures. Today they’ve announced that Goggles is now a feature of Google Mobile App for iPhone.

In the new version of Google Mobile App just tap on the camera button to search using Goggles. Goggles will analyze the image and highlight the objects it recognizes — just click on them to find out more.

For those of you who don’t know, Google Goggles lets you search the web using images without having to speak or write anything.

You can simply take a picture with the camera on your phone, Goggles will then analyze and process your image, and then it will return a relevant search results page from Google.

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Google has yet pushed another update for its Google Mobile App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch which now brings  a new push notifications feature for Gmail and Google Calendar. The updated Google Mobile App also features suggestions for search.

I’m a big fan of Google and I think it’s about time Google has pushed this update for the Google Mobile App to bring “push notifications” to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users. This feature is a must and has always been missing from the Google Mobile App from the very beginning. Read more…