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Chrome for iOS now includes Google Cloud Print, AirPrint, and fullscreen browsing

by Steven Sande (Apr 9th, 2013)

Google's Chrome browser for iOS (free) was updated to version 26.0.1410.50 today, providing some new and much-appreciated features. To begin with, the app now provides support for Google Cloud Print, a way of printing documents to printers from just about anywhere through PCs or Macs that are ...

Anti-poaching lawsuit against Google, Apple and others denied class action status

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 8th, 2013)

In 2010, several high-profile tech companies -- including Apple, Google, Adobe, Intuit, Lucasfilm, Intel and Pixar -- settled a suit with the US Justice Department regarding anti-poaching agreements. The suit alleged that the aformentioned companies, from 2005 to 2009, agreed not to recruit ...

Google Drive adds apps folders and customer properties for developers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 5th, 2013)

Google realizes the importance of its Drive online file storage service in our always-on, always-connected world. To make Drive better for users and developers alike, Google has added two new features, app data folders and custom properties, to its Drive SDK. The app data folder serves as a ...

iPhone marketshare continues to increase according to latest comScore reports

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 4th, 2013)

If you've been listening to the rumor mill lately, you might mistakenly assume that iPhone sales are plummeting. Indeed, a head-scratching and yet oft-repeated argument making the rounds these days suggests that Apple needs to behave more like Samsung if it wants to remain competitive in the ...

Australia to have Apple, Google disclose tax arrangements

by Steven Sande (Apr 3rd, 2013)

According to a Reuters story today, Australian officials are planning to have large corporations like Apple and Google disclose their tax arrangements in an attempt to crack down on alleged tax avoidance by multinationals. Australian Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury said that the ...

Google explains why iTunes search results were missing in action

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 3rd, 2013)

As of Tuesday morning, searches for iOS apps on Google weren't resulting in overt links to Apple's iTunes Store. Direct links to apps on iTunes appeared deeper within Google's search results than usual. Reports of the quirky search results were first made public on Facebook by AppsFire ...

3 small UI tweaks Apple should steal from Google and Facebook for iOS 7

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 1st, 2013)

There's a lot of excitement surrounding the next release of iOS. Many people expect it to be a major revamp since Jony Ive has taken over software design at Apple. Some (like me) don't expect to see a major redesign in the next release, but incremental improvements -- like the removal of ...

Apple dumps 'highest-resolution notebook ever' tagline thanks to Chromebook Pixel

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 26th, 2013)

Apple's 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro was advertised as the world's second-highest resolution notebook, sitting right behind the company's 15-inch Retina model. That coveted position changed hands when Google introduced its Chromebook Pixel and grabbed that number two spot. As noted by 9to5Mac, ...

Eric Schmidt: Apple is a 'tremendous technology innovator'

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt talked candidly about Apple as a competitor during Google's Big Tent event in India this week. Schmidt praised Apple for its innovation, but couldn't resist promoting the benefits of the Nexus 10 over the iPad. Schmidt addressed competing companies including Apple ...

Google Now isn't awaiting approval

by Steven Sande (Mar 21st, 2013)

Perhaps you're an iPhone user who has been wistfully looking at the features of Google Now on a number of Android phones and hoping that someday, your phone would be able to perform many of the same functions. According to a comment made by Google CEO Eric Schmidt today at the Google Big Tent ...

YouTube Capture app adds iPad and mini support

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 15th, 2013)

Following the release of YouTube Capture for iPhone late last year, Google has finally added iPad (and iPad mini) support to the app -- taking full advantage of the iPad's bigger screen and extra pixels -- in version 1.2. YouTube Capture lets you easily record, edit (with color correction, ...

Daily Update for March 14, 2013

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 14th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Google to shut down Google Reader, Snapseed for Mac among others

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 13th, 2013)

Fans of Google Reader are going into mourning, as Google has announced that it is shutting down the RSS reader service on July 1. As part of its now annual spring cleaning initiative, Google says service usage has declined. It urges people to find an alternative in the three and a half months ...

Google releases new iOS app 'Field Trip'

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 7th, 2013)

Google has released a new iOS app today called Field Trip. The app had previously been an Android-only one before today's launch. The app is a location-based augmented reality app that displays information on your screen or via audio into your Bluetooth headset when you are near an area of ...

Google confirms Glass will work with iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Feb 22nd, 2013)

Google held an event this week to show off its upcoming "Google Glass" interactive headset/system, and from that meeting came one important note for us iOS fans. Google confirmed that the system will definitely work with Apple's iPhone. The exact details of the relationship aren't clear, but ...