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Google Drive triples free storage to 15 GB

by Mel Martin (May 13th, 2013)

We were just talking about how Amazon is competing with Apple and other cloud services by offering 5 GB of storage for free. Now, that turns out to be old news, because today Google announced that free storage spanning several Google services like Gmail, Google+ and Google Drive is now going to ...

NY State attorney general asks smartphone manufacturers to help combat theft

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2013)

Smartphone thefts are running rampant -- especially in New York City -- so much that the practice of grabbing the expensive phones is being referred to as "Apple picking." Bloomberg announced yesterday that New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sent letters to executives at ...

Court rules Google must disclose search terms to Apple

by Yoni Heisler (May 10th, 2013)

A few weeks ago, Apple filed a motion alleging that Google's efforts to respond to Apple's discovery requests -- with respect to its ongoing suit against Samsung -- were lacking. Specifically, Apple claimed that the search terms Google employed in response to Apple's document production requests ...

Apple: Google is no "friend of the court"

by Yoni Heisler (May 9th, 2013)

Earlier this week, Google, along with a host of other companies, sought permission to file an amicus curiae brief to support Samsung's efforts to oppose Apple's own efforts to secure injunctions against a number of accused Samsung devices. Amicus curiae -- which literally means 'friend of the ...

Daily Update for May 8, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 8th, 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 (requires ...

EU finds that Google's Motorola abused its patent power in seeking an injunction against Apple

by Yoni Heisler (May 6th, 2013)

The New York Times reports that the European Commission issued a preliminary finding which holds that Motorola abused its patent power in seeking an injunction against Apple in Germany for alleged patent infringement. The EU investigation was precipitated by complaints from Microsoft and Apple ...

Gmail for iOS updated with sign-out option, better iOS app integration

by Steven Sande (May 6th, 2013)

Gmail for iOS was updated today to version 2.2.7182, and folks who use the app to grab their Gmail-flavored email are going to be happy. First, there's now a way to sign out of individual accounts. In the past, signing out of one account was impossible -- you had to sign out of all of them at ...

How to turn off Google Now and keep your battery charged

by Mike Schramm (May 1st, 2013)

Google has recently added its Google Now service into its search app for iOS, but there's one big drawback to getting constant weather, traffic, and other local information on your phone: Location Services runs constantly. You can tell by the little arrow icon up in the corner of your home ...

Apple claims that Google's search methodology in ongoing legal dispute is flawed

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 22nd, 2013)

While Apple emerged victorious in its patent suit against Samsung last summer, the two tech behemoths have another trial looming concerning Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone along with a slew of other Samsung devices. Consequently, 2014 will see both Apple and Samsung take center stage yet ...

Google launches new Places for Business iPhone app

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 22nd, 2013)

Google has launched a new Places for Business app for iPhone and iPod touch. It's an extension of the Places for Business web service that allows business owners to manage their business across Google's search, maps and Google+ services. Here's a rundown of what Places for Business offers: ...

Apple could face 'legal undertakings' in UK over in-app purchases

by Steven Sande (Apr 12th, 2013)

Remember the UK police officer who reported his son to authorities for fraud after the 13-year-old ran up a US$5,600 bill for in-app purchases on the iOS App Store? That kind of unexpected consumer cost has thrown the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into a tizzy, and they've announced that ...

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 ...