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Google to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2013)

Those of us who use Google's Chrome browser for OS X are familiar with how Chrome web apps can be installed and launched from within the browser. Now it appears that Google is working on a way to bring those Chrome apps even closer to the heart of your Mac by creating a Chrome apps launcher for OS ...

Google's Field Trip app gets you into 13 museums for free right now

by Michael Grothaus (May 20th, 2013)

Museum buffs and tourists might want to download Google's Field Trip app right now. As we've told you before, the location-based app shows you cool things to do while on a trip. For a limited time, the app will also get you into 13 major US museums for free, as Google announced on the Field Trip ...

Google Hangouts app to integrate SMS "soon"

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 16th, 2013)

I've been using the Google Hangouts app on the iPhone since it was announced on Wednesday, and I've really liked it so far. I haven't messed around with it much on my iPad, except to install it, but it was enough for my Android-using husband to be jealous that we got it first. Like Apple's ...

Google Play Music All Access announced at Google I/O

by John-Michael Bond (May 15th, 2013)

Google's long-rumored music streaming service became a reality today with the announcement of Google Play Music All Access. The company has already cleared licensing deals with all three major labels left standing -- Warner, Universal and Sony -- meaning they'll have millions of songs available ...

Google announces new features for its Maps app, coming soon

by Mike Schramm (May 15th, 2013)

Google I/O is going down today (as you have probably noticed from all of the Google updates), and one of the new products announced there is a new version of the Google Maps app, due out to the App Store later on this summer. Google says the new Maps app will include integrated information from ...

Google announces new Hangout app to hit iOS today

by Dave Caolo (May 15th, 2013)

Google announced a new Hangouts app at its I/O conference, which will be available for iOS today. It's not out as I'm typing this, but the brief keynote demo showed a family of participants taking part in a long-running conversation of photos of text. From what we saw, it looks like Messages with a ...

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 ...