Tag Archives: Google
Google+ for iOS’ next update to include background sync for full-sized photo backups
During a Google+ event today the company detailed changes coming to the social network’s iOS app, including true background photo syncing and full-sized photo backups.
The new Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini: What do they say about Android and iOS on a tablet?
The new Nexus 7 is already here, and new iPads are likely less than two months away. How do they line up? What is the best tablet experience on each platform? Let’s take a look.
Original iPhone hit store shelves six years ago today
In just six short years, the iPhone has uprooted the mobile industry, and changed the way we communicate forever.
Google+ for iOS updated with enhanced photo functions
The latest update to Google+ rolls out new photo features after an initial debut on the web and Android, brings iOS app in line with the social network’s major overhaul.
OK, Google: You gave us Hangouts, where’s Play Music?
Google has finally brought a native messaging platform to iPhone with the introduction of Hangouts, but will we ever see the company’s ever-enticing music offering on iOS?
Are Google’s apps better on iPhone than Android?
Despite their own ssmartphone operating system to worry about, why does it always feel like Google puts more time and effort into the iOS versions of their mobile apps?
Google Now for iOS bug is affecting battery life for some users [Updated]
(Update: Google has made a public response to this issue, which you can find in this post.) While I covered some of the shortcomings of Google Now in its debut version for iOS a couple of days ago, it also seems to be suffering from a bug that affects its use …
Google Now’s first run at iOS has lots of style, less substance so far
Will Google or will Google not bring Now to iOS has been the subject of plenty of back and forth in the iOS blogosphere over the last few months, which isn’t a big surprise. After some pretty abysmal early entries into the App Store, Google has really gotten their act …
What Google’s Reader’s death and Andy Rubin’s departure mean for Apple users
Yesterday brought a flurry of unexpected news from Google that turned the Internet on its head, even temporarily distracting the tech media from the impending announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4. First, there was the announcement that Andy Rubin, the man in charge of the direction of the Android OS …
Redesigning Google – On The Verge
I think we can all agree that going back over the years our Google overlords were not what you would call the best of designers. They were sensational engineers who built some of the finest products on the web, but more often than not their UI was a hot mess …