Posts Tagged ‘ Google ’

New Google Maps App A Huge Win For Apple, iPhone Users

Dec 13th, 2012 | By | Category: Apple iPad, iPhone

Google – as you probably already know – today introduced a new Google Maps app for the iPhone. Google says: People around the world have been asking for Google Maps on iPhone. Starting today, we’re pleased to announce that Google Maps is here—rolling out across the world in the Apple App Store. It’s designed from […]



Maybe Apple’s App Review Process Isn’t So Heinous – 21 Android Apps Turn Out To Be Malware

Mar 2nd, 2011 | By | Category: Apple iPad, iPhone

Apple’s iOS app review process has long been the source of criticism: It’s too slow, it’s too arbitrary or it’s biased. Unfortunate news about the Android platform, though, suggests that maybe Apple’s app review process may not be so heinous after all. Android Police reports that 21 popular free apps for Android phones, apps that […]



Windows Mobile 7 Adoption Stats Show Platform Struggling For Traction

Dec 17th, 2010 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

A preliminary look at Microsoft’s newest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, shows that the platform is off to a disappointing start, and is struggling to gain even the tiniest foothold.  According to mobile ad network Chitika, Windows Phone 7 is outnumbered over 100 to 1 by both Android and iPhone, month and a half […]



Wizzard Unveils Google AdMob Integration & Android Apps

Nov 29th, 2010 | By | Category: Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Distribution, Podcasting Networks

Last week, Wizzard Media announced support for AdMob, Google’s Mobile Ad network. AdMob is the largest mobile advertising network with over 300 billion global impressions. Additionally, Wizzard announced nearly 30 audio and video Apps, available now for use on the Android smartphone.   The latest Android version of Wizzard’s App adds the popular iPhone App feature, […]



Is Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 The Next Zune?

Jul 16th, 2010 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Will Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphone be the next Zune? Could be – based on the latest Windows Phone 7, InfoWorld says Microsoft should just kill the project now: There’s no kind way to say it: Windows Phone 7 will be a failure. Windows Phone 7 is a waste of time and money. It’s […]



Google CEO Trashes Bloggers

Apr 12th, 2010 | By | Category: Citizen Media

Google CEO Eric Schmidt trashed bloggers in a speech at the American Society of News Editors conference in Washington, DC today, saying: We’re not in the news business, and I’m not here to tell you how to run a newspaper. We are computer scientists. And trust me, if we were in charge of the news, […]



Google Listen For Android Gets An Update

Feb 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcasting, Podcasting Software

Google has updated its free podcast client for Android devices, Google Listen. Here’s what’s new in version 1.1: Subscriptions are stored by Google Reader in the “Listen Subscriptions” folder. Subscribed feed items are fresh, no longer limited in size, and are available offline (and more quickly). Screen “My listen items” shows queued and most recently […]



Did Steve Jobs Scare Google, Microsoft, Nintendo & Adobe With The iPad?

Jan 30th, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, Internet TV, Video

There’s been a lot of debate about the merits of the new Apple iPad since it was announced. While tech analysts and first adopters are debating the iPad’s strengths and weaknesses, though, it looks like Steve Jobs may have Google, Microsoft, Nintendo, Adobe & Hulu scared that the device could end up being a another […]



Google Adds Twitter To Search Results – So Get Ready For Lots Of Mesothelioma Tweets

Oct 21st, 2009 | By | Category: Microblogging

Google and Twitter today announced an agreement that will let Google include the latest relevant tweets in search results. Here’s Twitter’s announcement: Our friends down in Mountain View want to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. A fast growing amount of information is coursing through Twitter very quickly, and we […]



Is Apple Big Enough To Make Flash Irrelevant On Mobile Devices?

Oct 5th, 2009 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

There’s a lot of discussion today about Adobe’s plan to bring Flash to Research In Motion, Windows Mobile, Palm and Google phones. To bring Flash to all the major cell phone platforms, it seems, except for Apple’s iPhone. “This is bringing the full Flash capabilities to these devices, it hasn’t been available before,” said Adrian […]