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2 min ago | NewsFactor

Google Adds Conversational Search to Chrome

Chrome searches are activated by clicking a red microphone icon on the search page and speaking.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Chrome, Santa Cruz, CA, Recreational Vehicle, Odyssey

2 hrs ago | Internet Retailer

Shoppers start adding digital gift cards to Apple's Passbook wallet

While the hype over mobile wallets continues unabated, some retailers are demonstrating that mobile wallets can indeed be put to good use.

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Related Topix: Starbucks, Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Apple, Startups, iPhone

3 hrs ago | MacMegasite

Wisdom of the House of Night Oracle Cards World Tarot Week Price Drop

The Random House, Inc., Digital Development Group invites you to tap into your intuition and discover the time-honored tradition of oracle cards with its Wisdom of the House of Night Oracle Cards 1.0 app .

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Cards, Facebook, USA TODAY, Ipad

10 hrs ago | MacMegasite

Up-A Better Way to Keep Your Photos Synced to Picasa and Google+

Pixite, the makers of the Top Rated Paid Picasa App with over 400,000 downloads, announced today the release of Up for iPhone, the easiest way to sync Camera Roll photos to Picasa and Google+. Unlike the Google+ app, which requires users to open the app to start uploads, users only have to run Up once and it continuously syncs new photos in the ... (more)

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, ITA Software, Dropbox, iPhone, Ipad, Science / Technology

Tue May 21, 2013

MacMegasite

Announcing Baby Race - build a car and take a ride

Milano, Italy - Independent developer Fabio Bassan introduces Baby Race - build a car and take a ride! 1.0 for iOS and Android, a funny toy app with an innovative gameplay suited for 1-4 years old babies.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Ipad, Science / Technology, iPhone

Neil's World

Flickr's biggest ever redesign

Late last night, Flickr unveiled probably its biggest ever redesign , with a new look for many sections of its web site.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Flickr, iPod touchiPad App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, Tumblr, iPhone App, iPad App, Facebook

Bloomberg

Apple IPhone Loses Ground to Samsung in Consumer Survey

Apple Inc. 's iPhone lost ground to Samsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. 's Motorola in an annual study measuring the satisfaction of consumers, following a sales slowdown for the pioneering smartphone.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Apple, Startups, iPhone, Semiconductors, Samsung Electronics Co, Electronics, Google, Cellphones

Wired

The App That Puts Google's Music Subscription Service on Your iPhone

If we learned anything from the riveting 1980's drama Footloose , it's that music should be available everywhere.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Spotify, iPhone, Apple

Mon May 20, 2013

Small Business Trends

12+ Pinterest Apps and Tools for Pinning While Mobile

Pinterest is not just another copycat social networking site. It focuses on the age-old adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Who has time to read a thousand words all the time, anyway? Sometimes a picture is all we have mindshare for.

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Related Topix: iPod touchiPad App, iPod touch App, iPad App, Pinterest, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Social Software, TED, iPhone, Etsy

Sat May 18, 2013

Insider Monkey

Google Inc (GOOG) vs Apple Inc. (AAPL): Who Wins in the Ecosystem Battle?

When investors think Apple Inc. , they often think of the company's ecosystem. Hedge fund manager David Einhorn has long argued for Apple Inc.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Apple, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Chrome, Skype

Insider Monkey

Is NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Worth Buying?

NVIDIA Corporation has to know that it's making a big mistake, but with NVIDIA Corporation stock approaching its summertime highs, maybe it's letting swagger get in the way of good judgment.

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Related Topix: Startups, NVidia, mental images, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, 3DS, Video Games, Google

Fri May 17, 2013

Digital Game Developer

King Builds on the Success of Candy Crush Saga Unleashing its Top 10...

King announces it now has more than 70 million daily players across all platforms and three top 10 Facebook games /PRNewswire/ -- King , the world's leading cross-platform, bite-sized games company, today announces that it is releasing its popular, top 10 Facebook game, Pet Rescue Saga, on mobile early this summer.

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Related Topix: Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Candy Crush Saga, iPod touchiPad App, iPhone, Google, Startups

Digital Video Editing

EBay developers working on possible apps for Google Glass

Developers at eBay Inc are working on potential applications for Google Inc's Glass project, opening up the possibility that shopping and broader commercial activities might be conducted through the wearable technology.

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Related Topix: eBay, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Hunch, iPhone

Insanely Great Mac

App store hits 50 billion downloads

Apple announced its app store has hit 50 billion downloads. Earlier this month the company announced a contest promoting the occasion.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Mentor, OH, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Ipad, Science / Technology, Gmail, 1Password, iPod touchiPad App

Thu May 16, 2013

I4U Future Technology News

Apple Store 50th Billion Download Was made by Ohio Man

As reported earlier, the Apple Store reached its 50th billion download. Now Apple announced the winner of the $10,000 iTunes Gift card for downloading the 50th billion app.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Apple Store, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Apple, Startups, Mentor, OH, Sonic the Hedgehog, Twitter

CNET News.com

What my disabled iPod Touch says about the state of Apple's customer service

Back in August of last year, I wrote an article titled, " Why I regret buying an iMac ." The hard drive in my $2,000 iMac had died after 22 months and when I went into an Apple store to see if Apple would help me out, particularly after the company had already recalled the drives in 2011 iMacs , I was told by the geniuses in the Apple Store that ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, iPod touch App, iPad App, Apple Store, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Startups, iPod

NewsFactor

Google Bets Its Empty Wallet on Gmail Tie-In

If enabling Google Wallet money transfers via Gmail works, said analyst Greg Sterling, "it could be quite a significant boost for Google's embattled Wallet program, which recently lost its product manager and saw the last-minute decision not to introduce a physical payment card -- to broaden the mainstream appeal of the service." Google first ... (more)

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, Gmail, PayPal, us Travel, Travel

Internet Retailer

Google will sell an Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone

Google Inc. announced yesterday at its Google I/O 2013 event in San Francisco that beginning next month it will begin selling a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone that uses Google's Android operating system.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, iPhone

The Gulf Today

With Siri and new alliances, Apple takes on Google search

When Apple Inc sends out its coveted invitations to major events, one CEO has always been making the guest list of late: Jeremy Stoppelman.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Google, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Yelp, OpenTable

Freshnews

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Tesla Motors, Research In Motion, Apple, Google and Nokia

Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.

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Related Topix: Research in Motion, Google, Startups, Telecom, iPod touch App, iPad App, Computers, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Apple, Wireless, Nokia, Tesla Motors