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Apple Announces iOS 4.1 for iPhone
Sep 1st
Apple has just announced that they will be releasing iOS 4.1 for iPhones and iPod touches. The update adds a few features and fixes some bugs.
Steve Ballmer on “Cloud” 9 in India
Jun 5th
International Reporting
CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer was in India on 28th May 2010. In his keynote address he spoke about Microsoft’s focus on developing the use of blue tooth technology for supporting interface management in business. Development of hardware and software to provide total solutions, was the theme which he emphasized as being central to innovation for this organization.
Gadgetstronomy – iPhone 4G Beats iPad and Nexus One
May 30th
A few months ago, TheAppleGoogle conducted a poll asking users to vote for their most favorite gadget. The nominations included the best gadgets in vogue. These included iPhone 4G, iPad, Nexus One, Android Smartphones, Project Natal, Asus EEE Keyboard, Ford Sync, Chrome OS Netbooks, Canova Dual Screen Notebook, Lenovo Skylight and Sony Xperia X10, thus making the competition pretty hard.
Google’s New Look Spotted
May 5th
After months of testing, Google plans to officially release a re-designed home page. The Google Logo is re-designed to give out a better glowing look with larger fonts and better graphics. The Search bar has been taken for a ride too and looks very plain and neat.
The results and the ads look the same but the results page has got a sidebar to the left allowing you to improve your search. The left sidebar has a drop down menu which lets you jump from Web Search to Images, News etc efficiently. Images, Videos, Blogs and every other Google Service mentioned in the sidebar now has a new icon to the left of the text.
Basically, the left sidebar is the “Show Options” of the earlier design but in a more graphical manner. Google automatically detects your location based on your IP Address and displays it on the top below the Search Bar.
The links to the bottom of the search results are now actually click-able which would lead you to the homepage of the site. The color which would be green remains the same. Jump to pages bar, which is ideally located at the bottom of the page, looks and feels great with the new Google Logo.
Google keep stepping up the competition.
What do you feel about this new look? Do share your thoughts in the comments.
Jailbreak iPad with Blackra1n
Apr 10th
If you are Jailbreak savvy, you would definitely not deny the fact that Jailbreaking your iPod touch or iPhone with Blackra1n is by far the easiest method. Geohot, a popular and reputable iPhone hacker has made a blog post with a screenshot which shows that he is running Blackra1n and Cydia on his iPad. Though it is not available yet, but Geohot plans to release it soon.
He is actually planning to release it after Apple releases iPhone OS 4.0, otherwise they would quickly recognize the exploit and would patch it. You could expect the jailbreak to be out this summer, soon after the iPhone OS 4.0 release.
iAd – A new Advertising Platform that would make Apple unbelievably rich
Apr 7th
Apple is all set to launch its own Advertising Network known as iAd. Marking Apple’s moves recently, it seems that Apple is all fired up with Google its former ally and now its close competitor. Jobs was earlier quoted saying ” We didn’t move into the search business but Google did move into the phone business. Google tries to kill the iPhone and we won’t let them”. The rivalry between these two giants seems to increase with every passing day.
The new iAd (rumor) could be Apple’s response to Google’s Adsense and it would be a huge revenue generator for Apple. All websites who have an iPhone and iPad version of their site would love to use iAd. But there is a twist to this story. Guess what, Google is thrilled about it. Why? Because Google is trying to convince federal regulators that it has advertising rivals so that it can proceed with its $750 million purchase of AdMob.
Currently most of the mobile optimized sites use AdMob for their advertising business and they seem to like it. Apple and Google were earlier engaged in a fight to purchase AdMob.Apple bid $600 million last fall to acquire the mobile advertising business AdMob. Apple was given 45 days to perform due diligence on the acquisition, but when those 45 days passed and Apple hadn’t consummated the deal, Google swooped in and acquired AdMob for $750 million. Apple later acquired another mobile ads firm, Quattro Wireless, in January for $300 million.
If rumors are to be believed, Apple plans to unveil the new mobile advertising platform – iAd tomorrow at the iPhone Developers Meet along with iPhone OS 4.0. This healthy competition between Apple and Google would beyond any doubt help the publishers and even Google.
iPad Apps : Hands On – SoundHound
Apr 4th
We just got our iPad and as expected we are downloading and testing quite a few applications on it.
SoundHound, an application which I loved on the iPhone is even available for the iPad . SoundHound works on your iPhone, iPod touch and even with your new iPad. From the name you would guess that this app is perhaps for the music freaks, but no – this is for everyone and is more like a game than an app.
The new iPad design looks great and the app uses the large screen perfectly. Hum a tune or sing a song to your iPad and SoundHound would quickly recognize the song and display the results . The results would include the lyrics, artist, artist biography, short playback of the song and you could even purchase the song from iTunes. It is the iTunes Store presented in a way better manner. Say there is a song being played and you seem to like it and want to find out more. Just hold your iPad next to the speaker and SoundHound would recognize the song being played and would display all the details about it. It is something really good on the iPad. It has the menu on the left and the results on the right. The icon, as complained by many, is horrible.
You could even share your favorite songs via Facebook,Twitter and email , Bookmark it, Play related videos from YouTube and check related artists. It takes voice recognition to the next level. Connect via Pandora and launch a Pandora station based on the song selected.The app has a brilliant UI and it is fun to interact with charts, graphs and beautiful animations which are displayed on the App. It is pretty accurate with the search results it renders and could recognize voices in many different accents.
The ‘What’s Hot’ Section would display the song name which is the most popular among the rest of the users. Songs that were just grabbed by users, a few underplayed ones and the hottest songs are also included in this section.
The ‘Now Playing’ Section would help you get more information about the songs already in your iTunes library. It has complete iPod integration which allows you to see the lyrics of the songs which are being played.
This app is totally innovative, terrific and unbelievable. It is based on the “Sound2Sound Search Science” technology which is created by Melodis. S2S helps in the detection of multiple sounds such as singing, music, text and speech. Key benefits of S2S include improved accuracy, faster response time and increased scalability.
Developed by Melodis Corporation and for $4.99 it would be a great companion for all your music needs.
The Ultimate Intoxicant – iPad
Mar 29th
Gadgets are like drugs – you can’t resist them. When a new one comes to the market which is going to blow you sky high, you gonna be ready for it. The unparalleled intoxicant like never before , the iPad is coming in for gadget-pushers. Get your itching fingertips ready and allow large volumes of drool over the new iPad.
Encore to Steve Jobs and a grand welcome to the iPad into this world on its birthday.
Well, get ready put on your best clothes, get a cake and some candles and welcome the iPad to your home on April 3. Celebrate that day because on that day you will get your new iPad. Just in case you forgot, Apple is now reminding all those who have pre-ordered their iPads by email that the tablet PC has been shipped and will arrive at your doorstep on April 3.
Get the best tuxedo in town to put your iPad in and show it off to all your friends and brag about it a bit. In-case you need a big pocket, don’t forget to take a look at the iGotaBigAssPocket Concept. Tune your PC/Mac and order them to behave in a nice manner with your iPad. Sync all your content including music, videos, HD movies and browse the web like never before. Also don’t forget to drive thru TheAppleGoogle with your new iPad. Do tell us how it feels like.
For those who haven’t pre-ordered the much anticipated device, they can buy it from an Apple Store or from any Best Buy starting from 9.00AM on Saturday.
