Head-to-head: Apple News vs. Google News on iOS

Google News has replaced Google Play Newsstand on iOS, directly competing with Apple News. Both services have their clear benefits, but which one wins out?

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 38

AI-powered Google News debuts in iOS App Store, replaces Google Play Newsstand

Making good on promises to deliver a revamped news consumption app for iOS, Google on Tuesday launched Google News with machine learning capabilities, smart content organization and a fresh, uncluttered design.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 47

More Google DoubleClick ads coming to Apple News content

Following a brief testing period, Apple has given the green light to all publishers wanting to use Google DoubleClick ads in Apple News articles.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 10

Google 'Cloud Anchors' will help synchronize group AR experiences across iOS and Android devices

ARCore 1.2, Google's updated augmented reality framework, includes a new cross-platform feature called 'Cloud Anchors,' which can allow both iOS and Android device users to share the same AR experience despite using different underlying AR technologies.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 5

Google ML Kit aims to help developers add machine learning to their iOS apps

Google launched a new machine learning SDK called ML Kit, which provides a way for developers to add machine learning-based features to their Android and iOS apps, with Google's new framework following almost a year after Apple introduced the similar Core ML platform.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 14

Google Maps to get augmented reality, 'VPS' & other improvements

Google on Tuesday teased upcoming changes to Google Maps, among them augmented reality support and a concept called "VPS," short for "visual positioning system."

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 21

Google Assistant ups challenge to Apple's Siri with support for multiple actions & 'continued conversation'

At its annual I/O developer event on Tuesday, Google revealed several planned upgrades to Google Assistant, further widening the gap with Apple's Siri.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 48

Google Assistant iOS app update coming this year, teases Duplex AI phone calls

Google has previewed some of the changes it will be making to the Google Assistant app for iOS at the Google I/O keynote address, including food delivery and smart home-related requests, and an experimental feature where the digital assistant makes calls to businesses on the user's behalf.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 30

Bloomberg obsessed with Google's Pixel, Apple's iPhone Supply Chain — but not Google's Pixel Supply Chain

Consumer tech reporting by Bloomberg spent the last year aggrandizing Google's Pixel business while portraying Apple's iPhone X as a miserable, disappointing failure—supposedly informed by sources "familiar with" Apple's supply chain. Oddly enough, while Bloomberg's reporting on iPhone X was disastrously wrong, it made no effort to look for troubling concerns among Google's suppliers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 69

Google's search payments to Apple could slow in 2018

Google's payments to remain the default search option on Apple devices like iPhones and iPads may be set to slow down, a report hinted on Friday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 22

Google's Advanced Protection Program gains support for native iPhone & iPad apps

Google's Advanced Protection Program — intended strictly for people needing maximum account security, such as journalists, activists, and politicians — now supports iOS' core Mail, Calendar, and Contacts apps.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 13

Editorial: Will Apple's 1990's "Golden Age" collapse repeat itself?

Once, long ago in a previous epoch of technology, Apple Computer, Inc. commissioned a new headquarters in Northern California just as it began losing its position as a leader in personal computing tech in the early 90s. Could history repeat itself in our modern era?

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 108

Google begins rolling out overhauled Gmail iOS & Web interfaces

Google on Wednesday detailed a series of changes now rolling out to Gmail users, primarily focused on the Web, but also including some upgrades for iPhone and iPad owners.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 11

Podcast

AppleInsider Podcast discusses CarPlay's future, HomePod orders, Facebook, and more

Victor Marks 8 years ago 0

Apple nabs Google's chief of AI and search John Giannandrea to broaden Siri, self-driving car programs

Apple has hired John Giannandrea away from Google to head up Apple's machine learning and AI strategy, and will report directly to CEO Tim Cook.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 44

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