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Apple's iPhone is no Blackberry: a closer look at AI and the world's biggest company

Last week, developer Marco Arment suggested in a blog posting that if Apple were to fail to grasp the potential for voice-based Artificial Intelligence to change the nature of smartphone demand, the company's core revenue generator could suffer the same fate as RIM's Blackberry, which a decade prior had similarly failed to see the importance of iPhone's advanced multitouch experience until it was too late to do anything about it.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 8 years ago

Twitter for iOS gets 'Peek and Pop' 3D Touch gesture support, Google adds AMP integration

Ubiquitous microblogging service Twitter on Friday released an updated version of its iOS app with native support for in-app "Peek and Pop" 3D Touch gestures, while Google refreshed its flagship search app with integrated Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) technology.

AppleInsider Staff | 8 years ago

Google staves off Oracle code copyright claim

Putting an end to a contentious trial, a jury on Thursday found that Google's implementation of 37 Java APIs in Android represented fair use — rebuffing complaints by Java's nominal owner, Oracle.

Roger Fingas | 8 years ago

Google preps self-driving car facility near Detroit as Chrysler partnership ramps up

Google on Wednesday announced plans to launch a "self-driving technology development center" in Novi, Mich., just outside the home of the American auto industry in Detroit.

Roger Fingas | 8 years ago

Eric Schmidt says he uses an iPhone, but claims to prefer Samsung's Galaxy

Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt has owned up to the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley: that the leader of the Android mothership leans on an arch rival for his day-to-day communications.

AppleInsider Staff | 8 years ago

IDC: $200-350 Chromebooks shipped 37% more U.S. units in Q1 vs Apple's $1,200 MacBooks

Google's Chrome OS partners Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Samsung and Lenovo collectively shipped 37 percent more low-priced netbooks than the number of premium laptops Apple sold during the quarter in the U.S., although most of those Chromebook sales were to K-12 schools.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 8 years ago

Google I/O 2016: Android's failure to innovate hands Apple free run at WWDC

Rather than focusing on the incremental innovation needed to win back the attention of enterprise users and premium consumers, Google's vision for Android this year has again leapt in new directions which appear even less attainable. Android's scattered, imitative strategies du jour are resulting in a platform that looks a lot like Apple's—albeit the very unsuccessful Apple of the mid 90s.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 8 years ago

Google I/O 2016: Android's Instant Apps seek to solve a key mobile problem

Google's Android installed base has long suffered a major problem with fragmentation at the OS API level, due to the fact that licensees continue shipping low end phones paired with old versions of Android. Here's what the company is ostensibly doing to address that in a new project introduced at its I/O 2016 conference: Instant Apps.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 8 years ago

Google I/O 2016: Android deployment rate slips backward by 20 percent

Over the last year, the pace of Google's Android deployment, already very slow, actually rolled backward by 20 percent over the previous year. Google is leading Android and Chrome toward stagnant beleaguerment.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 8 years ago

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Google's smartphone-based Daydream VR gets support from top Android manufacturers

Google's forthcoming Daydream platform for virtual reality has support from Android device makers including Samsung, HTC, LG, and Huawei, though the hardware is predicted to only be "slightly better" than Samsung's own Gear VR.

Neil Hughes | 8 years ago

I/O 2016: Android Pay coming to ATMs & mobile Chrome users

Widening the battleground with Apple Pay, Google on Wednesday announced that Android Pay will soon be usable at some ATMs, as well as by mobile Chrome users.

Roger Fingas | 8 years ago

I/O 2016: Google Allo smart messenger and Duo video calling coming to iOS, Android this summer

Google hopes to shake up the mobile communications landscape this summer with a cross-platform release of both Allo, a new smart messenger, and Duo, a simplified one-to-one video calling service.

AppleInsider Staff | 8 years ago

I/O 2016: Google's new Home hardware takes on Apple's HomeKit and Siri

The smart home battle between Apple, Google and others continues to heat up, with Google on Wednesday announcing Home, a new voice-activated hardware kit that brings the Google assistant service to any room in your house.

AppleInsider Staff | 8 years ago

Google Chrome to phase out Adobe Flash later this year

Google has revealed plans to switch from the venerable — but much maligned — Adobe Flash to HTML5 as the default method for delivering audio and video in its Chrome Web browser.

Michael Beshara | 8 years ago

Alphabet again briefly overtakes Apple as America's most valuable company

Shares hit a 52-week low on Thursday, inching below $90 and allowing rival Alphabet, the parent company of Google, to surpass its market capitalization once again — at least temporarily.

Neil Hughes | 8 years ago

Google's new 'Gboard' for iPhone lets you Google while you Google

If you're an iPhone owner who has been wishing for a way to involve Google in basically everything you do on your Apple device, the search giant has good news — an all-new iOS keyboard with Google inside.

AppleInsider Staff | 8 years ago

Instagram updates iOS apps with 'flat' designs, Google Translate gets offline support in 52 languages

Facebook-owned Instagram on Wednesday launched a cosmetic overhaul of its iOS apps, while Google updated its Translate app with support for offline translation in 52 languages.

Roger Fingas | 8 years ago

US regulators probe Apple, Google, Verizon & others on security patches

A variety of wireless carriers and smartphone and tablet makers, including Apple, are reportedly being asked by U.S. regulators to explain how they review and push out security updates to their customers.

Roger Fingas | 8 years ago

YouTube said to be planning 'Unplugged' live TV as soon as 2017

Though best known for user-uploaded videos, Google's YouTube is nevertheless planning to launch a live TV subscription service dubbed "Unplugged," a report said on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas | 8 years ago

Fiat Chrysler, Google partnering on self-driving prototypes based on Pacifica minivan

Google and Fiat Chrysler are on the verge of signing their rumored partnership on self-driving technology, which should begin with several dozen Pacifica minivans being equipped as prototypes, a report said on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas | 8 years ago

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Apple's iPhone is no Blackberry: a closer look at AI and the world's biggest company

Twitter for iOS gets 'Peek and Pop' 3D Touch gesture support, Google adds AMP integration

Google staves off Oracle code copyright claim

Google preps self-driving car facility near Detroit as Chrysler partnership ramps up

Eric Schmidt says he uses an iPhone, but claims to prefer Samsung's Galaxy

IDC: $200-350 Chromebooks shipped 37% more U.S. units in Q1 vs Apple's $1,200 MacBooks

Google I/O 2016: Android's failure to innovate hands Apple free run at WWDC

Google I/O 2016: Android's Instant Apps seek to solve a key mobile problem

Google I/O 2016: Android deployment rate slips backward by 20 percent

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I/O 2016: Android Pay coming to ATMs & mobile Chrome users

I/O 2016: Google Allo smart messenger and Duo video calling coming to iOS, Android this summer

I/O 2016: Google's new Home hardware takes on Apple's HomeKit and Siri

Google Chrome to phase out Adobe Flash later this year

Alphabet again briefly overtakes Apple as America's most valuable company

Google's new 'Gboard' for iPhone lets you Google while you Google

Instagram updates iOS apps with 'flat' designs, Google Translate gets offline support in 52 languages

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YouTube said to be planning 'Unplugged' live TV as soon as 2017

Fiat Chrysler, Google partnering on self-driving prototypes based on Pacifica minivan

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