Apple Siri On Google Glass: “That Glass Is Half Empty”
The Verge noticed that if you ask Apple Siri about Google Glass, Siri will respond with some humorous responses. In short, if you activate Siri on your iOS device and say, “okay glass,” Apple Siri will respond in a witty way. Above are some of the responses in an animated GIF, but here…
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Apple “Embarks” On Another Mapping Acquisition
Last month Apple bought Locationary and Hop Stop. The point of the first was to improve the overall quality of local data for Apple Maps and the second was for mass transit information. Apparently, according to former WSJ reporter Jessica Lessin, Apple has made another buy for transit purposes. The…
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Apple Beefing Up Maps With Crowdsourcing, “Ground Truth” Hires
Apple Insider points out that Apple is hiring for dozens of positions in its mapping group. There are more than 80 positions that respond to the keywords “Apple Maps” on the company’s jobs site. Among a range of other positions, Apple has been seeking “ground truth local…
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Rejoice! Safari Is Once Again Providing Google Referral Information In iOS
Since last September, people using Safari on iOS devices and searching on Google have appeared to publishers as if they came directly to their sites, not via Google. Now, the problem has ended, with iOS now apparently having been upgraded to support the “meta referrer” tag. No, this…
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HopStop Bought By Apple For Public Transit Data
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of Locationary, Apple has bought transit site and cityguide HopStop for an undisclosed amount. It’s an ugly site that has very useful public transit schedules, maps and related information. The value of the data to Apple Maps is obvious. HopStop launched in…
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New Google Maps App Gives Users More Search Functionality & Navigation Features
Google announced today the release of a new Google Maps app for Android devices, with iPhone and iPad versions soon to follow. According to the announcement, the new Google Maps app will include more search functionality and updated navigation features…
Apple Makes Bing The “Default Search Engine” For Siri
One of the things that you might have missed if you weren’t paying really close attention to the live blogs of the Apple WWDC keynote is that when iOS 7 comes out Siri will be able to directly search Twitter, Wikipedia — and Bing. From a search perspective that’s potentially huge…
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Google Beats Apple & Facebook For Most Favorite Tech Company With 83% Favorable Rating
A Washington Post poll ranking tech giants Google, Apple and Facebook revealed most Americans favor Google. Of the 1,007 Americans surveyed, 83 percent gave Google a favorable rating, while 72 percent gave Apple a favorable rating. Facebook scored the …
Mystery Solved: Why Mobile Safari Searchers Appear To Come “Direct” To Sites Rather Than Via Google
Since September, people using Safari in iOS 6 and searching on Google have appeared to publishers as they’ve come directly to their sites, as opposed to having been driving by search. At last, the reason behind the Dark Google cut-off of data has been found: mobile Safari doesn’t…
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Google Analytics for Mobile: Where Art Thou?
Data is vital to digital marketers and without an official Google Analytics app for the iPhone, State of Search recommends top free Google Analytics Apps.
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Google Analytics for Mobile: Where Art Thou?
Potential iOS Market For Google Now Is 2.5X Larger Than Android “Now” Base
Google Now for iOS and Android are almost identical in their look at feel. And aside from a few “cards,” the same is true of their content. But, there are some differences behind the scenes worth noting: one of them is the fact that with its launch on iOS this morning, Google Now is…
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iPhone & iPad Users To Get Google Now, As It Comes To iOS
Previously Android-only, Google’s “predictive search” tool Google Now is now available for the iPhone and iPad. It’s part of an updated Google Search App for iOS. Google Now for iOS had been anticipated since March, when Engadget discovered a promotional video suggesting it…
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