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Google’s Eric Schmidt: “Apple Should Have Kept Our Maps”

In an interview with AllThingsD tonight in New York City, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt sat down with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher to talk about everything including the Apple-Google spat over maps. Here's a portion of the interview where Mossberg brings up Apple and Google Maps: 8:20 pm: Time to talk about maps. Schmidt: “Apple should...

Snapseed Receives iPhone 5, iOS 6 Support and Loses Flickr Sharing

Snapseed, probably the easiest iOS photo-editing apps to learn, has just been updated on the App-Store to receive iPhone 5 and iOS 6 support. We have went as far as to label Snapseed "the best photo editing app" on the market. Click here to view our full video review of the application. Along with iPhone...

Gmail Can Now Search Text Within Attachments

Many iOS users are heavy Gmail users. The latter's iOS app was updated for the iPhone 5 recently and is still by far the best way to search for emails on the go. Now, it appears Google has added support to allow for searches of text within attachments, according to Google Operating System (via LifeHacker): The...

Google Adds CardDAV Support to Sync Google Contacts on iOS

Google has announced on the Gmail blog CardDAV support for syncing Google contacts on your iOS device. Currently, Google Sync allows IMAP support for email and CalDAV for calendar entries, keeping your data synced in real-time no matter what device you are using. CardDAV support brings this to your Google contacts now for iOS: Starting...

Apple Dropped Google Maps Over Lack of Voice Turn-By-Turn Feature

Apple has been taking in crucial heat from the media lately over their new iOS 6 Maps application. The only issue regarding the application is a few misplaced streets and the lack of detail in certain areas. What we all forgot was that iOS 6 Maps was supposed to be looked at as an upgrade....

Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Larry Page Discussing Patent Disputes

The latest report from Reuters notes Apple and Google CEOs have been discussing ongoing patent disputes between both companies "behind-the-scenes": Google Inc CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of intellectual property matters, including the ongoing mobile patent disputes between the companies, according to people familiar...

Here’s What Google Thinks Of Apple’s Victory Over Samsung

Soon after jury reached a verdict announcing Samsung did infringe on Apple’s design patents and it owes Apple over $1 billion in damages, Apple and Samsung both  issued official statements regarding the jury's decision and now, Google has reflected its thoughts saying that it isn't worried about the outcome since “most of these [patents] don’t relate to the core Android operating system", as...

Internal Emails Reveal Google Warned Samsung Not To Mimic Apple’s Devices

Harold McElhinny, a lawyer representing Apple, yesterday displayed an internal Samsung e-mail to the jury, revealing that Google asked Samsung to change the design of its phones and tablets to look less like Apple’s devices, reports Bloomberg. The e-mail detailed minutes from a design meeting that was sent to “pass along only a few comments from Senior...

Google To Cough Up $22.5 Million Over Safari Privacy Breach

A scandal involving Google and Apple's Safari first began back during February when the Wall Street Journal first reported Google was 'tricking' Safari into accepting tracking cookies. According to the WSJ, here is how it all played out: The companies used special computer code that tricks Apple’s Safari Web-browsing software into letting them monitor many...

Will Canadian Carriers Ever Support SMS Chat in Gmail?

Google has long had a touted feature called SMS Chat in Gmail, but Canadian carriers have been absent. According to Google, it is up to carriers to contact them if they want to be included in this feature: Below is a list of supported mobile operators for SMS Chat in Gmail. If you are a...