A series of patent infringement claims have been filed by Apple this month surrounding both the Samsung GALAXY S 4 and the Android-centric Google Now system. Two "Siri" patents have been pulled up by Apple surrounding unified search, each of them originally attached to a suit that filed against the Android Quick Search Box in devices running Android 4.0 and lower. Apple has also claimed in a similar document this week that claims against past Samsung Galaxy devices continue to hold true with the Samsung GALAXY S 4, the company asking that this device be included in a suit they've already got on the books.
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Apple claims Google Now infringes on Siri patents in GALAXY S 4
Google Conversational Search turned on in Chrome update
Google’s new “conversational search” feature for Chrome has quietly been enabled, with the new feature appearing in the latest version of Google’s browser. Announced at I/O, the new Voice Search feature builds on the existing ability for Chrome to accept spoken search terms, now listing out your query on screen as you say it, and then able to show the results in Google Now-style cards as well as reading out the answer.
Google Now iOS release suggests differentiation persists vs Android
When we spoke with Matias Duarte earlier this year about Google Now, it seemed as though Google Now would become the “control panel” of sorts for every smart device it appeared on. Now that we’ve seen the initial Google Now push for the iPhone and iPad, it would seem that Google doesn’t want to simply give Apple products their whole “Now” experience. Instead Google’s release of the Google Now experience on iOS is an assistant to Google Search.
Google Now for iPad and iPhone hands-on: Exclusivity Ends
This week the until-now Android-exclusive system Google Now reaches out to iOS inside the Google Search app for Apple’s iPad and iPhone. Both versions are tuned to the display size they appear on, with sets of “cards” appearing in a single column for iPhone and a set of two columns for iPad. These cards contain information about current events and the environment around the user based on their search history and interests.
Google Now hits iOS as Android assistant exclusivity ends
Today it's been announced by Google that their premiere Android-only system* has begun its trip to iOS: Google Now for iPad and iPhone. This system will bring on a combination of Google Search and personalized everyday "cards" showing what a user - you, if you're using Google Now - wants to know about every day elements like weather, sports, and calendar items.
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Google Now source code hints at desktop web version
Google Now is one of the main features in the latest Android iteration, known as Jelly Bean, but it's also hinted for iOS and it's in the works for Chrome. However, according to some source code from Google Now, the search giant looks to be planning to implement Google Now in the web, meaning that any browser on any computer could use it.
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Google Now gets new features in latest Search update
Google has been rolling out new functionality to quite a few of its services lately, including full-size photo support for Google+, improved auto-complete predictions in Gmail, and data autosync for Chrome for Android, to name a few. Now we're seeing another update, this time for Google Now. With this update, Android users will find additional Google Now settings in Google Search, including real-time package tracking.
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Bad Context: Why nobody, not even Apple, has done mobile right
Your smartphone is dumb. Mine is too. I’ve got an iPhone in my pocket, and a Galaxy S III, and an HTC One, and they’re all stupid. The BlackBerry Z10 in my bag is a clot, and the Lumia 920 isn’t just thick in the hand, it’s just plain thick. Today, on the fortieth birthday of the first cellphone call, the gadget that was supposed to liberate us has turned us into plagued, screen-tapping obsessives, in thrall to every buzz and bleep.
Creator of RSS says he won’t miss Google Reader
When Google announced that it plans on shutting down Google Reader, many users were outraged. Many people took to blogs and Twitter to voice their opinions, and many users started petitions to change Google's mind. Everyone hopes that with enough people showing their disapproval towards Google's decisions, Google may change its decision. One person (probably many actually), has stated that he doesn't understand what the big deal is.
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Google Now for iPhone and iPad video leaked on YouTube
A video that is said to be of Google Now for the iPhone and iPad was leaked onto YouTube earlier today, only to be pulled a short while later - not before it was downloaded, it would seem. The video has since been reappeared on the video sharing website, where it is still available for all to enjoy. You can check it out after the jump.
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Google Now quietly arrives in Chromium (but refuses to work)
Signs that Google Now, the search giant's context and prediction engine currently featured on Android phones, is coming to the desktop have been spotted, with a new Chromium feature teasing the functionality though not currently functional. Evidence of Google Now in the open-source browser was spotted by François Beaufort; however, without the correct server address, it can't actually be used. Still, it indicates that Google is readying to expand Google Now's footprint from mobile to the desktop.
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Google Now, Glass, and designing context: SlashGear talks wearables with Matias Duarte
Google Now doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, but that will change if Google’s Matias Duarte, director of Android user experience, has anything to do with it, and it may well be in a comfortable marriage with Project Glass. SlashGear sat down with Duarte at Mobile World Congress this week to talk Google Now and how it and Glass, not only share some common DNA, but might well find themselves the future of Android itself.
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