Looks like Apple is not done yet destroying RIM and its products with iPhone, now according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, Apple’s iCloud service could cause further damage to RIM and will be a game changer in the mobile space. Wu says that iCloud will have an upper hand over RIM’s push network because it does not rely on carriers. Until now, RIM’s push network service was superior than anything iOS had in that area, but with iCloud that is going to change big time.
Sterne Agee believes that Apple’s (NasdaqGS:AAPL) iCloud and other cloud offerings will likely reduce RIM’s (NasdaqGS:RIMM) forward service revenue and gross margin by competing with its push network. The firm lowered its target on RIMM to $44 from $52 while maintaining a Neutral rating. (Yahoo!Finance)
Wu also believes that iCloud will make iTunes even more powerful and useful for end users that would be a huge blow for companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, RIM, and countless others who have tried and failed to compete against iTunes and Apple.
We are just days away from the official iCloud announcement, that is all set to be launched after this year’s WWDC keynote by Steve Jobs. Apple will also announce big changes for iOS and Mac OS X this year.
Continue reading »
Google has just updated its Google Translate app for iOS devices. The update v1.1 brings several bug fixes and a few new features to the app. This is the first update for this app by Google since its release. The app provides real time results for your queries and translates text into 57 languages. Google has added detect language option in this update and has also added the ability to select dialect for English, Chinese, and Spanish voice input in settings.
Here’s what’s new in version 1.1:
- added the automatic recognition of the language;
- added support to the Latin;
- ability to select the dialect for English, Spanish, Chinese;
- fixed some problems that caused the crash.
You can download Google Translate app for free from the App Store for your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad here.
Continue reading »
According to a report published by Dutch Mobile company Distimo, app developers earn more by developing apps for iOS devices than they do developing for Android. Distimo revealed that developing free/paid apps for Google’s Android is not as fruitful as iOS stating that 25 percent of free apps and 79 percent of paid app in the Android Market have been downloaded just 100 or lesser times.
Google at its I/O event today has announced its cloud based music service and a movie rental service for Android devices. The online music service is in beta stage and offers cloud solution for users who want to listen and store their music in the cloud.
Google in its I/O event today has announced Google Music Beta, a cloud based free music service that will offer free 20,000 songs to the listeners. Users can also store their own music on the cloud, uploading it using Google’s Music Manager app that is available for Windows as well as Macs. The Web-based music manager is a full-featured music player that supports organization, playlist creation and a lot more. Google Music service is in beta at the moment and users can use it by invitation only. It is totally free in the beta stage and only available in the US.
This move by Google is a clear indication that it is going to compete with Apple head on in every service. Google is also expected to launch a similar service at its WWDC event in June and is rumored to integrate its cloud based music and storage service in iOS 5 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
More coverage at MAGGadget
Continue reading »
Who could have imagined that this day would come just a few years ago, or the day Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started this company in their parent’s garage. Apple is now ranked the most valuable company in the World according to Brand rating firm Millward Brown Optimor. Apple has ended the four year streak of Google that used to enjoy the top spot.
Google Search app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has been updated to version 0.8.1 . The update brings minor bug fixes as well as everyone’s favorite Google Doodles. Now you will also be able to see current doodle images Google is using on its home page in your app.
Google Search app for iPhone provides easier way to search through Google and features a very good user interface that enables fast searching.
You can update the app or download it for free from the App Store. [iTunes link]
Google has updated its Google Latitude app for iPhone. The app now allows you to check-in at places so that your friends can track where you are or have been on the map and you can do the same too. You can also set Google Latitude to automatically check you out so that it is easier for you friends to know whether you are still at the place you checked in or not.
Google has also updated its Google Places app for iPhone and has added 30 new languages to it, making it even more international.
Continue reading »
Continue reading »
Google has just released the Google TV Remote app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The app is available for free at iTunes App Store. Using app you can remotely control your Google TV, you can use the mouse pad, arrow keys, and the full range of buttons to control your TV in the way you want. The app also includes Voice Search to quickly find your favorite shows and movies just by speaking into the microphone of your iOS device.
Google has just updated its Google Mobile App for iPhone and iPod touch and has given it a major overhaul, in fact a new name too. The app is now called Google Search app and brings a lot of new features on to the table with this major update. Google Search app for iPhone and iPod touch features a new UI, Google Goggles, Voice Search, My Location feature, and more.
Continue reading »
Google has released its Translation app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in the App Store. The app is simple, powerful, useful, and translates texts between 57 languages and in addition to that it also supports voice translation between 15 languages. You can speak your phrase and listen to the corresponding translation. You need to be connected to the internet to be able to use this app.
Continue reading »
