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      Google adds Goggles to its mobile iPhone app

      October 6, 2010 /

      Google Goggles for the iPhone.

      Google is about the only company that can make me sad to be an iPhone owner. Any time Google rolls out a spiffy new app for the mobile market, I die a little inside, knowing I probably won’t get to use it any time soon. Take Google Goggles, the service that allows you to search by what the camera on your phone can see. It debuted last December for Android users, and it has just now made its way to the iPhone.

      Despite the long wait, the app is as cool as ever. Google built the new function into the standard Google Mobile app, which already allows you to search by text and voice. Here’s the official word from the Google blog:

      In the new version of Google Mobile App just tap on the camera button to search using Goggles. Goggles will analyze the image and highlight the objects it recognizes — just click on them to find out more.

      Though Goggles is still technically a “Labs” feature, Google says it works well for things like landmarks and logos, and that it will continue to improve for objects like animals and food.

      google, Mobile, News

      Official Google Voice app might already be approved

      September 28, 2010 /

      Google Voice logo.It’s been more than a year since Apple pulled the original Google Voice app from the App Store, claiming that the product “duplicated existing functionality.” Some third-party GV apps have since made their way to the App Store, thanks in part to Apple’s decision to release app guidelines to the public. If TechCrunch is right, it sounds like the official Google Voice app may already be approved, marking the triumphant return of one of the most anticipated applications to the iPhone.

      Here’s what TC had to say:

      The App Store review office at 1 Infinite Loop has officially frozen over: we’ve gotten word that the official Google Voice application is on its way to the iPhone in the next few weeks. In fact, we’ve heard from a source close to Google that it’s already been approved — Google just needs to revamp the application to work with the iPhone 4 and iOS’s multitasking capabilities. If you’re a Google Voice user and you’re on an iPhone, this is great news.

      No word from Google, but I’m hoping it’s only a matter of time.

      Apps, google, iPhone, News

      Google Instant will be in your browser soon

      September 9, 2010 /

      Google Instant.Google unveiled its latest product this week at the Google Search event in San Francisco, Google Instant. Instant works by listing search results as you type – think of it like the recommended searches but beefed up with actual results right away. It’s really cool, and something that’s been in the works for quite a while. What’s going to make it truly great, though, is browser integration.

      Google’s Marissa Mayer said it will be coming in the next few months. You have to imagine that Chrome will get it first, seeing that it’s a Google product. It will be interesting to see how Google handles the current Omnibox situation, because users can both search and type addresses there. My guess is that it’ll stay the same, which should work fine. It’s rare that I’m visiting a bunch of sites I’ve never visited before just by typing, so when I type the first two letters it accurately autocompletes. I’d guess instant search wouldn’t hinder that process too terribly.

      google, News

      Google Goggles is coming to the iPhone

      August 24, 2010 /

      Google Goggles.It seems like I get asked this question nearly every time a tech challenged person sees that I have an iPhone. “Do you have that app that lets you look stuff up by taking pictures of it?” The first few times it took a while to figure out what the inquirer meant. Now, I answer before the sentence is done – Google Goggles? Sadly, no.

      It’s not that I want GG all that badly. From a functionality standpoint, it’s not all that great. It does have great wow factor, though, so I was thrilled to find out that the camera-powered search would be coming to the iPhone this year. The app has been Android-only since release, but Google will be developing a proprietary app for the iPhone, not just some crappy port.

      From here, it’s just a matter of getting it to work all the time.

      google, iPhone, News

      Google drops $100 million in Zynga

      July 11, 2010 /

      Zynga.Everyone knows Farmville as a Facebook phenomenon, but the people at Zynga are getting to know it as a cash cow. The Facebook game has gotten so much attention that Google has decided to invest more than $100 million in Zynga, supposedly in preparation for the launch of Google Games.

      Can Zynga really stand as the cornerstone for Google’s Games operation? Absolutely. The company is projected at $350 million in revenue for the first half of 2010, half of which is actual operating profit. Total profit for 2011 is expected to be over a billion dollars. A billion, people. With a “b.”

      Here’s TechCrunch on why Zynga is so important for Google:

      Zynga continues to work on high level strategic business development deals. The reason these deals are so attractive to companies like Yahoo and now Google is this – Zynga allows them to rebuild the massive social graph, currently controlled by Facebook. For whatever reason people love to play these games and get passionately addicted to them, coming back day after day. That’s helped Facebook become what it is today. Google, Yahoo and others want some of that magic to rub off on them, too.

      Who knew a silly social game could make such a huge impact.

      Gaming, google, News, Websites

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