Apple : Google IO 2012: Universal Google Chrome, Drive apps arrive on iOS today |
- Google IO 2012: Universal Google Chrome, Drive apps arrive on iOS today
- iTunes redesign set to bolster search and sharing?
- Apple TV App Store evidence mounts with new iOS 6 Beta
| Google IO 2012: Universal Google Chrome, Drive apps arrive on iOS today Posted:  Google lovers who prefer Apple's iOS mobile devices to Android have good reason to rejoice today with the search giant announcing both the Google Chrome web browser and Google Drive cloud storage arriving later today in the App Store. Day two of the Google IO 2012 developer conference kicked off on Thursday with a pair of long-awaited announcements that spreads the company's products even further onto Apple's competing mobile platform. Brian Rakowski, vice president of Google's Chrome division, took the stage today at Google I/O to announce the new Chrome browser for iOS, with full support for syncing across platforms. Download away!A universal app for iOS 4.3 or later, the free Google Chrome app will be available sometime Thursday through the App Store; the universal app works equally well on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Close on the heels of that announcement is also word that the company's cloud storage service Google Drive will finally arrive as an iOS app later today as well. With 5GB of free storage, Google Drive is already available on Mac, PC, Chrome OS and Android, but the universal iOS app adds some real-time collaboration and slick search features that recognize the content of documents and photos. The free Google Drive is now available to download in the iOS App Store; stay tuned later today for Google Chrome. |
| iTunes redesign set to bolster search and sharing? Posted:  Apple is looking to overhaul iTunes and bring it up to date for the company's iCloud service. Changes that are said to be happening include some much-improved search and sharing capabilities and better integration of the iCloud. This is all according to Bloomberg, which said that the mooted redesign would help users seamlessly access their music, videos and downloaded apps over different Apple gadgets – something that will be welcomed by many who find it frustrating that Apple still makes it hard to have multiple devices working off of one iTunes account. Media magnetApple iTunes has been up and running since 2003 and since then the amount of media filtering through the service has changed immeasurably. Alongside the 28-odd million songs available, there are also 650,000 applications on board the service and 45,000 movies available. Not to mention the differing devices now tethering to the service – iPod, iPad, iPhone and Mac… it's all a far cry from the humble iPod and some music. The new changes should mean that Apple can compete with Spotify when it comes to social sharing and it will simplify the organisation needed to handle all that media and the variety of Apple devices in the home. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a release date for the new-look iTunes – but it would make sense for Apple to launch it alongside the iPhone 5 later in the year. |
| Apple TV App Store evidence mounts with new iOS 6 Beta Posted:  The newest iOS 6 Beta for the Apple TV set-top box allows app icons to be moved around the homescreen just like on the iPhone and iPad. That has led some observers to conclude that the rumoured App Store for Apple's favourite 'hobby project' might be on the way sooner rather than later. The current, paltry array of apps available on the device sure doesn't justify the repositioning of favourite content portals for easier access, as they're never more than about three moves away. Should Apple open the door for third-party content, like the BBC iPlayer, Sky Go and 4oD and other apps we've seen on connected TV platforms, this functionality may come in handy. Such a move could also give Apple a head start on content deals for the eagerly-anticipated, yet unconfirmed Apple iTV flatscreen set. Familiar functionalityJust like the iPhone and the iPad, the new Apple TV functionality (currently only available to developers) makes the app icons wiggle when you want to move them around. Users simply need to hold down the remote's centre button until the icon begins to shake and then it can be moved to wherever the user sees fit. The functionality was spotted, on shot on video, by Macmagazine.br. Check it out below. |
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