Posts tagged as:
With the built-in GPS and Google Maps, iPhone can always show you the current location and the direction to your desired destination. However, there is one big problem with it. When you’re driving, Google Maps can’t show you the turn-by-turn direction in realtime.
There is no shortage of car navigation applications (e.g. TomTom) in App Store. [...]
{ 0 comments }
Last Thursday, Google introduced a new feature called “Search Options” for mobile users including iPhone and other mobile handsets, including Android & Palm WebOS devices.
You may already familar with this feature. Back in May, the “Search Options” was released to desktop users. With options, Google allows you to further refine the search results by [...]
{ 1 comment }
Earlier, Google released an update for Google Sync that adds push email support for Gmail. I already switch to use push email and it’s really great. For now, I do not need to wait for iPhone to download my email. Whenever someone sends email to my Gmail account, iPhone will vibrate and sound an alert [...]
{ 2 comments }
You may have been using Google Sync to synchronize your Google contacts and calendar events with iPhone. On Tuesday, Google announced the expansion of the Google Sync service to support email, in which emails are automatically pushed to your iPhone in near real-time fashion.
Google Sync was launched as a beta service in Feb to offer [...]
{ 3 comments }
On Monday, Google announced a new experiment to Google Labs named Google Fast Flip. Basically, Google Fast Flip offers a visual way to search Google News. Think how you read a book or a print magazine. You flip through pages to read across articles. However, the way we read news online is completely different. Google [...]
{ 1 comment }
The first day of September is a big day for Gmail. The Gmail’s web interface had a widespread outage and it lasted for about 100 minutes. As many of you like me rely on Gmail to communicate, stay connected and do business. The outage definitely affected millions of users and left Gmail inaccessible for nearly [...]
{ 5 comments }
You may know iPhone 3GS comes with a built-in magnetometer (i.e. digital compass) which works exactly the same as the magnetic needle compass. Built as a standalone application, the digital compass app comes with a beautifully designed interface. When it’s launched, the app shows you the position you’re facing along with the coordinates.
From some [...]
{ 3 comments }
Apple has officially answered FCC questions about why Google Voice was rejected to appear in App Store. For those who didn’t keep track of the news, Apple rejected the Google Voice application for iPhone and removed all related third-party application from App Store. The rejection has drawn great attention & criticism around the net and [...]
{ 5 comments }
On Thur, Google announced the release of Google Latitude to iPhone. Google Latitude is a location-aware application that has been around for months for mobile user to share the location with friend, coworker or anyone in your contact list. This service is not new to Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile users as Google has [...]
{ 1 comment }
Loading ...
Keep update with iPhone news, tips and how-to guides on Simon Blog. You can subscribe via Email or RSS to get free update. Or you can follow me on Twitter.
Copyright © 2009 simonblog.com. All rights reserved.
Powered by WordPress, Media Temple and Blog Flux Directory
Get Thesis Theme from DIY Themes. | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer
Get smart with the Thesis WordPress Theme from DIYthemes.
