Engineers Caitlin Johnson and Phil Genera demonstrate the new Near Me Now feature of Google Search for mobile, which makes it fast and easy to find out more about a place in your immediate vicinity, whether you're standing right in front of a business or if it's just a short walk away. Engineer Andrew Oplinger lends his voice. This feature is currently available in the US for iPhone (OS 3.x) or......

Right about now, Apple probably wishes it had never rejected Google Voice and related apps from the iPhone. Or maybe it was AT&T who rejected the apps. Nobody really knows. But the FCC launched an investigation last night to find out, sending letters to all three companies (Apple, AT&T, and Google) asking them to explain

I think this is a big hit for Apple. Why Mike Arrington quits? Simply because Apple doesn’t want Google Voice on the iPhone. I think it will make some noice soon enough, and I think Apple will have to find solutions to work with Google on that subject, my bet is the problem sits with AT&T

I think this is a big hit for Apple. Why Mike Arrington quits? Simply because Apple doesn't want Google Voice on the iPhone. I think it will make some noice soon enough, and I think Apple will have to find solutions to work with Google on that subject, my bet is the problem sits with AT&T contract...

Today AT&T Wireless' CEO announced that his company would allow Voice Over IP applications on the iPhone that run over its network, not just those that make use of WiFi connections. Read the full story here.

Michael Arrington over at TECHCRUNCH has written a great article about the joys of Google Voice. A topic oft mentioned on sites in the US and is relatively unheard of here in UK/Europe. Could this be the future? Will the likes of Apple and AT&T be able to adapt to this in the future?

I think I’m falling in love with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). Google Voice is out, but iWet T-shirts rocks! As you can imagine from the application’s title, the idea here to make girls’ t-shirts wet “by the means” of water hose. After Sports Illustrated, “good apps” are finally coming to an iPhone/iPod Touch near you. Here’s

The Germans love their cars and therefore you can expect to find the latest gadgets in the newest models they export around the world. One thing you may not expect to find is Google Earth, but thats exactly what youll get in the latest Audi A8. Audi and Google have been working closely together to bring

Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, VoIP AT&T has finally announced that it will now allow Voice over IP on the 3G network for all of its phones.  Essentially, this means VoIP apps, like the recent Vonage app, can be used on the iPhone and not just over W-Fi.  Now you can finally use Skype over the 3G network (when the update is released) and hopefully have ...

Google today announced the next step for Google Maps for mobile: Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices.This new feature comes with everything you'd expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance ...