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Google brings Field Trip local guide app to iPhone, iPod touch

By Chris Welch on March 7, 2013 01:29 pm + 38 comments

Field Trip, one of Google's lesser-known apps that steers you toward nearby points of interest, has Continue reading…
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Google+ gets minor refresh with larger cover photos, Local reviews tab

By Chris Welch on March 6, 2013 09:54 am + 66 comments

Google+ is getting a slight makeover today with additions that include much larger cover photos, a Continue reading…
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Facebook tackles Google, LinkedIn, Yelp, and its own huge database with Graph Search

By Tim Carmody on January 15, 2013 03:13 pm + 161 comments

Introducing what he called "the third pillar" of Facebook ecosystem today, Mark Zuckerberg was Continue reading…
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Official Apple list shows international availability for each iOS 6 feature

By Louis Goddard on September 13, 2012 03:50 am + 74 comments

As iOS 6 features such as turn-by-turn navigation and Siri become increasingly localized, it can be Continue reading…
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Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G with Dyle mobile TV now official on MetroPCS

By Louis Goddard on August 3, 2012 09:35 am + 18 comments

After a series of leaks over the past week, Samsung's Galaxy S Lightray 4G is now official. Continue reading…
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As it nears one million merchants, Foursquare lets businesses talk to their best customers

By Ben Popper on July 18, 2012 03:00 pm + 13 comments

Foursquare recently redesigned its app to focus less on the act of checking in and more on an Continue reading…
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Marissa Mayer, top Google executive, selected as next CEO of Yahoo

By T.C. Sottek on July 16, 2012 04:08 pm + 272 comments

Marissa Mayer, an executive at Google who ran its Search product, will be the next CEO of Yahoo. Continue reading…
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Google Offers app for iOS arrives in App Store

By Chris Welch on June 19, 2012 03:59 pm + 11 comments

Google Offers is now available for iPhone, joining the company's existing Android app and placing Continue reading…
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Bing partners with Yelp for better local search results

By Andrew Webster on June 15, 2012 09:42 pm + 13 comments

Microsoft has announced a new partnership with Yelp that will help add some local flavor to Bing Continue reading…
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Google prepping 'Events' and 'Local' features for Google+?

By Bryan Bishop on May 24, 2012 10:35 pm + 22 comments

Google rolled out version 2.6 of the Google+ app for Android today, updating its UI and adding Continue reading…