Better Google Maps back to iPhone

Having determined that the Apple maps app had done its job and had limitations, the agreement came in to officially replace it with a revamped Google Maps app version for iPhone that can be downloaded for free from Apple's app store.

The optimization includes changes that are important if you can appreciate a clean and precise map that launches with big style to be able to land on a brand that is well known for its design as well as for its value-added product range and launch program.

If at first it seemed that the main beneficiary in this deal was going to be Google, the

Facebook and Amazon plan to sell smartphones

While Android has proven to be tremendously successful for Google, Facebook is intending to compete for the enormous advertising market, as well as for similar opportunities which the search giant is enjoying at this moment.


The critical thing for the user to consider has to do with the well known issues and challenges in terms of security that the everyone would potentially face knowing that the much talked about 

IT sales to businesses help restore investors confidence

The year ends with a recovery in the technology sector thanks to sales targeted to businesses. This indicates that IT stocks are starting to lead the market. Microsoft, Apple and Intel are reporting record revenue and profits, and they are readying themselves to

Google Voice initiative

Google is offering free phone calls from within the United States and people are taking advantage of this service. Some people have also placed calls from Europe to the States using PCs or other devices, and it seems there is no charge either. The idea is nice for the company, if it later will be used to gain a greater

169 euros for a device

If that does not sound like a sexy price for a small device capable of connecting to the internet, at least it looks affordable, and certainly appealing. Apparently, Google is planning to launch netbooks by the end of this 2010. Their idea would be to build a device that boots

Apple blocking rivals from accessing its apps

In an sudden move, Appple has decided to block some rival brands from accessing its apps.

One of these is iTunes which Palm Pre is able to synch with. This is one of the ways Palm was planning on going after Apple, even though it was predictably hard to do.

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Pre is Palm's attempt to come back

Palm is trying to get back into the smart phone game with some appealing features. This includes things like synching, which Palm is really good at, by linking the smart phone to the computer, but beyond that, we are talking about synching several social networking tools like facebook, twitter, LinkedIn and other apps that users already love, into the Pre. It might just be an attempt to