Google Now Arrives on iOS in Google Search App Update

Google Now Arrives on iOS in Google Search App Update

One of Android Jelly Bean’s best features, Google Now, is finally available on iOS as part of an update to the Google Search app.

Google delivers search app for Windows 8 with a touch of tablet optimization

Google delivers search app for Windows 8 with a touch of tablet optimization

It’s not a finished, Windows 8-tuned Chrome build, but we’ll take it. Much as Google has been catering to iOS users who don’t have its search completely baked into the platform, there’s now a dedicated Google Search app for the Metro-inclined. Ignore the desktop OS foundation; the Windows 8 app is much closer to the touchscreen-oriented mobile version with its oversized search box, service shortcuts, an emphasis on voice recognition and finger-friendly instant previews of the results. Although incorporating Google search on a Surface will undoubtedly rankle Microsoft’s Bing team, the app could be the ticket for many tablet owners who live in Google’s cloud without using its hardware.

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