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Google Now getting new cards for reminders, media, transit, messages, and more!

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 a 2:28 pm

If you use Google's prescient assistant service, Google Now -- available for iOS in the Google Search app -- well it's about to get better. At Google IO today they've announced a set of new Cards, including reminders, music, TV, movies, public transit, and messaging.

Is Google Now the personal assistant of your dreams? [Poll]

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 a 2:21 pm

Google Now: one of the signature features of the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and beyond. Initially launching at the 2012 Google I/O developer conference, its grand purpose is to give you the information you want, without having to go and get it. Be that local weather, traffic information for your commute to work, sports scores, even now pulling in flight and package shipping information. If you travel to another country, Google Now will provide handy cards to calculate costs using the current exchange rate, for easy translation into the local tongue and even to tell you what the time is back home. Google Now is supposed to be your intelligent assistant. And now, it's with us on iOS.

How to disable location reporting in Google Search for iPhone and iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 a 12:47 pm

If you snagged the update to Google Search yesterday, you're probably ecstatic that you now have some of the features Android users have been enjoying including Google Now capabilities. You may have also noticed that it likes to use location services like crazy. If that bothers you or you're worried about conserving some battery when you don't need Google Search polling your location, you can disable location reporting within the app.

Here's how:

Google Search for iOS gets Google Now! All the great features of Android... locked in one little app

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Apr 29, 2013 a 10:22 am

Google Search has just been updated to add even more features from the Google Now service including traffic and weather updates as well as information about sports teams and breaking news.

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WTF does Eric Schmidt want us to "ask Apple" about Google Now for iOS?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 a 2:13 pm

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Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, when asked about the prospects of their predictive digital assistant, Google Now, coming to iOS, reportedly lobbed the ball back into Apple's court. Mahendra Palsule of TechMeme, who was on hand at the Big Tent Conference in India, tweeted the remark:

Debug & Iterate team-up podcast: The future of human interface

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 a 1:34 pm

Marc Edwards of Bjango, Guy English of Kicking Bear, Loren Brichter of Atebits, Sebastiaan de With of DoubleTwist, and Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations talk human interfaces of the future, including Siri, Google Now, Kinect, Leap, MYO, Project Glass, iWatch, Oculus Rift, and more!