Google has unwrapped its new NFC-based payment system, Google Wallet, placing it first on Sprint Android smartphones. This news, which comes just weeks before Apple's likely launch of the iPhone 5, was first reported by Apple Insider.

The South Korean carrier "KT" is planning on launching an NFC iPhone case alongside an accompanying service, which will allow Korean iPhone owners to make NFC payments using their smart phone.

One of the most popular and downloaded social news sharing apps for iPad, Flipboard, could soon get some significant competition. Google is said to be readying an app for iOS and Android called Propeller to take on the 2010 iPad App of the Year, according to Mashable.

For those who have tried it, using Blogger on an iDevice wasn't an easy experience. However, this new official app makes maintaining your blogs a breeze.

Good news if you use and enjoy Blogger, Google's hosted blogging platform. Just minutes ago, Google released an official iPhone client for the service.

The Google Books iOS app (which was removed from the App Store due to in-app purchasing issues, and then reappeared soon after) has recently received an update. Now, the e-book reading application allows users to manage the contents of their digital library, and the formatting of e-books is much improved. Furthermore, the latest version of Google Books also boasts new accessibility features.

Dropico has released the first of its kind Google Plus Photo Importer app, available now for the iPhone/iPod touch. Available for $.99, the app allows users to instantly upload photos into Google Plus through Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and Photobucket. The end result is very nice.

Yesterday’s announcement that Google is shuttering its just-released Photovine service is perhaps the craziest move we’ve seen by a tech company recently. What does this tell us about Google+'s long-term survival?

Google's latest foray into the social world lies within a beautiful little iPhone app that allows you to share your photos and watch them grow with others.

Google has been in the news a lot this week, and today they released a new photo sharing app called Photovine, but it's as un-google as it can get.

In another effort to become more "social," Google has just launched, to the American public, a new photo sharing service for the iPhone. It's called Photovine and from what we're seeing, it has quite some potential.

Pro-Share is an iPhone/iPod touch photo-sharing app that lets you easily upload multiple photos to several social networking sites at once. Photo sharing just got easier. Within this single app, you can take pictures and videos, organize groups, comment on pictures and upload photos, all with just a couple of taps.

Google is looking to acquire Motorola, but the deal hasn't been approved yet. Starbucks will soon be giving away free app downloads just for stopping in. Plus we have a new app that will have you squealing over puzzles. Get all this info. and more on today's AppAdvice Daily.

Check out this new shopping app that brings you digital catalogs in a whole new way.

Just moments ago, Google founder and CEO Larry Page announced, in a blog post, his company's intention to purchase Motorola Mobility, the mobile division of the American-based networking giant and longtime Android supporter for about $12.5 billion.

Gooogle Plus has released an update that now lets you load the iPhone app on your iPod touch and on your iPad. We got a new sponsor this week that wants to make art more social. Plus a YouTube sensation joins the app world.

The free Google+ app just received an update that brings it iPad support for the first time. Version 1.0.2.1966 also brings the social networking site to the iPod touch via a native app.

Google has taken one of the key features of its Gmail web app for the iPad, Preview Pane, and made it available for desktop users too, according to Google’s Official Gmail Blog. Available in Gmail Labs, the new feature lets you preview parts of an email while reading or replying to others.

Technology is always advancing and as such a developer’s work is never done. Now, a new survey suggests that going forward, many developers are focusing their attention on providing mobile products that utilize Apple’s iCloud service and Google’s new social network, Google+.

Google lost the bid for Nortel's patent portfolio, and -- with it -- a bit of dignity, too.

Google has announced new search functionalities for those accessing its website on a tablet. The new features, which are beginning to come online across the globe, offer a more simplified search experience, according to the Google Mobile Blog.

OS X Lion roared while iOS 5 got closer to become reality, as did the iPhone 5. Meanwhile, more Hulu rumors made news in some of the top stories from the past week.

Here they are, the top iPhone apps of the week!