The Gmail app for iOS has just been updated adding more features, including a drawing and painting tool called Scribbles.

Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Spotify has yet another competitor, Microsoft showing iOS some love, Google taking on Siri. Have a listen ...

An already busy week for news aggregator apps just got more interesting. Google today released its new Currents app for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. The universal app offers a personalized news experience in a magazine-like format.

Google has recently updated its Google Shopper iPhone app, adding support for Google Offers.

Google+ for iPhone today received a modest update. The social networking service app now includes search and full resolution photo uploads, among other enhancements.

Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Where is Spotify headed, what new Apple stores are opening this week, what major apps had updates recently? Have a listen ...

Google continues to take steps in making their search app more useful for both iPad and iPhone users, even if the progress feels like a painfully slow pace.

Google released a native Gmail app on the App Store, but it has mostly been a letdown. Sent can fill in the void of having a native Gmail experience on iOS, though it does not come without a few flaws as well.

Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Learn about what is coming to iOS 5 and info about Google's new music store. Have a listen ...

The former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, suggests that Apple’s new voice recognition assistant, Siri, could pose a “competitive threat” to his company’s popular search business. Schmidt made these comments during a meeting in September with U.S. Senators. However, those comments were just made available this week in written form, according to Cult Of Mac.

Learn out how to get your Gmail account to push to your iOS device in today's iOS academy.

A native Gmail app is coming for the iPhone/iPod touch. This news, first reported by MG Siegler of TechCrunch, could bring important tools to customers of Google’s popular email service who also use an iDevice.

One week after Google pulled it from the App Store, Google Voice is back. This news was announced earlier this evening via the official Google Voice Twitter account.

Google has pulled the Voice application from the App Store following iOS 5 crashes.

While some claim RSS usage is fading fast, the apps in this AppGuide put a fresh face on an otherwise dull piece of technology. The newly added Mr. Reader is one of the best apps in its class for the iPad and adds loads of functionality to your RSS experience.

More big news in social networking today: as promised earlier this week, Google has updated the Google+ iPhone app and finally gave it the ability to access hangouts, Google's amazing 10 way video conference feature for your iDevice.

An interesting tidbit was picked up by 9to5Mac, from today's Senate Judiciary hearing, when former Google official Suzanne Michel testified.

Competition is always good, especially in the tech industry. This is especially true thanks to the recent introduction of Google’s social networking site, Google+, and how it is affecting Facebook for the better. Case in point, the many changes Facebook has implemented in recent days.

Google announced today its social networking site, Google+, is now accessible to anyone who wishes to join. In addition, the company stated the site’s Hangouts feature would soon arrive through their iPhone/iPod touch app.

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.