Google is developing similar to AirPlay devices on Android

Google has decided to create a technology that would compete with its own development company called Apple AirPlay. AirPlay is compatible with most of the "apple" of devices- IPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac - and is designed to broadcast audio and video "on air". One of the advantages of the standard Google will be his "openness" - available to any manufacturer.

On the eve of Google revealed a test version of its wireless technology, making it possible to transfer video from YouTube Android phones and tablets to set-top Google TV. In the summer the company reported a media player for streaming music and video Nexus Q. Despite the fact that sales of the device have been terminated, Google has continued to take steps in this direction.

Google - not the only one who does not leave the idea to release an alternative to AirPlay. In September, the Wi-Fi Alliance approved standard Miracast, which do not need a mediator in the form of a wireless access point Wi-Fi. Miracast transfers data between smartphones, tablets and set-top boxes directly. Support for this protocol was included in Android 4.2, Google presented in early November.

AirPlay is a precursor to a standard that has created an alliance of manufacturing companies Digital Living Network Alliance in 2003. Protocol DLNA, with which you can also explain content into the living room without wires, now supports over 500 devices.

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A week after the announcement, Nokia has released the official mapping application for mobile devices Here Apple. Download Nokia Maps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is available for free from the online store App Store.

The application is written in HTML5, and so universally and optimized to run on smartphones and tablets. Map provider for the Finnish company serves Navteq. Here you can view as a "normal" map and satellite imagery. You can learn about traffic congestion (function "Jam") and to obtain a certificate of public transport routes.

Here offers a navigation feature when driving through the city by car, on foot or by public transport. App for iOS lets you save the map in advance a specific location on the device for later reference to it in the absence of the Internet. There are four different levels of zoom.

Among other features of the application - is routing, voice prompts and function of "Interest", with which you can find nearby restaurants, hotels and attractions.

The user can create their own list of "interest." Lists are synchronized between devices, for example, a list that is stored in the Web version of Here on the computer will be visible on the iPhone and iPad.

Here is an alternative to the standard cards in iOS. In 2007, the operating system maps for your default Google Maps, but in iOS 6, released in the summer of 2012, Apple has decided to replace their own product.

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