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Summary Google is on a roll, not sitting idly by while Facebook has its moment in the media spotlight.
After opening its Google social network to the public -- gaining an additional 10 million users in its first two days -- now the search giant follows Tuesdays Android update of Google with a similar refresh to its iOS version, now available free on the App Store [iTunes link].Whats new? Like its Android cousin, the iOS version of the Google mobile app now supports Hangouts, letting groups communicate with each other using front-facing cameras on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch. In addition to Hangouts, the app offers better control of its various notifications, and a renamed Messenger (formerly Huddle) that now lets users attach photos to chat threads.Other niceties include the ability to 1 in comments, improved mention support, a map view in Profile for places youve lived, and various reliability improvements. Macstories.nets Federico Viticci had a chance to try out the new features in Hangouts -- take a look at his experience here.
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