Google to close local recommendations app Alfred July 14, 2013 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google is set to close its local recommendations app Alfred next week, Digital Spy said. The free U.S.-only app provided users with recommendations on local places to visit such as restaurants and bars. Google has given users till the end of today (July 12) to request their data if desired, before Alfred's planned closure on July 19. An app notification revealed the news, saying: "We are shutting down Alfred on 07/19/2013. If you'd like to take your data (your liked places), please send us your request & email address by 07/12/2013 via the feedback tool inside the app." Google had originally set out to keep Alfred open "for the foreseeable future" when it acquired the app from parent-company Clever Sense in December 2011. The app's Google Play description also suggests Alfred "[hopes] to travel overseas soon" in the future. Similar features are currently in-use on Maps and Google+, although it is not clear if the same technology is behind them. The web giant has previously closed products after acquiring them, including Wavii and Meebo.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
