Siri's rival comes to the iPhone

The search engine said Monday it will offer its personal assistant application Google Now users of Apple's iOS devices, intensifying competition with rival program, Siri.  "Now Google is giving the right information at the right time " said Andrea Huey in a post on the corporate blog. Now Google is now available for iOS devices  via the App Store . However, it is not a standalone application but  is integrated into the Google Search app  for iOS. Thanks to an update, users of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and can ask the Wizard anything Google." Today, with the launch of Google Now for iPhone and iPad, your smartphone is even smarter, "said Huey. "It can show you what the weather is for you to get dressed in the morning, or alert you that there is heavy traffic between you and your appointment - then better get out at once!" He added.