Android Wear smartwatches to work with iPhones

Google releases app that links Android watches to Apple operating systems for directions, fitness information and event notifications, emails and Facebook

Google is introducing an app to connect Android smartwatches with Apple's iPhone, escalating the rivals' battle to strap their technology on people's wrists.

The move puts Google on to Apple's turf in an attempt to boost the lackluster sales of watches running on its Android Wear software.