Apple Maps has been operating in the shadow of its largest competitor, Google Maps, since it launched over a decade ago. However, Apple has taken steps to enhance its mapping and directions app, resulting in some users actually preferring Apple Maps now. Still, as new rules and regulations like the Digital Markets Act in the … Read more
Welcome to the final round of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! After outliving billion-dollar apps with billions of users all month long, Calculator was finally eliminated by Flashlight in yesterday’s tournament. Today’s winner will officially wear the crown and it all comes down to two apps that … Read more
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25357517/Google_search_and_maps_update_trips.jpg)
Google is introducing a handful of updates that aim to take some of the stress out of planning trips and outings, from new translation features and AI-powered trip itineraries in Search to curated recommendations in Maps. Starting this week in over 40 cities across the US and Canada, Google Maps will now show users lists … Read more
NATO still needs to raise the gold-and-blue flag, but Sweden is on its way to joining the military alliance after Hungary on Monday became the last member country to ratify the long-stalled bid. Over more than 70 years, NATO has grown to an alliance of more than 30 countries. Founded in 1949 to counterbalance the … Read more
Artie Beaty/ZDNET If you use Google Maps for navigation, a new feature will not only make your driving safer, it’ll make your phone’s battery last longer. Also: The best rugged phones: Expert tested Starting today, Maps users on both Android and iOS gain access to glanceable directions (or turn-by-turn navigation), updated ETA, and the next … Read more
If Ed Brubaker is getting tired by now, he isn’t showing it. Twenty-three years after he first teamed up with artist Sean Phillips (on an out-of-continuity Batman noir story called Gotham Noir), the comic writer has been around the block more than few times. Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis Villeneuve He … Read more
At 6 a.m. Thursday, a new eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland. It is the second eruption to occur on the island this year and the third in the past three months. Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2008 Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2008 Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2008 Within hours, Icelandic media was reporting … Read more
Samsung wants to make the smart home smarter — if your home’s a Samsung home, that is. During its CES 2024 keynote in Las Vegas tonight, the company announced a range of additions to — and capabilities for — its SmartThings home automation platform. A new dashboard screen, Now Plus, is headed to select Samsung … Read more
For Palestinians in Gaza, there’s nowhere left to go. They were already packed tightly before the war, hemmed in by a years-long Israeli and Egyptian blockade. During the current conflict, few parts of the enclave have been spared bombardment, and Israel’s often haphazard and confusing evacuation orders have pushed the displaced into ever-shrinking “safe” areas. … Read more
Google Tuesday introduced a range of new features and updates for its mapping service in India as it wraps up for the year and sets the base for the coming year. One of the latest in the series of new additions is Lens in Maps, which will be launching in 15 cities across India by … Read more