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Apple Maps Gradually Gaining Favor Over Google Maps

A report by The Wall Street Journal (paywalled) gathered anecdotal evidence from users showing a growing preference for Apple Maps. Despite Google Maps being downloaded as an alternative on a…

GM To Replace Apple CarPlay & Android Auto with Android Automotive in Future EVs

General Motors (GM) has announced plans to phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its upcoming electric vehicles, starting with the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV. According to a Reuters…

The best apps for your next trip to Vegas

Whether you’re heading to Las Vegas for the first time or the fiftieth, the more prepared you can be before you walk off the plane, the better. Vegas is a…

Apple Maps vehicles expanding their reach in Canada

Apple has confirmed that its Apple Maps vehicles will be expanding into Canada, performing deeper scouting to improve the Apple Maps product in the country. According to new reports, fleets…

New Google Maps gives you personalised recommendations

At the I/O Developer Conference last month, Google previewed a major upgrade to Google Maps that promised to bring personalized restaurant recommendations and more. Many of these features have now…

Various Voice Commands Added to Google Maps Android App

Using Google Maps to figure out where you’re going when in the driver’s seat of a car is much easier now that you can deliver various voice commands to the…

How an Apple Watch Can Help You at Various Times of the Day

Wearable tech remains very much in its infancy – and many iPhone users yet to purchase an Apple Watch might still be wondering how the wearable could help them in…

Google Rolling Out Pit Stop Feature for Maps App on iOS

You might have moments when you’re traveling to a particular destination, with the help of turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps, only to realize that you need to take a quick…

Toyota to Show Off Crowdsourcing Mapping Technology at CES

Google has provided some of the web’s most detailed and accurate maps through scanning roads across the world with its Maps vehicles. However, a new project from Toyota, set to…

Apple Maps Now Far Surpasses Google Maps in Usage on iOS

The verdict is in: Apple is now established as a major player in digital mapping. Following a quick succession of tweaks and new features, Apple Maps, which debuted in 2012,…

Google Testing New “Foodie Photos” Feature for Google Maps

Imagine visiting a café or restaurant, taking a photo of some succulent food there and then posting that photo to the eatery’s location on Google Maps for others to see. That…

Apple Receives Patent for 3-D Mapping Concept

On January 7th, U.S. Patent No. 8,624,974 B2 was awarded to Apple for its newest concept: “Generating a Three-Dimensional Model Using a Portable Electronic Device Recording.”  Though it’s a mouthful…

Review: iPhone Google Maps lags Android version

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Every time my husband and I drive the 677 miles from New York to my parents’ house in Michigan, we dread the long stretch of Interstate 80…

Apple Ruled Tech Headlines Through Year

Location of the uploaded file. Apple dominated tech news in 2012. Ho hum. Whether it was the maiden voyage of CEO Tim Cook in the post-Steve Jobs era, new products,…

2012: Consumer Tech Takes Center Stage

For technology, 2012 seemed equal parts innovation and confrontation as the world’s tech giants seemed willing to spend as much time in the courtroom as in their R&D labs. In…