Google wants to make it easier to find information during a crisis or natural disaster. Google Maps will show you information about earthquakes. Google The search giant on Thursday announced new features for “SOS alerts” on Google Maps. The app already lets you see basic information about a crisis, like what’s happening, emergency phone numbers …
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Google Trips app heads into the sunset
It’s the end of the road for Google Trips. The internet giant announced this week that it would discontinue support for the Android travel-planning app in two months. The app debuted in 2016, promising to help users organize their travel arrangements via phones and other devices, even when offline. The app would guide users to particular places of interest and …
Read More »Apple Maps gets a makeover
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Maps is getting a new look. Apple on Monday unveiled a more detailed Maps app that the company said will roll out to US users by the end of 2019 and to more countries by 2020. The company also has added new features that …
Read More »Nubia Alpha: A smartphone with the right idea but the wrong execution
The first thing you notice about the Nubia Alpha is its long, narrow, curved screen, which wraps around your wrist when you wear it. I had a number of curious strangers ask me about it, some who thought it was a house arrest bracelet and others who thought it looked like a watch Batman would wear. The Nubia Alpha has …
Read More »Can’t decide which meal to order? Google can now do it for you
We’ve all been there — you go to a new restaurant and are struck with indecision. What if the meal you order turns out to be the worst thing on the menu? Google Maps has a new feature that helps you decide what to eat. It shows you popular dishes based on what other people like. If you’ve ever swiped …
Read More »Mojo Vision’s miniature display actually made me excited about AR
When you think of cutting-edge displays, you probably picture a giant modular screen or even a rollable TV. Mojo Vision has just showed me the complete opposite: a tiny monochrome display measuring half a millimeter across that I can only see under a microscope. The Silicon Valley startup is working on what it calls “invisible computing” technology. Rather than constantly …
Read More »Google Maps now tells you a restaurant’s most popular dishes
Google Maps not only wants to give you directions to a restaurant, it also wants to help you decide what to eat when you get there. The search giant on Thursday announced a new feature for its Maps app that surfaces names, photos and descriptions of dishes that are posted most by Google Maps contributors — volunteers who provide the …
Read More »Apple Pay’s now your ticket to ride New York’s subways
Goodbye swipes. Starting Friday, you’ll be able to access the New York subway and bus system by scanning your iPhone or Apple Watch. The New York Metro Transportation Authority that day is turning on contactless payments in some subway stations and buses in the city as part of its new OMNY system. You’ll be able to pay for single rides using your …
Read More »Google Lens gives you shopping, dining and translation help
Google on Tuesday launched five new Lens filters for subjects ranging from food to foreign languages. The new Google Lens features will provide better and faster overlays of information over real-world objects, the company said. Google gave CNET’s Scott Stein an early look at what Lens filters can do just ahead of its I/O developer conference earlier this month. The …
Read More »Huawei could survive without Android, but it wouldn’t be pretty
The US government may have banned Huawei from using any software or hardware created by American companies, but China’s massive phone maker is defiant that the lack of American partner support won’t break the brand, even if its traditionally Android-based devices are cut off from Android while Google cuts off business ties following President Trump’s executive order. No stranger to tension …
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