It’s time to dive back into the world of The Matrix, as the awesome-looking phone from the movie is making a comeback. The new Nokia 8110, announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, will share much of the original phone’s design, but will now come packing 4G LTE and apps like Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. …
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Google I/O, the Big G’s annual developer conference, crammed in a mind-boggling number of demos and announcements to show off advancements in everything that the tech behemoth touches. These are the changes that’ll you’ll use every day on your phone, your work and your home. The most important updates come to Google Assistant, Android, Google Maps and AR. Now …
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Microsoft Build 2018 started Tuesday and is still ongoing, but now Google is competing for your future attention with its own annual Google I/O developers conference. Unlike the hardware-centric announcements of last October, I/O focuses mostly on software and how to to get the most out of those devices. Before the conference started, Google announced it had rebranded its Google …
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Years ago, Google Glass was pitched as a magic eye on the real world. I wore one. It never did what people really thought it could do. The crazy thing is, Google is getting to that magic world fast… through phones. The latest updates to Google Lens — demoed at this week’s Google I/O developers conference, and coming soon to …
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Before Android or the iPhone, Google Maps was only available online via your computer. In those early days, people printed out hard copies of routes to use in their car. Thirteen years later, the mapping and directions tool is used by more than 1 billion people, mostly via their phones while driving. In a sign of how truly mobile Google …
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Google I/O, the search giant’s annual developer’s conference, kicked off today at 10 a.m. PT. Here’s everything Google announced at the keynote. Here are some other notable Google I/O announcements from today: Google’s Duplex could make Assistant the most lifelike AI yet 3 ways Google Maps just got better Android P will give Android gestures like the iPhone X Get …
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Google Maps has mapped over 220 countries and territories in the world and now has over a billion users. But that doesn’t mean it can’t improve. Now playing: Watch this: Google Maps gives you personalized restaurant recommendations 1:49 In addition to the new ability to text people your ETA, the search giant announced a trio of new features on the …
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Google Maps, operated by the same parent company as YouTube, is identifying a shooting in San Bruno, California, on its map for the city, where police confirmed they responded to an “active shooter” there Tuesday afternoon. A red circular tag marked “San Bruno shooting” appeared in the center of one of YouTube’s San Bruno buildings on Google Maps at about …
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After its rocky start years ago, Apple Maps may have been banished to an out-of-the-way folder on your iPhone — or deleted altogether — while Google Maps occupies a coveted spot on your home screen. Google Maps remains my iPhone navigation app of choice, but Apple Maps isn’t without its charms. Here are four reasons to use Apple Maps instead …
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One of CNET’s editors, Sharon Profis, recently discovered why Apple Maps, Google Maps and the compass app on her iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) had never worked properly. You see, when she got the shiny new phone she immediately put a protective case on it (and you should too). It’s one of those cases that also includes a magnet on …
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