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Apple Maps may soon get ads, letting businesses pay to boost visibility
Apple is reportedly considering introducing advertisements into its Maps app in a move to boost its growing Services revenue, according to an Apple insider. As per Bloomberg’s Power On newsletter, Apple is mulling ways in which it might monetize the navigation app, after an all-hands meeting was called to “explore” the matter. This is not the first time that ads…
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Google Maps now shows the ‘Gulf of America’
Google Maps now shows the “Gulf of America” in place of the “Gulf of Mexico” for users on both web and mobile in the United States. It made the change after the Trump administration formally changed the name today of the body of water spanning between the eastern coast of Mexico and the Florida panhandle. Google says it follows the…
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Google Maps to show Gulf of America and Mount McKinley
Google said today that it plans to update Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s January 20th executive order to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively. The company noted on X the updated nomenclature will appear once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated. “We have a…
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Timeline Is Google Maps’ Best Feature, but It’s About to Get Worse
The Timeline web interface is going away—which is a shame. Credit: Lifehacker Earlier this year, Google announced a big change for the Timeline feature in Google Maps, which happens to be one of its best features. While it can currently be accessed via Google Maps on the web as well as through the mobile apps, soon it will be locked…
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Use Google Maps to Find Out If a Holiday Gift Is in Stock
In this digital age, gift-giving has become a breeze, with online retailers offering a wide range of options. However, there are instances when our favorite online retailer may not have the item we’re looking for or can’t deliver it before Christmas morning, forcing us to resort to the old-fashioned way of shopping. Thankfully, technology can assist those who prefer to…
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Google Maps is cracking down on fake reviews
Google Maps is reeling in business pages engaging in fake reviews, and highlighting such activity to its users. Google will now impose restrictions against business profiles that violate the search giant’s Fake Engagement policy, such as temporarily removing reviews, blocking new reviews or ratings, and displaying a warning message on profiles that have had fake reviews deleted. Google’s prohibited and…
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Organic Maps Is the Best Offline Maps App for Hiking
I’ve been an avid hiker of the Pacific Northwest for around a decade. I’m also very bad at navigation. Making matters worse, Google and Apple Maps are both basically useless if you’re on a hike: They don’t have data for most trails, and their offline functionality is generally limited to driving instructions, which isn’t useful if you’re hiking far from…
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