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Apple Maps’ Restaurant Recommendations Just Got a Little Bit Fancier
I like Apple Maps. I want to love it, but I can’t. Despite the obvious integrations with iOS, and the generally pleasing aesthetic, Google Maps simply does some things better. One of those things is particularly key: finding somewhere to eat. Searching for a restaurant on Apple Maps and Google Maps is the same on the surface: You make your…
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Apple Maps Is Getting an Upgrade for Hotels and Restaurants
Apple Maps is making a major improvement by adding professional ratings and reviews from top experts in the industry. This should help separate Apple from Google since this will help people looking for high-quality reviews, not just user reviews. The feature will launch in the United States exclusively at first, and one of the biggest parts of this update is…
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Why Google Maps Is Asking for Permission to See Your iPhone Screenshots
When you’re planning a trip with friends, there’s a good chance your group chat will be full of links to and screenshots of places you want to visit or cafés you want to hit. To help you keep track of all that, Google is now rolling out a new feature to add multiple locations to a Google Maps list for…
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Warzone and Black Ops 6 Season 3 Reloaded Patch Notes: New Maps, HDR Nerf, and More
The Call of Duty Season 3 Reloaded update for Warzone and Black Ops 6 is nearly here, and Activision has shared the full patch notes bearing all the changes players can expect. Despite being a mid-season update, plenty of new things are in store for Verdansk and the multiplayer. Chief among them are three B06 maps, the brand-new Ladra SMG,…
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Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some
Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using Google’s cloud backups is out of luck. Google spokesperson Genevieve Park provided this statement in an email…
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Google sues alleged scammers over 10,000 fake Maps listings
Google is taking down 10,000 fake business listings from Google Maps and suing a network of scammers who set them up, CBS News reports. The company’s lawsuit alleges that a man connected to a broader scam network created fake business profiles on Google Maps and sold them for profit. Google was tipped off by a Texas-based locksmith who said someone…
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How to go back in time using Google Maps
There’s a lot to explore in Google Maps, but you may not always know where to look. It’s great if you’re trying to drive through a crowded city or find out which local coffee shop has the best-rated bagels, but there are also other, lesser-known features worth investigating. These include historical imagery on Google Street View. Google Maps actually makes…
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Google Maps glitch is purging Timeline data — what we know
Have you suddenly found that your Google Maps Timeline has vanished? Well, you’re not alone. There have been countless reports of Timelines vanishing, and it’s not clear if this is a temporary glitch or if all that Timeline data has been lost for good. As spotted by 9to5Google, some users have noticed that the Timeline menu in the Google Maps…
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Is Apple Intelligence the new Apple Maps? – Computerworld
Apple’s existing AI assistant, Siri, has a similar reputation — this time, by starting as something fantastic and quickly becoming something of a joke when compared to competing services. Apple Intelligence was meant to change that, but the latest delay threatens to make it worse, cementing in public opinion the idea that Apple doesn’t know how to do AI at…
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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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