Google Maps for iOS will now allow users to follow their favorite businesses right in the app, the company announced today. The feature, which positions the platform as a challenger to Facebook Pages, lets users keep track of a business’s news and updates — like their sales, promotions or events, for example — through a […]
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How Waze kills dead zones in tunnels for all commuters
Just because you’re underground doesn’t mean you have to drive blind.
For commuters who depend on or maximize their drive with a navigation app, heading into tunnels and other low-service areas defeats the whole purpose of using GPS-enabled dir…
Here’s Google’s new Street View Trekker backpack
Years ago, Google’s Street View program expanded from streets to virtually everywhere, thanks to Google’s Trekker program that put 360-degree Street View cameras into a single backpack. Today, Google announced its upgraded Trekker backpack, which is significantly smaller and lighter than before. The old one weighed in at about 44 pounds. It’s not just a […]
View More Here’s Google’s new Street View Trekker backpackGoogle Maps’ new personalized suggestions come to iOS
A more personalized version of Google Maps is now arriving on iOS. At Google’s I/O developer conference earlier this year, the company introduced a series of new features designed to help Google Maps users learn what’s happening around them, track area businesses to receive updates about their events and promotions, and receive personalized suggestions of […]
View More Google Maps’ new personalized suggestions come to iOSiHeartRadio crunched the numbers on the top music for 2018
There are officially 28 days until 2019, and that means it’s time to tally up all the new track.
Streaming service iHeartRadio has been working all year to bring the music to you. Meanwhile, their data team and scientists have been crunching the numb…
DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation
As car and tech companies continue to make inroads on vehicles and services to build autonomous driving systems, a startup that is creating high-definition maps to help these vehicles move around has quietly picked up a significant round of funding. DeepMap — a Palo Alto startup co-founded by James Wu and Mark Wheeler, who previously […]
View More DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuationAn online map lets people log instances of gender inequality
Out and about, you’ve likely experienced gender inequality in your urban environment.
There might be a lack of female or gender diverse bathrooms at a stadium, or a lack of baby changing facilities accessible to men, or something like bad pram access…
Google Maps has become a big bloated mess of features nobody wants
Did you hear? Google Maps has a new feature for its Android app that lets you follow places like businesses or restaurants and get news and updates from them like you would on Instagram or Twitter.
That’s fine if you’re into the new feature, but does…
Google Maps’ ETA sharing feature hits iOS
If you’re heading out to meet someone, there are plenty of ways to inform them of your location and estimated arrival. Chat apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, LINE and iMessage, for example, offer location-sharing functionality, while navigation apps like Waze and CityMapper and even ridesharing apps like Uber offer live updating ETAs. Now, Google Maps’ own […]
View More Google Maps’ ETA sharing feature hits iOSThis map shows you which Indigenous lands you’re living on
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This Columbus day, celebrate the person who really discovered America — aka, pretty much everyone except Christopher Columbus.
By now, it’s well known that Indigenous people populated America well before Columbus arrived, and he wasn’t even the first European to land here.
So instead of throwing up a dumb Columbus meme on Facebook, use your free time to see what Indigenous groups lived in your area using the Native Land map.
The map is available online and via the Native Land app (for both iOS and Android). Just type in your address, and you’ll be able to see what indigenous group(s) once lived there or nearby. It’s even possible members of that community still live in that area, though of course many native people were displaced, thanks to, uh, centuries of shitty federal policy. Read more…
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View More This map shows you which Indigenous lands you’re living onGoogle Maps wants to be the only app you need for your commute
Google Maps is streamlining your commute.
Several new features arrived in the app today that will make it easier to multitask while you’re commuting. The updates are all about keeping you in the Google Maps mobile app while getting to work in y…
Google Street View rival Mapillary collaborates with Amazon to read text in its 350M image database
Mapillary, the Swedish startup that wants to take on Google and others in mapping the world by way of a crowdsourced database of street-level imagery, is taking an interesting step in the development of its platform. The company is now working with Amazon, and specifically its Rekognition API, to detect and read text in Mapillary’s […]
View More Google Street View rival Mapillary collaborates with Amazon to read text in its 350M image database