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Apple Plans to Show More Ads in Maps App by Next Year: Report
Apple presently allows software developers to advertise their apps in the search section of the App Store. Now, the company is reportedly planning to integrate ads in its native Maps app, too. The move might get implemented by next year. Apple might allow restaurants and other businesses to pay in exchange for getting featured on the Apple Maps' se...
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Instagram Adds a New Lock Screen Widget to Help Post Stories Faster on iPhone
Instagram, the social media platform, recently added a new feature to its iOS app that will make clicking and posting Stories faster than before. The app now comes with a new lock screen widget that will directly open the Story Camera and allow users to click a picture or shoot a video and post it as a Story.
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Google Maps Brings Real-Time Location Sharing on Android, iOS: Here's How to Enable the Feature
Messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal and others have long had an option to share your location with your contacts. It’s a quick way to let your friends and family know where you are or send them your live location to help them navigate. Now, Google is also bringing real-time location sharing natively on the Maps app on Android, iOS and PC. Google...
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iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On Display Works With Multiple Native Apple Apps: Report
Apple launched the iPhone 14 series during the ‘Far Out’ event earlier this month. The iPhone 14 Pro model sports always-on display (AoD) feature. Now, a reviewer has shared that the AoD screen on the iPhone 14 Pro works with multiple native Apple applications, including Maps and Voice Memo recorder. It is said to also work during calls.
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iPhone, iPad Users May See More Advertisements Soon, Ad-Supported Maps App Reportedly Tested
iPhone users may soon be served more advertisements as Apple may soon serve ads in its native apps such as Maps, Books and Podcasts, as per Mark Gurman. Apple apparently tested an ad-supported model of Maps app.
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Google Maps Improves Transliterated Search Results for 10 Indian Languages
Google Maps has built an ensemble of learning models to transliterate names of Latin script point of interest (POI) areas in the country to enable a more accurate search result. This means native language users will now get more accurate results of POIs in India than before.
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Google Will Let You Search in More Indian Languages, Google Maps Gets Native Language Support in India
Google at its L10n event on Thursday announced a list of features focused on Indian language users. The new features include the ability to switch search results between English and four newly added Indian languages — in addition to Hindi. Google also highlighted that it would start showing relevant content in supported language even if the local...
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Panasonic Announces Amazon Alexa, Android Oreo Powered Infotainment Systems for Cars
Panasonic adds Amazon Alexa to its Skip Gen vehicle infotainment system. Updates Google-powered system to Android 8.1 Oreo.
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Google Maps 9.9 Brings Native Maps to Android Wear; Upcoming Update Detailed
Google has announced that an upcoming Maps update will add new traffic alert feature to the Android app.
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Google release Maps app for iPhone; no native iPad version
Google Maps have found their way back to the iPhone.
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Amazon picks Nokia over Google for maps
Amazon's new Kindle Fire will have mapping services via a tie-up with Nokia Oyj.
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Apple Plans to Show More Ads in Maps App by Next Year: Report
Apple presently allows software developers to advertise their apps in the search section of the App Store. Now, the company is reportedly planning to integrate ads in its native Maps app, too. The move might get implemented by next year. Apple might allow restaurants and other businesses to pay in exchange for getting featured on the Apple Maps' se...
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Instagram Adds a New Lock Screen Widget to Help Post Stories Faster on iPhone
Instagram, the social media platform, recently added a new feature to its iOS app that will make clicking and posting Stories faster than before. The app now comes with a new lock screen widget that will directly open the Story Camera and allow users to click a picture or shoot a video and post it as a Story.
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Google Maps Brings Real-Time Location Sharing on Android, iOS: Here's How to Enable the Feature
Messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal and others have long had an option to share your location with your contacts. It’s a quick way to let your friends and family know where you are or send them your live location to help them navigate. Now, Google is also bringing real-time location sharing natively on the Maps app on Android, iOS and PC. Google...
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iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On Display Works With Multiple Native Apple Apps: Report
Apple launched the iPhone 14 series during the ‘Far Out’ event earlier this month. The iPhone 14 Pro model sports always-on display (AoD) feature. Now, a reviewer has shared that the AoD screen on the iPhone 14 Pro works with multiple native Apple applications, including Maps and Voice Memo recorder. It is said to also work during calls.
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iPhone, iPad Users May See More Advertisements Soon, Ad-Supported Maps App Reportedly Tested
iPhone users may soon be served more advertisements as Apple may soon serve ads in its native apps such as Maps, Books and Podcasts, as per Mark Gurman. Apple apparently tested an ad-supported model of Maps app.
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Google Maps Improves Transliterated Search Results for 10 Indian Languages
Google Maps has built an ensemble of learning models to transliterate names of Latin script point of interest (POI) areas in the country to enable a more accurate search result. This means native language users will now get more accurate results of POIs in India than before.
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Google Will Let You Search in More Indian Languages, Google Maps Gets Native Language Support in India
Google at its L10n event on Thursday announced a list of features focused on Indian language users. The new features include the ability to switch search results between English and four newly added Indian languages — in addition to Hindi. Google also highlighted that it would start showing relevant content in supported language even if the local...
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Panasonic Announces Amazon Alexa, Android Oreo Powered Infotainment Systems for Cars
Panasonic adds Amazon Alexa to its Skip Gen vehicle infotainment system. Updates Google-powered system to Android 8.1 Oreo.
-
Google Maps 9.9 Brings Native Maps to Android Wear; Upcoming Update Detailed
Google has announced that an upcoming Maps update will add new traffic alert feature to the Android app.
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Google release Maps app for iPhone; no native iPad version
Google Maps have found their way back to the iPhone.
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Amazon picks Nokia over Google for maps
Amazon's new Kindle Fire will have mapping services via a tie-up with Nokia Oyj.
