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Tips and tricks for easier navigation on Google Maps for Android, iOS, desktop
Google Maps saw a range of new updates last year for both Android and iOS that allows you to easily navigate to your destination, as well as find interesting spots along the way. Here is a look at some of the latest updates to Google Maps and some of the features that have been around ...
Maven is GM’s new Zipcar-like car-sharing service
General Motors Co. on Thursday launched Maven, a car-sharing service that works much like Zipcar. In fact, the GM team behind Maven includes employees that once worked for other ride- and car-sharing players like Google, Sidecar and Zipcar. Maven is launching in Ann Arbor, Michigan first and will serve 100,000 residents with an initial focus ...
Ridesharing ‘explodes’ worldwide, emerging markets lead charge, says report
The U.S. may have been the birthplace of modern day ridesharing thanks to apps like Uber, Lyft and the now defunct Sidecar, but a new report shows that the growing trend is now driven by users in emerging markets rather than those in the U.S. In its “2015 Retrospective” report, app analytics firm App Annie ...
Uber takes on food-delivery service, expands UberEATS to 10 U.S. cities
Uber Technologies Inc. expands its dedicated UberEATS app to 10 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Austin, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle and Dallas. Uber started testing the waters of the food-delivery service market in 2014 as a service offered within its main Uber app, in Los Angeles, Paris, Toronto, New ...
These 5 cars are the next fitness trackers
If you’ve paid any attention to announcements from major automakers in the last year or so, you may have spotted a recurring theme: connected cars. Beyond connecting with the Internet, smartphones, infrastructure and other cars, future cars are also set to become the next wave of pseudo health and fitness trackers. Automakers are researching ways ...
iOS 9 tips and tricks: How to enable Watchtower in 1Password for additional security
1Password is a great way to avoid the hassle of trying to remember your passwords for multiple sites or the struggle of coming up with a unique, strong password when you need a new one. To provide iOS users with additional security, AgileBits, the developers behind 1Password, have included its Watchtower feature in the latest ...
iOS 9 tips and tricks: How to secure Notes app with password, Touch ID in iOS 9.3
Apple has released iOS 9.3 in both developer and public beta form and with it comes a host of new updates, including the ability to help you fall asleep at night with the new Night Shift feature as well as enhancements for CarPlay’s Music and Map features. iOS 9.3 is currently only available in public ...
How to find where you parked your car with iPhone and Apple Watch
Forgetting where you parked your car can be a very frustrating and time-consuming experience. If you tend to forget where you parked your car while running errands, then you need an app called QuickPark. The free QuickPark iOS app for iPhone and Apple Watch will help you remember the location of your car and send you ...
Windows 10 tips and tricks: 5 tips for a better Windows 10 experience
I took the plunge a few days ago and claimed my free upgrade to Windows 10. As I upgraded from Windows 7 (I skipped Windows 8 after experiencing the horror of it on my partner’s laptop), the interface took some getting used to. After poking around for a bit, I found a few things every ...
iOS tips and tricks: How to manage your battery and data usage with the Background App Refresh feature
Regardless of whether an app on your iPhone or iPad is actually running on your screen or not, it can still be refreshing in the background. This will ultimately have an impact on both your device’s battery as well as your data usage. While there are advantages for certain apps to constantly be refreshing in ...