CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

A capable map app will save you time (and your sanity), but which one is best at dodging all the holiday season traffic? I tested both, and there's a clear winner. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

Google Maps is now getting the new Power Saving Mode announced in the November Pixel Drop. The low-power navigation mode is exclusive to the Pixel 10 series. It tackles display-induced battery drain ...

Google has begun rolling out Gemini for Google Maps. It is a new hands-free navigation feature, which is designed to replace the existing Google Assistant. The update further allows users to keep ...

New research has found that organizations in various sensitive sectors, including governments, telecoms, and critical infrastructure, are pasting passwords and credentials into online tools like ...

Google Maps leads the navigation app market, but if you've faced traffic jams while it promised to save time, or lost signal when you needed directions, you know it's not for everyone. Maybe you need ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. You may be able to ignore a lot of the previous Pixel Black Friday deals after hearing about Google Fi’s ...

Fresh off the release of its new flagship LLM model, Gemini 3, Google announced Thursday that it is updating its viral image generation model. Nano Banana Pro, also referred to as Gemini 3 Pro Image, ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. New Google Maps features are always welcome around these parts, as I rarely leave the house without first ...

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