In addition to releasing a new Google Maps version for Android, Google has also upgraded its iOS mapping application, bringing iPhone users a feature that was previously available only on Android.
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Ballmer’s Final Blunder May Cost Microsoft Billions
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was not a bad CEO. That said, he did make some pretty big mistakes that set the company back very far in the realm of mobile computing technology. Ballmer’s final blunder as CEO of Microsoft was his decision to pay $7.2 billion to acquire Nokia’s handset division back in 2013. It goes without saying that this move hasn’t exactly paid off for Microsoft so far and now The New York Times is reporting that it could cost the company billions more in lost revenue.
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Every Trekkie Will Want This Amazing Star Trek Communicator Smartphone Accessory
Star Trek has a lot of cool technology that we don’t have today, such as warp drives, tractor beams and teleportation. That said, its smartphones look really, really out of date — in fact, Star Trek’s famous communicator mobile phones look more like clunkier versions of old Motorola flip phones than they do modern smartphones. That said, diehard Trekkies will nonetheless love a brilliant new smartphone accessory unveiled this week that will give them the ability to look just like Captain Kirk while they’re talking to friends on the phone.
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A List Of Every Company Allowed to Fly Drones In U.S. Skies
When the New Year rolled around, only a handful of companies were permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones in U.S. airspace. Today, more than 500 companies now have drone exemptions from the FAA. What happened between then and now? Who are all these companies that can now fly their drones overhead? Why do they need to fly drones in the first place?
You’ve got plenty of questions, and of course, the Internet has answers.
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Marvel’s Iron Man Finally Gets the Honest Trailer it Deserves
The last time we checked in on the Screen Junkies, they were tearing Interstellar a new one with their latest “Honest Trailer.” There have been a few great additions to the goofy series since then, but none quite as perfect as the long-awaited Honest Trailer for the original Iron Man.
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Beware Facebook ‘Like-Farming’ Scam, BBB Warns
Social media users should be on their guard against a scam called ‘like-farming’ that uses fake Facebook pages as bait, according to the Better Business Bureau.
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Get Over 30 Xbox One Games on the Cheap During Microsoft’s Ultimate Game Sale
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to expand your Xbox One game collection, you might want to check Microsoft’s online game stores this week. Starting today, Microsoft has kicked off its annual Ultimate Game Sale, during which dozens of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and add-ons are discounted by up to 80% of their original price.
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MasterCard’s Wild Plan to Authorize Purchases by Analyzing User Selfies
With each passing year, consumers continue to spend more and more time and money shopping online, both via mobile devices and the desktop. As a result, there’s also been a corresponding rise in the level of online fraud in recent years.
In the latest, and perhaps most bizarre, effort we’ve seen to stem the incidence of mobile fraud, MasterCard is working on a new security scheme that would authorize online transactions by having users take a photo of their face as a means to verify their identity. Think of it as Apple’s TouchID, but with one’s face serving as the digital fingerprint.
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What’s the One Hotel Feature You Wouldn’t Travel Without?
Having a clean room, running water or a comfortable bed aren’t the only requirements guests have from hotels. Wi-Fi – and especially free Wi-Fi – is slowly becoming one of the top demands from travelers.
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Man of War Sightings Add to East Coast Shark Jitters
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.
A potentially deadly Portuguese man-of-war washed up on a Wildwood, N.J., beach on Sunday, the third such sea creature found on an East Coast beach during the last two weeks.
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