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Shazam for iPad gets auto-tagging, trending charts, local maps, Spotify and Rdio integration

Shazam Launches Completely Redesigned App for iPad with New Features for Deeper Engagement and Exploration New features include Auto-Tagging, exciting new discovery home screen, tag charts for any city, and improved experience London – 23 May 2013 – Shazam®, the …

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Google Maps for iOS auto-dimming is driving users crazy

Undocumented feature dims the screen between directions to save battery, but it’s having unintended consequences. (Credit: CNET) The latest version of Google’s Maps software for Apple’s iOS includes an undocumented feature that dims the screen between navigation instructions in order …

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Gmail iOS App Now Opens Links in Chrome, YouTube, Google Maps – PC Magazine

Google on Monday released an update to its Gmail iOS app that allows for links to be opened in other Google apps, provided they are installed on a user’s iOS device. If you have the Gmail and Chrome for iOS …

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Google Maps edit tools come to UK

11 April 2013 Last updated at 01:02 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Users can add four different kinds of features to the firm’s online maps Google is expanding its Map Maker edit tools to the UK. The browser-based software …

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Google Maps Update Brings a ‘Cocktail Button’ to iOS

Google Maps on iOS has been updated with new search buttons for cocktails, coffee, food and gas. Eat your heart out, Apple Maps. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired When it comes to iOS maps apps, Apple Maps can’t compete with Google, which …

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Australian Heat Wave Threatens Gadgets, Forces Experts to Redesign Temperature Maps

Australia needed new colors to show the forecast heatwave on their temperature map (they’ve since revised predictions down to 122ºF/50ºC). Image courtesy Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology What happens when a changing climate exceeds the operating parameters of the stuff we …

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Apple said to be talking to Foursquare for maps data

Looking to boost its mobile mapping app, the tech giant is rumored to be discussing data-sharing with the location check-in service. December 17, 2012 7:18 PM PST Apple’s CEO Tim Cook unveiling the iPhone 5. He later apologized for the …

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5 Ways Google Maps Beats Apple Maps – Mobility – Smartphones – - InformationWeek

By Eric Zeman  InformationWeek December 15, 2012 09:06 AM 10 Best Business Tools In Google+ (click image for larger view and for slideshow) Google published a new mapping and navigation application for Apple’s iPhone this week. The app arrives three …

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Review: Google Maps for iOS – CNET (blog)

(Credit: Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET) The good: Google Maps for iOS has a brilliant interface, turn-by-turn directions, and Street View. Location search is accurate, and the points-of-interest is extensive. The bad: There’s no dedicated iPad app. The 3D satellite view …

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Google Maps chief on ideas behind new iPhone version (podcast)

Google Maps for iPhone is getting off to a very good start. To find out a bit more about what went into the app, CNET and CBS News’ Larry Magid spoke with Daniel Graf, Google’s director of Google Maps for …

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