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Google Maps will now let users share the locations of police speed traps, similar to apps like Waze (GOOG, GOOGL)

Getty Images Google Maps is rolling out a new feature that will let users with any type of smartphone easily report the location of police speed traps, which will be visible to o.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

An Android flaw lets apps secretly access people"s cameras and upload the videos to an external server (GOOG, GOOGL)

Antonio Villas-Boas/Business Insider A security flaw in Google's Android lets malicious apps access users' camera and microphone to secretly record them and upload the videos to an exte.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 19th, 2019

Google Maps now shows speed traps, potentially raising the ire of law enforcement

The company enabled the reporting mechanism for Android users earlier this year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 23rd, 2019

How do you navigate: Google Maps or Waze?

New Google Maps crowd-sourced features include the ability to report crashes, speed traps and traffic slowdowns from i.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayOct 22nd, 2019

Waze’s best feature is rolling out to more Google Maps users

Google has brought several Waze features over to Google Maps in the past few months, which is excellent news for Waze fans who would like to get a similar experience out of Google Maps......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 14th, 2019

Google"s next version of Android will tell you exactly how addicted you are to your phone (GOOG, GOOGL)

Suzanne Plunket/Reuters Amid growing concern about "smartphone addiction," Google is going to start telling users exactly how much time they spend on their phones and set time limits on apps. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 8th, 2018

Apple is fixing the worst part of its CarPlay software — you"ll finally be able to use Google Maps (AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL)

Third-party navigation apps are coming to Appl.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJun 4th, 2018

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Adds New Features to Maps

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Adds New Features to Maps Keeping pace with its efforts to make life easier for users, Alphabet Inc. ‘s GOOGL division, Google recently added a series of ne.....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsOct 4th, 2018

Waze launches nationwide carpool app

Waze, the crowd-sourced navigation app that helps its users avoid traffic jams and speed traps, has launched a carpooling app. The Google-owned company says Waze Carpool, which went live across the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkOct 10th, 2018

More than 500,000 people downloaded games on the Google Play Store that were infected with nasty malware — here are the 13 apps affected (GOOG, GOOGL)

Antonio Villas-Boas/Business Insider Google has removed several games from its Play Store for containing malware.  The games, which were all driving simulators, required users to download an e.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 1st, 2018

Google Maps speed limit signs appear in more US cities

Google Maps is showing the local speed limit to more users across the US. After debuting in the San Francisco Bay Area and Rio, Brazil, the feature has now been spotted in New York City, Los Angeles, and Minnesota, according to Android Police......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 18th, 2019

Facebook, Google To Share Revenue With Australian Media As Country Passes Law With Global Implications

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google will have to pay Australian media for news content, a de read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaFeb 25th, 2021

Google’s apps, including Calendar, Gmail, Hangouts and Maps, crash in brief outage

Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos .....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneDec 14th, 2020

Apple And Google Say No To Location Tracking In Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google said they will not allow location tracking in a new contact read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 5th, 2020

Facebook, Google, and Apple are using data from millions of users to map COVID-19 and people"s movements. Here are all the coronavirus maps and dashboards made by tech giants you can explore today.

Apple Apple, Google, and Facebook are collecting data on people's movement from smartphone apps and using it to show where people have reduced their mobility or .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 21st, 2020

Google blocked an average of 18 million daily malicious coronavirus messages to Gmail users in the last week as hackers try to capitalize on fear and less secure remote-work setups (GOOG, GOOGL)

S3studio/Getty Images Google blocked 18 million malicious coronavirus-themed emails sent to Gmail users in the past week alone, the company said in a blog post Thursday.  In addition to malware and phishing .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 16th, 2020

Apple and Google are teaming up to create a way for your smartphone to alert you if you"ve come into contact with someone infected with the coronavirus (AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL)

REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Apple and Google are working together on a new technology to track the spread of the coronavirus using Bluetooth.  As part of the technology, users who opt-in would be able to r.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 10th, 2020

Google G Suite Shows Uptick In Business Users As Meet Use Explodes

Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google G Suite had more than 6 million paying users in March, boosted by millions of work read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 8th, 2020

Google Surveys Users For Coronavirus Symptoms To Help Researchers Forecast Spread

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google LLC is surveying users for possible novel coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMar 24th, 2020

Facebook is finally giving WhatsApp users a dark mode option — months after other apps made the switch (FB, TWTR, GOOG, GOOGL, AAPL)

WhatsApp WhatsApp has rolled out a dark mode setting for its iPhone and Android apps, the company said in a blog post Tuesday. The Facebook-owned messaging app has been testing dark mode for mon.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 3rd, 2020

18 incredibly useful Google Maps features everyone should know about (GOOG, GOOGL)

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Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 27th, 2020