by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2025 | Apple Maps, Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps on phone Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority “Gulf of Mexico” is now called ‘Gulf of America’ on US-based Google Maps per government directives. “Denali” mountain has been renamed to “Mount McKinley,” prompting debate over historical naming. Google...
by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2025 | Google, News, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube users are experiencing extremely long, unskippable ads, sometimes up to an hour long. There’s a good chance that ad blockers might be contributing to the issue. Google maintains that it restricts unskippable ads to a...
by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel 9, News
Add Me on the Pixel 9 lets you combine multiple pics to add subjects to a photo. Google started work on the idea back in 2022, three years before its debut. Add Me’s creation ultimately required the work of three Google teams: Creative Camera, Pixel Camera, and Google...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | Fitbit, Fitbit Ionic, Google, News
Fitbit is paying a $12.25 million fine for failing to report safety risks associated with its Ionic smartwatches. The Ionic smartwatch had a defect causing overheating, which led to burns, including second and third-degree injuries. In 2022, Fitbit recalled 1.7...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel 9a, News
Google may introduce the Pixel 9a at $499 for 128GB storage. While this would match Pixel 8a pricing, the 256GB edition could see a price hike, hitting $599. Google employed a similar pricing strategy for the Pixel 9 last year. It feels like 2025 only just got...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | Google, News, smartwatches
Google has released the source code for the Pebble watch on GitHub. This comes a little over 8 years after Pebble ceased operations. With the source code, developers can not only implement alternative operating systems for existing Pebble watches but also develop new...
