Google Maps is no longer an outdoor navigation system – the tech giant is rolling out an upgrade that provides directions inside different facilities. Users can now use Live View on smartphones to maneuver around malls, airports and train stations. The Indoor Live View Feature uses AR cues to provide turn-by-turn directions over a live … Read more
Three beds, two receptions, armed police and an ambulance: £375,000 semi for sale on Rightmove has a VERY colourful Google Streetview scene Semi-detached property in Haywards Heath features three double bedrooms It also has a south-facing rear garden and off-road parking for two cars But prospective house buyers pressed the ‘open map’ feature on Rightmove … Read more
Three beds, two receptions, armed police and an ambulance: £375,000 semi for sale on Rightmove has a VERY colourful Google Streetview scene Semi-detached property in Haywards Heath features three double bedrooms It also has a south-facing rear garden and off-road parking for two cars But prospective house buyers pressed the ‘open map’ feature on Rightmove … Read more
Dr Google will see you now! Looking up symptoms on the Internet IMPROVES your ability to diagnose illness without increasing anxiety, surprising study finds US researchers tested the ability of 5,000 volunteers to diagnose illnesses They were asked to do so both before and after looking up symptoms online The findings suggest that concerns over … Read more
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Thursday that he believed the blame for the January 6 MAGA riot rested on former President Donald Trump and those who broke into the Capitol Building. ‘I believe that the former president should be responsible for his words and that the people who broke the law should be responsible for … Read more
The heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify at House hearing on disinformation – as Mark Zuckerberg says he’s open to Congress changing Section 230 Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter ‘s Jack Dorsey and Google’s parent company Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai will again testify before Congress Thursday’s hearing will be about disinformation In pre-released testimony, Zuckerberg … Read more
Positive terms such as ‘hope’, ‘hug’ and ‘prayer’ peaked on Google search in 2020 at the expense of ‘party’ and ‘festival’ thanks to the country being in lockdown. A year on from the start of the first coronavirus lockdown, Google has released some of the search trends spanning the past 12 months. Searches for hope, … Read more
Google and Apple’s secret plan to ‘work as one company’: Complaint to UK competition watchdog cites ‘collusion at a very senior level’ between tech giants Senior Google and Apple staff colluded, online advertising campaign group has claimed Open Web organisation wants Competition and Markets Authority to investigate Group has cited US regulatory filings on agreements … Read more
Searches for wetsuits are up 495 per cent on mountainwarehouse.com. Pictured is the Shorty women’s wetsuit, which is available from the retailer at the end of March for £69.99 Britons have turned to making lemon drizzle cake and sourdough bread to help get them through lockdown and millions have taken up running. To this list we … Read more
An alleged killer who is accused of dismembering a ‘brilliant’ jazz musician just hours before he murdered another man searched Google for Breaking Bad tips on how to dissolve a body in acid, the Old Bailey heard today. Simon Emmons, 40, allegedly cut off William Algar’s limbs, wrapped his severed head and torso in sheets, and … Read more