Google Maps will remove the mini cupcake calorie counter from its iOS apps – The Verge / / No Comments The Verge Google Maps will remove the mini cupcake calorie counter from its iOS appsThe VergeGoogle will cut a criticized feature from its iOS Maps app that tracks and estimates how many calories a user burns while walking a particular path, reports TechCrunch. A Google spokesperson told the publication the removal is "based on strong user …Google Maps Pulls Calorie-Counting Feature After CriticismNew York TimesGoogle drops 'fat shaming' feature in map app – The AustralianThe AustralianControversy over a cupcake? Google Maps pulls cupcake calorie counter after backlashThe Mercury NewsSFGate –Fortune –The Atlantic –BuzzFeed Newsall... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: apps, calorie, counter, cupcake, from, Google, maps, mini, Remove, Verge
Cyclist’s Cardiff route makes face on Strava app map – BBC News – BBC News / / No Comments BBC News Cyclist's Cardiff route makes face on Strava app map – BBC NewsBBC NewsCyclist Anthony Hoyte has created a virtual face on the roads of Cardiff but it can only be seen when viewing his 78-mile route on a map.and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Cardiff, Cyclists, Face, Makes, News, route, Strava
Mind Map AR Moving from Tango to ARCore – NextReality / / No Comments NextReality Mind Map AR Moving from Tango to ARCoreNextRealityWhen Google announced its ARCore augmented reality toolkit for Android as its answer to Apple's ARKit for iPhones and iPads, the question from many observers was, "What about Tango?" For at least one app Tango app developer, ScapeHop, the answer … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: ARCore, from, Mind, Moving, NextReality, Tango
An App that Visualizes the Digital Hotspots and Voids Around You – Hyperallergic / / No Comments Hyperallergic An App that Visualizes the Digital Hotspots and Voids Around YouHyperallergicWhite Spots: A Journey to the Edge of the Internet was launched last year as an app for iPhone and Google Play. It visualizes the digital networks around us, mapping those “white spots” where there is no network connection. It was collaboratively … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: around, digital, Hotspots, Hyperallergic, Visualizes, Voids
Snapchat is getting closer and closer to being a truly useful app – Quartz / / No Comments Quartz Snapchat is getting closer and closer to being a truly useful appQuartzIn the future, Snap could monetize this use-case by adding paid locations to its maps, or perhaps work out deals where it makes money through referrals to restaurants, bars, and venues getting business through the app. Meanwhile, users will be able to …How Snapchat Now Lets You Call an Uber Inside the AppTheStreet.comSnapchat Wants You to Never Close the AppNew York MagazineHow To Get An Uber With Context Cards On Snapchat For Convenient TransportationElite DailyTelegraph.co.uk –Express.co.uk –Bustleall 84 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Being, Closer, Getting, Quartz, Snapchat, truly, useful
Outdoor tech: Detailed waterways info and GPS in single smartphone app – The Spokesman-Review / / No Comments The Spokesman-Review Outdoor tech: Detailed waterways info and GPS in single smartphone appThe Spokesman-ReviewA searchable, color-coded river, lake and stream map with water features displayed over road maps, satellite images and topographic maps. GPS location and waypoint capability and turn-by-turn directions. Links streams too USGS real time flow data. map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Detailed, info, Outdoor, single, Smartphone, SpokesmanReview, Tech, waterways
This App Maps Opioid Overdoses in Real Time – WIRED / / No Comments WIRED This App Maps Opioid Overdoses in Real TimeWIREDThe result was a web app called ODMAP that combines street-level data with tools from Esri, the digital mapping company, to help public health officials, police departments, and first responders track and respond to overdoses in real time. ODMAP's … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: maps, Opioid, Overdoses, Real, this, time, Wired
‘App mapping’ gives enterprises improved visibility into systems – BetaNews / / No Comments BetaNews 'App mapping' gives enterprises improved visibility into systemsBetaNewsIt uses an 'app mapping' technique to allow DevOps teams to gain complete visibility into all their services and their dependencies, with no code changes required. It automatically discovers every Docker container, Kubernetes pod, host and service …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: app', BetaNews, enterprises, gives, improved, into, Mapping, Systems, visibility