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
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
Now There’s A Map App From A Cat’s Point Of View – Newsy / / No Comments Newsy Now There's A Map App From A Cat's Point Of ViewNewsyNow There's A Map App From A Cat's Point Of View. A tourism board in Japan created a map for the city of Onomichi. But this map is from a cat's point of view. By Katherine Biek | September 4, 2015. Have you ever wanted to see the world through a cat's …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Cat's, from, Newsy, point, There's, View
TV Maps review: Use the Apple TV to surf the world from your couch – Macworld / / No Comments Macworld TV Maps review: Use the Apple TV to surf the world from your couchMacworldInstead of squinting at a map on your phone, why not take a look on a big screen you already own—an HDTV set via your Apple TV? The appropriately-named Arno Appenzeller—really his name—used the MapKit part of tvOS to create an interactive app …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Apple, couch, from, Macworld, maps, review, surf, World
Netflix.com Adopts Universal JavaScript, Drops Java From Rendering Pipeline – InfoQ.com / / No Comments Netflix.com Adopts Universal JavaScript, Drops Java From Rendering PipelineInfoQ.comDubbed "Universal JavaScript", Netflix architected their new UI renderer so that they can run it in the browser or in a node.js server. Baxter says that this technique "allows for the application to render the exact same output independent of the … JavaScript – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Adopts, Drops, from, InfoQ.com, Java, JavaScript, Netflix.com, Pipeline, Rendering, Universal
Dot is a quirky location app for mapping anything from trash cans to watering … – The Next Web / / No Comments The Next Web Dot is a quirky location app for mapping anything from trash cans to watering …The Next WebDot works by letting you place a dot on any location you've visited on the map within the app and leave messages for other users and your friends to see. You can categorize your dots by adding hashtags, and dots from people you follow appear in … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: anything, cans, from, location, Mapping, Next, quirky, trash, watering
Dart still far from hitting the JavaScript bullseye – ITworld.com / / No Comments ITworld.com Dart still far from hitting the JavaScript bullseyeITworld.comDart, as you may know, is an open source language introduced by Google in 2011 with the goal of eventually replacing JavaScript. No small task, of course, given the ubiquity of JavaScript these days, but, based on the latest TIOBE ranking of … JavaScript – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: bullseye, Dart, from, hitting, ITworld.com, JavaScript, still