I replaced Google Maps with a free alternative that doesn't track me (or kill my phone battery)

Comaps features voice-guided directions and offline search, prioritizing privacy over the controversial practices Google Maps uses.

Google Maps adds Gemini to a major feature in new test

Google looks to be adding AI to yet another popular Google product. In a new test, Gemini appears in a popular crowdsourced Google Maps feature. As first discovered by Android Authority, Google is ...

This Google Maps feature will change the way you navigate with the app — and it's hiding in plain sight

Google Maps makes navigating to your destination much easier, and the Map Details options can improve this tenfold with only a couple of taps.

I’ll never use Google Maps again without enabling this simple setting – it’s changed my journeys for the better

Want a better Google Maps experience? Enabling this small feature and your journeys could start instantly feeling the ...
Minnesota's New Country

The One MN City You Can’t Explore On Google Street View

In this affluent Minnesota city, privately owned streets keep Google Street View out, showcasing the intersection of modern tech and community privacy.

Crews continue to extinguish hot spots at El Monte recycling plant fire

Los Angeles County Fire Department crews are attempting to control the flames consuming the large building complex in the ...

PhotoboothTO Celebrates 500 Five-Star Reviews on Google Maps, Reinforcing Its Status as One of Toronto’s Top Photo Booth Rental Companies

Since its founding, PhotoboothTO has become a go-to photo booth rental in Toronto, offering everything from classic digital ...

Oak Park River Forest League of Women Voters makes a pitch for fair maps

The Oak Park River Forest chapter of the Illinois League of Women Voters recently discussed redistricting as well as Fair ...