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Retail Asia09/02/2024

Google purchased Waze in June 2013 and the crowdsourced navigation app continues to focus on the actual journey from point “A” to point “B.” Google Maps, on the other hand, not only gets users from point “A” to point “B” quickly and safely, but it will also recommend to travelers places to eat, sleep, or find […]

Retail Asia16/01/2024

Driving inside a tunnel is often an issue for those using a GPS app to help them navigate because of the inability of the signals to penetrate the tunnel. You might think that this doesn’t really matter with a tunnel since there isn’t much to do inside one except follow the road. But there are […]

Retail Asia13/12/2023

An update from Google is adding some new features to Google Maps which Google discussed today in a newly posted blog. Right now, when you use Google Maps, your Location History is disabled by default. But when you do enable it, your driving activity is stored in the cloud and can be viewed in Google Maps’ Timeline feature. The […]

Retail Asia21/08/2023

Google makes changes to its apps all the time and Maps is no exception to what seems to be an unwritten rule. Whether these changes are good or not for users, it remains to be determined. We can only hope that any anti-consumer decision will be rectified by the companies providing many of the services […]

Retail Asia19/07/2023

Apple Maps was something of a mess for a long time, prompting users to download Google Maps instead. Things are finally getting better though and iPhone owners are beginning to appreciate the changes that Apple has made to its maps app. Google Maps used to be the default mapping app on the iPhone and iPad […]

Retail Asia05/05/2022

Google Maps has become a versatile app that not only helps you get from point “A” to point “B” safely, it also recommends places to stay, where to get a meal, and things to see and do once you do arrive at point “B.” The app has over 1 billion monthly active users and is […]

Retail Asia28/12/2021

Google Maps is the most popular mapping and navigation app in the U.S. Google also owns Waze which it purchased for a price believed to be in the $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion range. Like Maps, Waze is an app that delivers turn-by-turn directions to help users safely and quickly get from point “A” to point “B.” However, […]

Retail Asia01/04/2021

Google has been hard at work keeping its Maps app top-notch these days, as it continues to compete in the neck-to-neck battle with Apple Maps. It’s been adding all sorts of features over the years, constantly improving your commuting experience—especially if you exploring a new city. Among many other things, it can now help you […]

Retail Asia23/07/2019

Google launched two new features for Maps, which will greatly help those using public transportation to commute every day. The new features, live traffic delays for buses and crowdedness predictions, will help Google Maps users to plan better for their transit ride. Since transit schedules aren’t always accurate due to real-time traffic conditions, Google has decided to […]

Retail Asia19/07/2019

Google last month announced an update for Android Auto that would change the way the app looks and works, and it is now finally rolling out to some regions. Google says that the refreshed interface was “built to help you get on the road faster, show more useful information at a glance and simplify common tasks […]

Retail Asia27/06/2019

Over the past couple of years, software and technology have become considerably more aware of the user. This extends from using biometrics to unlock your phone, to having your vitals regularly checked by a smartwatch on your wrist, to getting pestered by a digital well-being assistant. Health monitoring as a whole has proven to be potentially […]

Retail Asia13/03/2019

Amazon is field testing a new delivery robot called Scout, which the company describes as a “fully-electric delivery system” designed to safely get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices. Six robots are initially being tested in a Snohomish County neighbourhood in the U.S. state of Washington, where they’ll be delivering packages Monday through Friday […]

Retail Asia18/10/2018

Dutch navigation firm TomTom said on Tuesday it had lost a contract with automaker Volvo. The company said the contract to provide location and navigation services to Volvo, which was announced in 2016, had been ended before it was due to go into force in 2019. That fed into concerns of critics who said a […]

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Waze updates how users report traffic conditions on its iOS and Android apps

Enable this feature now so that Google Maps for Android will work when you’re in a tunnel

Google Maps update will allow you to erase all traces of your visits, searches, and more

Google Maps will no longer show gas stations for EV drivers

Changes made by Apple is making iPhone users switch back to Apple Maps from Google Maps

Google Maps beta allows users to preset favorite mode of transportation

Waze users say they are not always being alerted about speed traps

Google Maps driving directions are going green

Google Maps update brings two new important features for commuters

Android Auto is getting a redesigned interface and Dark Mode

Google Maps is getting new features

Meet Scout, Amazon’s new delivery robot

TomTom loses Volvo contract