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Google Maps for Android update will let you share maps and hide interface elements

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by on July 7, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

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An incoming Google Maps update has some nifty features Android fans will like. With Maps 9.1, Google will allow sharing of My Maps as well as a full-screen mode than takes unused items like a search bar away. A simple tap on the screen while viewing a map removes unnecessary interface elements like the search bar or quick-launch for directions. Tapping the screen again brings the buttons and text entry field back. If you have a maps saved, you can now share them. You can also edit the captions for any Google Photos that are location tagged and available in…

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It’s about to go down between San Francisco and Airbnb for real

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by on July 7, 2015 at 5:07 pm
Posted In: airbnb, Around the Web, Insider, Regulation, San Francisco

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On Monday, San Francisco activists and opponents of short-term rentals plunked down 15,983 signatures to put a new regulation measure on the November Municipal Elections ballot. If the city can confirm that at least 9,700 of those belong to honest-to-god San Francisco voters, then the big battle between Airbnb and the City of San Francisco will definitely go down. The petition would limit hosts’ ability to offer their rentals to 75 days per year, regardless of whether the host is actually present on the property. That would do significant damage to an October vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors…

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Jolla is spinning its hardware ambitions into a new company so it can focus on Sailfish OS

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by on July 7, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Jolla is splitting into two companies. The company says it will focus on mobile development and licensing of Sailfish OS with Jolla Ltd., while a new company will be established to handle its hardware ambitions. The company isn’t saying who’s interested in licensing Sailfish OS, but will be at Mobile World Congress Shanghai later this month to talk about its progress in getting Sailfish in the hands of more users. The Jolla Tablet will still be delivered to Indiegogo backers, but Jolla says “supply issues of certain hardware components” is holding things up. The new hardware company will be announced…

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Tinder is introducing verified profiles to make sure your famous swipes are for real

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by on July 7, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Social Media, Tinder, verified

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Tinder has announced it’s introducing verified profiles – a blue tick like you’ve come to expect on Twitter or Facebook – to ensure the people you’re swiping through are legit. Initially, the verified badges will be going to notable figures, celebrities and athletes, so you’ll know that if a well-known face shows up during your desperate swiping, they’re actually the real deal. Tinder says 26 million matches are made on the service every day, so the chances of you stumbling across someone famous and fanciable isn’t exactly huge. Just as ‘verified’ status spread further than the initial select few on Twitter, Facebook,…

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Udacity will soon give all Nanodegree graduates half of their tuition back

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by on July 7, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Udacity, which hopes its Nanodegree programs will help people form all over the world learn new skills, is about to make it more affordable to those who finish their programs. Starting tomorrow, all Nanodegree graduates will get 50 percent of their tuition back. The ‘half-back’ scheme was introduced in May as a limited time offer for those who finished their degree programs within one year. The Nanodegree program costs $200 per month; Udacity didn’t note any changes to its tuition reimbursement rules as part of the announcement. Udacity says it has over 8,600 students enrolled in its six nanodegree programs, which got a…

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