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Google Maps for Android now lets you view custom maps

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 8:45 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, maps, Product Updates

Google Maps for Android now lets you view your customized files from My Maps more easily. To view your saved maps, launch Google Maps, tap ‘Your places’ in the menu, and scroll down to find your maps, highlighted with red marker icons. Google’s My Maps tool — available on the Web and Android mobile devices — lets you create custom maps for your trips, add markers for notable locations and draw preferred routes. Sadly, the new feature isn’t yet available on Google Maps for iOS. My Maps became available within Google Drive last December. ➤ Use My Maps in the Google Maps app…

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Google joins Apple, Microsoft and others to call for mass surveillance reform

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 8:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google, along with other tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Twitter, is calling on Congress to end the bulk collection of communications metadata by US government agencies like the NSA. The Reform Government Surveillance coalition, made up of 10 major tech companies, is joining hands with civil society group and trade associations to urge Congress to rethink surveillance programs in the country, and to establish greater transparency and accountability associated with them. The coalition has addressed a letter [PDF] to President Obama, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and NSA director Admiral Michael Rogers and others, calling for reform ahead…

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Twitter launches Periscope, its live video streaming Meerkat competitor

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 7:59 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Meerkat. That’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you launch Periscope, Twitter’s new live video streaming app for iOS. Sure, Twitter acquired Periscope in January and the app was already in development before that. However, you can’t help but think of the app darling of SXSW that made Twitter livestreaming all the rage. Yes, both apps stream video with almost zero friction. But when you get down to it, Periscope is what Meerkat would look like with a little more thought put into it. It’s cleaner, the chat function makes more sense and you can save your videos…

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