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Google’s community-driven mapping app Waze now lets you pledge allegiance to your World Cup team

Jun02

by Sindy Cator on June 2, 2014 at 11:01 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

Google-owned, crowdsourced navigation app Waze has been updated today with a set of new features which allow football fans to fly the flag for their country for the duration of the competition. The updated app allows users to register their national side in their profile and proudly display a flag via their avatar to other drivers on the road. In order to bring a bit of fun into proceedings, Waze has added World Cup-themed collectibles to its roster of ‘road goodies’. So, collecting more footballs along your route will net you more points, which are counted individually and nationally. However, these road goodies…

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T-Mobile USA confirms WiFi calling support on the iPhone when it comes to iOS 8 this Fall

Jun02

by Sindy Cator on June 2, 2014 at 10:46 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

US carrier T-Mobile has confirmed that you will be able to make WiFi phone calls from your iPhone after Apple releases iOS 8 this Fall. Apple announced iOS 8 at the kick-off of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The company included WiFi calling on a list of minor new features for the next major version of iOS. We’ve reached out to Sprint, AT&T and Verizon to learn if they’re also planning to support Wi-Fi calls on the iPhone. Sprint announced WiFi calling support for a set of Samsung Galaxy smartphones earlier this year. T-Mobile has offered the feature…

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Google+ for iOS updated with ‘Stories’ auto-albums and Snapseed-inspired photo-editor

Jun02

by Sindy Cator on June 2, 2014 at 7:59 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

In the midst of Apple’s WWDC conference, Google quietly updated its Google+ for iOS app with a new photo-editing user interface and its recently unveiled Google+ Stories feature. For the latter, Google will ask whether you want to review your existing Google+ Stories as soon as you open the Photos section. After a brief summary of the feature – it means Google will automatically create digital photo books using the images and clips you back up – you’ll be reminded about the app’s Location History and Location Reporting options. These aren’t mandatory, but help Google to group your various photos…

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Apple’s WWDC 2014 in pictures

Jun02

by Sindy Cator on June 2, 2014 at 7:55 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Roundups, WWDC

There’s a lot of news to catch up on from today’s annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, but just in case you’re not quite ready to take them all in, here are some sights and scenes from the event at Moscone Center. Getty Images/Justin Sullivan Getty Images/Justin Sullivan Getty Images/Justin Sullivan Getty Images/Justin Sullivan Apple announces a slew of new features with the introduction of iOS 8, including refreshed app interfaces, interactive notifications and several new SDKs. HomeKit, one of Apple’s freshly unveiled SDKs, aggregates smart home apps into one control panel. iOS 8 also comes with a new QuickType feature that adds…

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