Google Maps debuts Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered AI chatbot for conversational local searches. Now available in the U.S. and India on Android and iOS devices.

Adalo, the visual app builder used by over 300,000 makers worldwide, today announced Adalo Blue, an on-premise enterprise platform featuring the AnyData API Plane -- a governed data layer that ...

Five years after Apple absorbed Dark Sky, its founders have launched Acme Weather, an iOS app built around a simple premise — ...

The team that sold their last app Dark Sky to Apple are back with Acme Weather, which offers alternative forecasts, rainbow ...

HERE’s transport database isn’t as comprehensive as Google’s (for example, businesses are occasionally placed blocks from where they really are on the map and entire bus routes are missing) but it is ...

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Model context protocol, popularly known as MCP, is the next big thing in this AI era. At a high level, the MCP servers allow you to connect your AI chatbot to any apps or services and provide more ...

Google has rolled out Android 17 Beta 2 for Pixel devices, introducing app bubbles, a Handoff API, enhanced privacy controls, and stronger SMS OTP protection. The company aims to reach platform ...

The new Google Maps custom car icons have been available for a year, and more recently, the existence of custom icons in the Android Auto build. A new APK teardown report alleges that Google is ...

Google just figured out it's 2026 already, and Google Maps on Android Auto still doesn’t allow users to configure the vehicle icon. That's why the company has decided to release this functionality, ...

Google Maps may soon allow drivers to change their Driving Avatar Icon directly within Android Auto. A code found in version 16.2 suggests upcoming customization support. If true, this could reduce ...

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