MobileNews

Google Maps for Android has quietly added new vehicle icons

October 13, 2020
Google Maps on Android should be the “main” iteration of the navigation app but like many Google applications, features bleed through to iOS first, then come to Android later. The latest such change is that of new vehicle icons, that have now very quietly been added to the Android version of Google Maps. You may have never even known that this was an option within Google Maps at all. The…
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DefenseNews

General Dynamics rolls out new TRX ground robot at AUSA

October 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — General Dynamics Land Systems debuted its new medium-class robotic combat vehicle — Tracked Robot 10-Ton, or TRX — at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference, which came together using AI-enhanced design and lightweight materials. TRX is…
MobileNews

Poll: What’s your favorite of the iPhone 12 colors?

October 13, 2020
If leaker Evan Blass is right, we’ve just had our first full look at the iPhone 12 colors, ahead of today’s launch. The images do look like the real deal, likely leaked from someone involved in updating Apple’s website. All four models are shown, and all colors…
MobileNews

Blue Origin launches and lands a New Shepard rocket on its seventh trip to space

October 13, 2020
Update October 13th, 9:53AM ET: New Shepard successfully took off at 9:36AM ET, climbing to a height of about 66 miles up. Both the rocket and crew capsule returned safely to Earth following the flight. Original story: This morning, Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is set to conduct another test launch of its New Shepard rocket, a reusable vehicle designed to take paying tourists to the…
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MobileNews

Apple Store is down ahead of iPhone 12 and HomePod mini announcements

October 13, 2020
The Apple Store is down ceremony continues with Apple’s October event, which kicks off (virtually) at 10 AM Pacific Time today. We are expecting to see the iPhone 12 lineup — comprising four different models in new smaller and larger sizes than the iPhone 11 — as well as a new smaller ‘HomePod mini’ Stay tuned to 9to5Mac for full coverage of all the announcements. Apple takes the…
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MobileNews

Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup leaks in full ahead of event

October 13, 2020
Apple will reveal its latest iPhones in just a few hours, but if you can’t wait until the official announcement, all four new phones have leaked in full, thanks to noted phone leaker Evan Blass. Blass has posted what appear to be official Apple renders for all four new…
AI & RoboticsNews

Google's Duplex AI can book your haircut appointments

October 13, 2020
Google first showed off Duplex by having the AI book haircut appointments, but the Assistant feature was unexpectedly left by the wayside in favor of making restaurant reservations. It appears to have come roaring back, though. VentureBeat has discovered that Duplex is now ready to book haircut appointments in the real world. When you find a barber or hairstylist that requires a phone call to book…
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