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The flaws and constraints of GPS in dense urban environments are well-known by anybody that has used Google Maps in cities, especially downtown. Google is now improving GPS, starting on the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G, with the help of 3D mapping. December Pixel Feature Drop: Adaptive Sound, Connectivity, Charging, and better GPS for Pixel 5 December security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory…

Streaming music is what most people do nowadays, but local files can help fill in the gaps and pull from a library you spent years curating. Now, Spotify for Android is preparing to finally add support for listening to local music on your phone. Jane Wong discovered a new option being developed for Spotify’s Android app which allows users to import audio files locally stored on the device so…

Earlier this year, at Google Search On, the Google Assistant gained “Hum to Search,” the ability to match songs based solely on your humming. In collaboration with Google, Billboard has released the top 100 songs that people have hummed to the Google Assistant. According to Google, the Assistant’s Hum to Search is capable of recognizing over 500,000 songs, regardless of whether you hum…

The Xiaomi Mi 11 and 11 Pro are just around the corner as per recent reports, so it’s about time we start getting some juicy info about the duo. Good thing, unearthed battery certification listing on 3C revealing the capacities and charging tech. The listings feature 2,485 mAh and 2,390 mAh batteries for the Mi11 Pro and Mi 11, respectively. However, those numbers likely refer to just one…