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Google Maps to see significant update, new features, OpenTable and Uber support over next few days

Over the next few days, Google Maps will receive a significant update and start sporting some neat new features. Per the company’s blog entry, Google Maps will start displaying the following changes in its user interface: – Bold colors and textures to match the Material Design style being used in many of Google’s applications. – […]

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Fun iMac

What a difference 30 years makes for image resolution…

It’s more a picture than anything. Over on Things of Interest, someone overlaid the original Apple Macintosh, which was released in 1984 and shipped with a black-and-white 512 x 342 display. Fast forward 30 years to the release of the iMac with Retina 5K display, which ships with a 5,120 x 2,880 display with support […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

iPhone case hints at thicker, rounder design for upcoming low-cost iPhone

Sometimes the upcoming case designs give it away. Per AppleInsider and Macotakara, case makers in the Far East have begun to produce accessories they hope will fit a new low-cost iPhone model from Apple, featuring a slightly thicker design and rounded edges. The appearance of a case alleged to fit a new iPhone would suggest […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple’s next-gen “budget” iPhone to feature same 4-inch display as current iPhone 5

Just because you’re buying the economy model doesn’t mean you have to settle for a smaller screen. Per AppleInsider, contrary to some rumors suggesting Apple’s low-cost iPhone will have a larger 4.5-inch display, the company’s new entry-level handset will have a 4-inch display, matching the size of the iPhone 5. The details on Apple’s so-called […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple to feature next-gen iPhone models in different sizes, colors

A rumor’s a rumor and perhaps there’s some truth within it… Per AppleInsider, Apple is said to be planning to offer customers more choices with the launch of its next-generation iPhone, including multiple colors and sizes, with an earlier-than-expected debut in the May-June timeframe. Analyst Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets said in a note […]