Apple Maps has apparently added the public transit data for Portland, Oregon, right on the heels of Montreal and Austin. The expansion comes a week after Apple Maps added transit directions for Montreal, the second-largest city in Canada. And just over a month ago, Apple also debuted transit in Austin, Tex., just in time for […]
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan hit yesterday and users are making up their minds about it. The updated operating system, available as a free upgrade, offers the following fixes and changes: – Spotlight now lets users search for files and other content in natural language, and access new kinds of information such as weather, stocks, […]
It’s the hiring that shows where a company’s going. A recent Apple job listing shows that the company is looking for a software engineer to help bring public transit information to Apple Maps. The listing reads as follows: “As a member of the Routing team, you will work on one of the most anticipated features […]
Battery life has always been the bane of any mobile device user, and the trend continues to this day. As handheld device manufacturers add new capabilities, more demands are placed on the battery which offsets at least some of the improvements in battery technology. Other technologies like Bluetooth LE have been developed to reduce the […]
You might have caught some stories about the long awaited MyGlass app appearing on the AppStore, and then quickly disappearing leaving iPhone users crying, “nooooooooooooo!”. Well, they can relax, Google re-released the app and it’s available for download. About a week ago, I had the opportunity to play with a Google Glass without having to […]