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Apple, Google to add railroad crossing data to map programs following fatal 2015 accident

Apple Maps will soon begin including railroad crossing data. Following up on an accident last year in which Google Maps users Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez turned a Ford truck, hauling a trailer, where he thought the app was telling him to go, but wound up stuck on the railroad tracks at a poorly marked California crossing. […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to integrate public transit information into Maps

Apple Maps could be reborn with mass transit directions built in. New rumors have stated that Apple could introduce bus, subway, and train route navigation to Apple Maps. The rumors have focused on larger icons for mass transit facilities along with a Transit view alongside the Standard, Hybrid, and Satellite/Flyover views, and a trip-planning feature. […]

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Metropolitan Transit Authority releases train-locating app for iOS devices

If you live in the greatest city in the world, this can only help. Per the Wall Street Journal, the Metropolitan Transit Authority on Friday released an iOS app that will let riders of seven train lines plan their trips to the minute, a first for the largest subway system in the U.S. The official […]

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Revised Google Maps app for iOS goes live, now available

You’ve been hankering for it and it’s here. Late Wednesday, Google released the iOS-native version of its Google Maps application. The app, a 6.7 megabyte download via the App Store, adds the following fixes and changes: Search: – Find addresses, places and businesses around the world with Google local search. – Discover places to eat, […]

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SpamSieve updated to 2.8.4

Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.8.4. The new version, a 7.8 megabyte download, makes the following fixes and improvements: – SpamSieve now integrates with Microsoft Outlook 2011. For more information, see the Setting up Outlook section of the manual. – SpamSieve now integrates with Postbox, an enhanced version […]