Google has announced that it has updated its Google Maps app with essential information as to how to safely travel from place to place during the pandemic. The application now features popular times for travel, COVID-19 alerts in transit, and COVID checkpoints in driving navigation. Key among these is a new COVID layer in Maps, […]
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It’s been six years of collaboration, but the FCC has finally unlocked the 3.5GHz spectrum, aka the “OnGo” band, for consumer use. Prior to this, the 3.5GHz spectrum had been exclusively used by the U.S. Department of Defense for naval purposes alongside the coast. It will still be able to use the spectrum but now it […]
If you’re headed to Singapore, this’ll come in handy. Commuters in Singapore can now use Apple Pay for their travel needs. The service went live at transport locations there Thursday. Apple has stated that travelers in Singapore can use the service on “all forms of public transit that accept Mastercard credit and debit cards.” Transport […]
No matter where you might stand as the election and the current political environment, you’ve got to admit, this is both cool and useful. Ride share service Lyft is teaming up with non-partisan organizations to offer free and discounted rides to the polls for those who might otherwise struggle to vote on November 6th. Per […]
The Facebook Messenger app’s come a long way. Now at a whopping version 52.0, the latest revision of the app has begun to offer Uber integration, as noted here: Today, we’re expanding the services available to you with our launch of transportation on Messenger. With this new feature, you can request a ride from a […]