Tag: computing
You can now book parking spaces in Google Maps, just like in Apple Maps
When you’re planning a drive in Google Maps, the app can cover pretty much every part of the journey except parking. Well, thanks to a new partnership with SpotHero, it can now handle that, too. SpotHero has just announced that its parking system will be coming to Google Maps users…
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Say goodbye to the Surface Duo – Microsoft is pulling the plug on the Duo 2 this month
We’ve got some bad news about Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2: it’s going away to the farm. Three years after launching the device with a premium price tag of $1,499, Microsoft has released what appears to be the last ever security update for the device: as with the original Duo last…
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Prime Day laptop deals for 2024: All of the best discounts from Apple, Acer, Lenovo during the Big Deal Days sale
Truly good laptop deals can be few and far between, which is why you’d be remiss to sleep on an event like October Prime Day. While Amazon isn’t the first place we’d go to buy a laptop, particularly if you’re keen on speccing it out precisely as you need it…
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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, October 9 (game #220)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages…
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Instacart’s AI-powered shopping cart turns shopping into a side quest
Grocery shopping as a game without checkout lines could make a sometimes tedious errand more bearable thanks to an AI infusion into Instacart’s Caper Carts. Instacart augmented the smart grocery carts with new AI features. They offer a touchscreen that provides navigation guidance to the products you’re looking for, as…
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Apple has updated iCloud.com to look shiny and new – here are all the new features you can use right now
Apple has unveiled a refreshed iCloud.com. The update introduces a modest range of new features, as well as aesthetic updates to enhance the user experience. Users can now customize their home page’s background, using a selection of colors, and the site now honors users’ existing dark mode settings. Navigation within…
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