Google Maps now has wheelchair accessible routes

Google Maps improves its functionality for wheelchair users with its latest feature. The navigation app can now identify routes that are wheelchair-accessible. These routes are useful not just for those who use wheelchairs but also those who are on crutches or have children in strollers with them. The feature comes to a handful of cities at the moment, including London, New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Sydney, and Boston, but Google promises it’s working with transit agencies and its users input to add this information in other areas.

To access this feature, enter your desired destination into Google Maps and then tap Directions and then select the public transportation icon. And then select Options and then you’d find under Routes, the “wheelchair accessible” option. Google Maps will then show you possible routes you can take.

Source: 9to5Google

Rihanna calls out Snapchat for ad that makes light of domestic violence

Snapchat just keeps making things worse for itself. The latest controversy it finds itself in involves an offensive ad that had Rihanna taking to her Instagram Story to call out its competition. The ad for the smartphone game called Would You Rather appeared on the service over the weekend asking users if they’d rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown, which is seen as a thinly veiled reference to the infamous 2009 incident where Brown violently assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna.

Snapchat has pulled the ad and apologized saying, “The advert was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines.” The service says they’ve blocked the app as an advertiser and that the game isn’t affiliated with the service and that it supports the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the group’s executive vice president sits on Snapchat’s Safety Advisory Board. But the singer is having none of it saying in her Instagram Story, “I’d love to call it ignorance, but I know you ain’t that dumb!”

Source: The Verge

New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ trailer drops

With Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters in a few weeks (April 27^th, to be exact), Marvel is stirring the pot and getting us all excited for the film. The new trailer giving us a peek at how gigantic the film is going to be with almost all the superheroes the Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced in the past decade. In this trailer alone we see Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther, Chris Evans’ Captain America, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man, the rest of the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, etc. Of course, Josh Brolin’s Thanos makes an appearance and looms large as he tries to gather the six Infinity Stones. And as the trailer demonstrates, it’s not going to be easy to stop him.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ flagships now available in Canada

Samsung's Galaxy S9 and the larger S9+ are now available in Canada. The new flagships boast powerful new processors, class leading cameras with Dual Aperture lenses offering the best low-light performance we've seen in a smartphone yet at the F1.5 setting. Also outstanding is the super slow-motion video recording which manages 960 frames per seconds on HD recording.

Aside from a fingerprint reader, the Galaxy S9 also has iris and face recognition access control. Check out our full review of the smaller Galaxy S9 here. 

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ sell unlocked for $960 and $1,100, respectively. Canadians who trade in their old phones will also get a minimum of $100 off in addition to the trade in value when you purchase the Galaxy S9 or S9+ February 25 through April 9, 2018. Also available today are new Disney AREmoji featuring Mickie and Minnie Mouse, showing Samsung's openness to third party content providers.