Sunday
Jan282018

Beta version of Google Maps shows that you might soon be able to add or remove places you’ve visited

If you use Google Maps on your mobile phone frequently, you may or may not know that when you check out a specific location, the app logs this under the “Your places” list. If you want to see places you’ve visited before, it’s accessible through that tab, too. Now, if for some reason you want to add locations that aren’t on the list or you want to take some out, Google Maps is testing this out right now. Beta version 9.70 of the app adds these two options. When you select a specific location, it will show you if you’ve been there and when you were there the last time. It can be seen in your timeline as well. And, as mentioned, a Remove option has been added, too.

Some of the other features seen in the APK teardown done by Android Police have seen features like custom shortcuts, movie show times and ticket sales support, as well as native screenshot feature, among others. It’s important to note that some of these features might not show up in the non-beta version but there is also the possibility that it might. Let’s just treat these as a heads up of features you might see in the near future.

Source: Android Authority

Sunday
Jan282018

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has a US$500 flamethrower, because why not?

SpaceX, Tesla, and Boring Company CEO Elon Musk has made some bold proclamations in the past and has entered random segments for what seems like the heck of it. The latest product from his Boring Company seems like an elaborate, pre-April Fool’s Day prank: a US$500 flamethrower. He tweeted back in December that he planned to sell The Boring Company flamethrower after he sold 50,000 of Boring Company hats. When that hit its target on Christmas Eve, he tweeted that the flamethrowers were coming soon. Musk is known to make promises on deadlines he can’t keep. But this was apparently a promise he could keep. The Boring Company is now accepting pre-orders for the flamethrower and is even selling a $30 branded fire extinguisher to go with it.

They claim it’s the “world’s safest flamethrower.” The Boring Company warns against additional custom fees international orders might get when the product is shipped, and they promise international customers can receive full refunds if they aren’t happy with the fees. And as a warning, it says on the pre-order page that the flamethrower “may not be used on Boring Company decorative lacquered hay bales or Boring Company dockside munitions warehouses.” With shipping said to be starting in April, we’re thinking this is an April Fool’s Day prank that has been set up really early.

Source: The Verge

Sunday
Jan282018

Essential Phone fixes issues with its camera app

The newest update coming to the Essential Phone puts the focus on new camera features in hopes of appeasing those who are criticizing the phone for its pitfalls in this area. It isn’t a major update but it does improve the experience of using the camera app. The stability of the app itself has been improved to prevent it from freezing up occasionally. On top of this, Essential adds app shortcuts to the camera app. You just need to long-press the camera icon and you can get access to features like mono, selfie, and portrait modes. Essential also optimized the Camera Roll, which has also been prone to crashes.

Source: 9to5Google

Sunday
Jan282018

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 1/21-1/27