Thankfully, there’s now a Power Saving Mode in Google Maps. It allows you to activate a black-and-white, full-screen overlay on your always-on display. When enabled, lock your phone during navigation, ...

There's a specific kind of guilt that comes from being a privacy-conscious Android user. You buy the hardware, you aggressively debloat the device (or even root it), and find polished open-source ...

Stepping away from Google Maps led me to some hidden-gem alternatives and also some dealbreakers. You may find my final choice surprising.

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

I'm glad I found it because the feature has now become an integral part of my daily navigation routine. It also made me ...

Two onetime attorneys for President Donald Trump and an aide who all worked on Trump’s 2020 campaign are scheduled to appear ...

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Update: Apple says the issues affecting Find My and Apple Maps have been resolved. Original story below. Amid sporadic reports on social media, Apple has confirmed ongoing problems affecting Find My ...

Did you know that Google Maps has a robust custom map creation tool? I don’t blame you if you don’t; Google doesn’t exactly make it easy to discover or use. Nevertheless, My Maps allows users to ...

I recently rediscovered a Google Maps feature that I completely forgot existed, but you can’t really blame me. If you frequent travel subreddits and forums, you’ll likely be familiar with My Maps, ...

Five years ago this week, a devastating wind storm called a derecho blasted across Iowa and several other states, causing catastrophic damage to structures, crops and trees. The Iowa Department of ...

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that ...