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The best apps, software, and downloads including iOS, Android, Google Maps, Waze, CarPlay, and more.

RealityScan for iOS and Android.
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This free app uses your phone camera to turn real objects into 3D models

April 4th, 2022

Epic Games announced a new 3D scanning app for iOS and Android devices on Monday. It’s called RealityScan, and as the name indicates, it turns photos you take with your phone into high-fidelity 3D models. Epic Games developed RealityScan in collaboration with Capturing Reality (which it acquired last March) and Quixel (creator of Megascans).

Apple iPhone 13 Display
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Apple Maps now supports HAAS Safety Cloud alerts

April 1st, 2022

Apple Maps is Apple’s navigation app that comes preloaded on iPhone. It’s seen its fair share of criticism in the past, but Apple has significantly upgraded the mapping app in recent years. But you don’t need to wait for WWDC 2022 for new Apple Maps features, as there’s a new safety tool coming to iPhone …

Google Search on iPad
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Google Search gets a great new feature to help fight misinformation

March 31st, 2022

Google announced on Thursday a series of brand new Google Search features. They’re all meant to help users recognize trusted news sources online and avoid misinformation. The new “highly cited” label is one of the highlights. Google Search will now visually label sources of information that have been widely cited so that readers can get …

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YouTube TV finally brings picture-in-picture to iPhone and iPad

March 31st, 2022

At long last, YouTube TV added a picture-in-picture mode to its iOS app. This useful feature has been available on Android since 2017, but YouTube had left iPhone and iPad users high and dry for years. As long as your device is running iOS 15 or newer, you can now continue watching YouTube TV even …

Three Apple iPhones with apps on the screens
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iOS 15.4.1 now available with a fix for the battery drain bug

March 31st, 2022

Shortly after Apple released iOS 15.4 earlier this month, iPhone owners started complaining about faster battery drain. If you were one of those iPhone owners, you’re in luck. Apple just released iOS 15.4.1, and the update includes a fix for the battery draining more quickly than expected. Download the update ASAP if you’re struggling with …

iPhone 13 Pro Front
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Russia’s Yandex collects user data from thousands of iPhone and Android apps

March 29th, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited a massive reaction from Western countries that included previously unseen sanctions on the invader. In addition to banking and trade limits that governments imposed, various companies paused their activities in Russia or left completely. Additionally, the West’s scrutiny of Russian tech increased. Kaspersky is one example. Yandex is another, as …

Google Maps reviews
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Google Maps removed nearly 100 million fraudulent reviews last year

March 28th, 2022

Google explained how it polices reviews on its main navigation platform a few weeks ago. By combining advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features with humans who manually review fraudulent Google Maps reviews, Google tries to offer a safe, genuine experience inside the application. Google is now back with a new Google Maps report that details the …

An iPhone 13 Pro on a table next to Apple AirPods
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Why I’ll never sideload apps on iPhone

March 28th, 2022

The European Union may soon force Apple and Google to allow the practice of sideloading apps on iPhone and Android, respectively. It’s already possible for Android users to install any apps they want, regardless of where they come from. But the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) would also impose the practice on Apple, which would …