For just $3, Google’s magic stick will save your aging PC

Google and Back Market have launched a $3 ChromeOS Flex USB Kit to rescue aging Windows 10 PCs. It includes the free OS, guides, and video tutorials — and it's a much cheaper fix than buying a new ...

Google Maps Just Got Its Biggest Update Since 2009. Here’s How AI Is Changing the Way You Drive

Charles Armstrong, the product manager on Google Maps, is trying to explain how the platform’s turn-by-turn directions are getting their biggest update since the service launched in 2009. Maps is an ...
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Windows 11 still runs dinosaur services like fax at boot — here's what you should disable

These Windows services are better of disabled.

Google Maps Adds Gemini AI With Conversational Search And 3D ‘Immersive Navigation’

Google is embedding Gemini AI into Maps with conversational search and 3D navigation, solving problems many users may not ...
The Next Web

Google’s biggest Maps update in a decade puts Gemini in the passenger seat

Ask Maps lets users query the world in natural language. Immersive Navigation rebuilds directions in 3D. Together, they mark the most significant overhaul of Google Maps since Street View. The ...
PC Magazine

Google Maps Just Got a Major AI Upgrade. Here's How 'Ask Maps' Will Work

Google Maps can easily pull up nearby locations, but what if you're not exactly sure what you need? A new Gemini-powered “Ask Maps” button in the app will let you ask natural-language questions about ...

Google Maps Adds Gemini AI-Powered 'Ask Maps' Feature and 3D Immersive Navigation

Google today added Gemini AI to Google Maps, enabling a new Ask Maps feature. Gemini in maps can answer complex, real-world ...

Google Maps introduces its biggest driving updates yet

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best ...
9to5google

Google Maps rolling out conversational ‘Ask Maps’ chat

“Ask Maps” is accessed as a button underneath the search bar. It brings a chatbot-like sheet that prompts you to “Ask anything, about anywhere.” After the greeting, you’ll see suggested prompts. You ...
Mashable

Google Maps receives major upgrade with 3D redesign, AI feature

AI features and a brand new way to view Google Maps are currently rolling out in the app for its biggest upgrade in a decade. Credit: Google Maps Google Maps just got a major upgrade. A really major ...
PC Magazine

Google Play Gets Serious About the PC With Free Trials, Android Cross-Buy, More

Google's work to improve Play Games for PC continues, and it used the 2026 Game Developers Conference (GDC) to announce that Google Play now lets you buy select games once and play them across PC and ...
Ars Technica

Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android

Google has been tinkering with porting its Play Games platform to Windows for several years, but it started getting serious about it last year. Now, with the 2026 Game Developer Conference underway, ...