Google Maps wants to save you some taps with real-time home ETA

Even when driving back home from frequently visited locations, Google Maps, at least for me, is always a dear companion. When ...

Google Maps might finally let you personalize your vehicle before hitting the road

We spotted a change being tested in Google Maps that may let you choose your car avatar from the settings instead of mid-trip.

I used 14 secret codes to unlock menus of settings on my iPhone and Android - how it works

Dial these secret short codes on your phone to unlock hidden settings, secret menus, and powerful features most users never discover.
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Google Maps is adding a nifty chip to show how long it'll take you to get home

Make sure to set Android Central as a preferred source in Google Search, and find out why you should so that you can stay ...

Heading home? Google Maps might tell you how long it’ll take before you even ask

Google Maps looks set to make it even simpler to keep track of how far you are from home. At least one user has spotted that the app now shows your estimated travel time directly in the Home chip ...

Maybe it's habit, maybe it’s control — but I always change these 7 Google Phone app settings

You can find the option in the Google Phone app settings > Call ID announcement > Announce Caller ID. From here, make sure to ...
IEEE

Construction of Local Height Maps Based on Spherical Coordinates

Abstract: Point cloud denoising is crucial for 3D point clouds. This paper improves a multi-patch collaborative denoising method based on local frames, adopting a spherical coordinate method on the ...