Google Maps 3D buildings feature rolls out for drivers

Is voice-only social media the next big thing? Plus, leak confirms likely iPhone 16 design, and more
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Google Maps rolls out another useful 3D driving feature
Google Maps is going more 3D (Future)
Having 3D buildings in the Google Maps navigation interface can make it easier for drivers to work out where they are and where they're going – and while the feature has been available for a while, it's now appearing on more screens for more users.
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Social Media
Airchat wants to make talk-only social media a thing
Airchat could be the antidote to traditional social media (Future)
Is there still space for innovation in social media? Airchat thinks so, and it's using audio to differentiate itself – and it might just be on to something. Your posts have to start out as voice or video clips, with your speech then transcribed into text inside the app.
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Phones
This is probably what the iPhone 16 will look like
The iPhone 15 Plus (Future)
The upcoming iPhone 16 series has made another leaked appearance, this time in the form of dummy units – often used by case manufacturers and others in the industry – and they reveal some of the design tweaks possibly coming this year.
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Computing
This could fix oily finger smudges on your MacBook Pro
Apple has a plan for protecting MacBook screens (Apple)
When it's not busy making iPhones, Apple makes MacBooks too – and a newly granted patent suggests the company wants to change the design of its keyboards in order to prevent damage and wear on the screen when the laptops are closed.
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Entertainment
A Man In Full may be the perfect Succession successor
Jeff Daniels stars as Charlie Croker (Netflix)
We now have a full trailer for new Netflix drama A Man In Full – and going off the vibes that this clip is giving off, we reckon this is a series that's going to fill the Succession-sized hole a lot of us have had in our viewing schedules since 2023.
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