Note: This week’s news is a little less “news” per se and a little more “somewhat-substantiated-rumors-and-notable-software-updates.”
Google Maps Releases Substantial Update to 3.0
Good news for Google Maps users — an update was available in the iTunes Store on Wednesday for iPhone and iPad that includes several new features. Among them, turn-by-turn improvements, better visibility for travel time, distance and ETA, and my favorite in the list: the ability to save maps offline for travel in slow or no connection areas. Update also available for Android.
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Is Apple Buying Beats?
Those mills are churning, and it seems that a high-profile acquisition may be on the horizon for Apple. Beats By Dr. Dre has been a top-selling line of headphones and speakers for several years now, though some are speculating Apple’s main interest is actually in their streaming music service (about which Steph profiled a few months back).