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This new JavaScript engine only needs 10 kB RAM

MicroQuickJS is a new project from Fabrice Bellard, who has created many other open-source projects, including QEMU, FFmpeg, ...

Ruby 4.0: A lot of restructuring under the hood, few new features

The new major version with a new JIT compiler, a revised parallelization API, and a maturing type system paves the way for ...

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

Best Of: The Map Men On Missing Islands And The Meaning Of Mistakes

Last year, Americans spent more than 300 billion minutes on navigation apps, like Waze or Google Maps.The GPS systems in our ...

Android’s Find Hub now lets you switch up map views for easier device tracking

Google is rolling out an update for Android's Find Hub, which introduced a new option to switch map layers for additional ...

I tested the new Google Maps Power Saving Mode over 200 miles; here's what you need to know

Thankfully, there’s now a Power Saving Mode in Google Maps. It allows you to activate a black-and-white, full-screen overlay on your always-on display. When enabled, lock your phone during navigation, ...
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Google Maps or Waze? This Nav App Will Get You to Your Holiday Parties Faster

A capable map app will save you time (and your sanity), but which one is best at dodging all the holiday season traffic? I tested both, and there's a clear winner. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an ...