Celebrate Earth Day With These 5 Eco-Friendly Mobile Apps

April 22nd marks Earth Day across the globe, and it’s essential we play our roles in demonstrating support and preventing environmental destruction. With the world in a state of quarantine, outdoor activities may have come to a halt. Despite this, there are multiple ways you can commemorate this occasion from your mobile phones. Here are
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Google Earth Now Works on More Browsers

Google Earth finally works on web browsers other than Chrome. Namely, Firefox, Edge, and Opera. This is thanks to Google switching from Native Client (NaCl) to WebAssembly (Wasm). The upshot being you can now use Google Earth in Firefox, Edge, and Opera. A Brief History of Google Earth In 2004, Google acquired a company called
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Google Adds 1,000 Wallpapers to Earth View

Google has added more than 1,000 new wallpapers to Earth View. The addition of 1,000 new images brings the total number available on Earth View to more than 2,500. Which, between them, offer a mindblowing bird’s-eye view of the planet on which we live. What Is Google Earth View? Google Earth View is “a collection
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You Can Now Create Virtual Tours Using Google Earth

Google has added a set of creation tools to Google Earth. These allow you to create virtual tours using Google Earth, letting you tell stories using the power of Google’s satellite imagery. You can then share these stories with other people. In 2017, Google launched a new version of Google Earth. This update introduced Voyager,
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Minecraft Earth Announced, Zuckerberg’s Podcast, Video Game Ratings

Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner bring you a brand new Really Useful Podcast, returning for a new run of episodes. This time we take a look at some developments for Minecraft fans, Mark Zuckerberg’s new podcast, what apps you should install from Windows 10, and some thoughts on switching from consoles to Windows 10 for
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You Can Now Sign Up to Try Minecraft Earth

Microsoft has announced Minecraft Earth, a new Minecraft mobile game. Minecraft Earth uses augmented reality to bring Minecraft to the real world. The game isn’t being released until later this year, but you can sign up now for the beta. What Is Minecraft Earth? Minecraft Earth is a new free-to-play augmented reality mobile game. It’s
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