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Ottocast brings wireless Android Auto and CarPlay to more cars [Save 25%]

One of the more annoying parts of using Android Auto is plugging your phone into the car. In my experience, cables degrade quickly, making the connection unreliable. Hit a bump in the road? Oops, there goes your Android Auto.

Thankfully, our friends at Ottocast have a full lineup of dongles that can easily make your car’s Android Auto wireless – while also supporting wireless CarPlay for iPhone owners! For a limited time, 9to5Google readers can take advantage of an exclusive 25% discount on some of Ottocast’s best Android Auto products by using code “9to5google25” at checkout.

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How to achieve a perfect integration between Google Workspace and Apple devices at work

Apple and Google might not always see eye to eye on everything, but customers love using them together. For companies of every size and in all markets, Google Workspace and Apple devices are the base of their technology stack. 

While the iPhone and the Mac are the undisputable preference among employees when they’re given the chance to decide which devices to use, Google’s business software solutions revolutionized how companies and their employees work and collaborate. 

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The magical link between Apple devices and Google Workspace

If there’s one thing we can agree that Apple and Google products have in common is that end users love them. If you stop anyone between ages 15 and 35 years on the street and ask them on the spot, what provider would you choose if you had no email address, phone, or computer? We bet a massive majority would say, “That’s easy, Gmail, an iPhone and a Mac.”

While Apple devices are unquestionably the most innovative, powerful, intuitive, elegant, and durable devices available, the Google suite of solutions – led by Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Chrome and Google Docs (to mention a few) – are all the leaders in their markets…

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The ultimate guide to Spigen’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge cases

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Let’s face it: there are a lot of Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge cases out there. Even before Samsung’s latest devices hit stores, frontrunner case manufacturer Spigen had some cases ready to order. Now that the the phones are in stores, Spigen has a huge assortment of affordable cases to help you protect your shiny new smartphone.

Today we’re taking a look at Spigen’s best options for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge…


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Google introduces new local ads experience in Google Maps on iOS & Android

Google today announced on its blog that it’s introducing an “updated ad experience” for Google Maps on iPhone, iPad, and Android that will display a small banner at the bottom of the screen when a user performs a search. Google used to display smaller banner ads that would pop up as an overlay on the map after searching for a location, but the new experience brings ads into the new bottom bar that Google introduced in its recent redesign of the Google Maps mobile apps. 

Relevant ads on the Google Maps app can now appear at the bottom of the screen after a user performs a search. They include a title, ad text, and a link to get directions. Users can tap or swipe upward to see more information — this is a new click type known as “Get location details” and results in a standard CPC charge.

Just like the previous ads, tapping or swiping up on the new ads placed at the bottom of the screen will pull up details about businesses including images, reviews, phone numbers and addresses. Google’s recent update to the Google Maps mobile apps also brought Zagat ratings and Google Offers into the local business search results displayed on the new bottom navigation bar.

Google provides more information for advertisers interested in display local ads in Maps in its blog post here.