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"Google announced today the addition of an Explore Nearby button for Google Maps on iOS and Android. The featuring is rolling out &amp;quot;starting this week.&amp;quot;\r\nThe new feature expands the Google Maps as more than just your go-to app for directions. Explore\u00A0will adjust its results based on context, such as the weather and the time of day. Google recommends that you have location reporting and history turned on for the best results.\r\n\u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0\r\nAndroid users will be able to pull up venue information at their destination. As Google Maps learns more about the places you go to, it\u2019ll get more accurate.\r\nThis sounds\u00A0a lot like the new Foursquare. Google already has the advantage of serving up directions, so this could represent a serious challenge if it works well. Foursquare is in the midst of reinventing itself as it\u00A0offloads all check-ins to its Swarm\u00A0app. The main app will instead\u00A0focus on timely recommendations and discovery.\r\n\u27A4 Spend more time exploring with Google Maps"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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