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Times of Oman
5 hours ago
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- Times of Oman
Oman receives certificate for inscription of 'Al-Nūniyya Al-Kubrā' in UNESCO's Memory of World Programme
Paris: The Sultanate of Oman has officially received the certificate of inscription for the manuscript 'Al-Nūniyya Al-Kubrā' (The Great Ode) by the renowned Omani navigator Ahmed bin Majid into UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme. The handover took place during a meeting between Amna Salim Al Balushi, Oman's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, and Dr. Tawfik Jelassi, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, at the organisation's headquarters in Paris, France. This achievement crowns the joint efforts of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, in collaboration with the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science, and the Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, to highlight the manuscript's historical and scientific value. Al-Nūniyya Al-Kubrā is considered one of the most significant works in the fields of navigation and maritime sciences. The manuscript is distinguished by its advanced geographical vision, proposing a novel division of the Earth into fourteen regions encompassing both hemispheres—surpassing the traditional division limited to seven regions in the Northern Hemisphere alone. It also contains detailed descriptions of the societies encountered by the author and his navigational crew, alongside rich documentation of maritime life, including marine species and natural phenomena. It is worth mentioning that UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme, launched in 1992, aims to safeguard humanity's documentary heritage from loss and oblivion. Its selection criteria emphasize authenticity, rarity, historical significance, and cross-border cultural and social impact.


CBC
14 hours ago
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- CBC
Giant sea turtle spotted on Haida Gwaii
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Phone Arena
a day ago
- Phone Arena
Google Maps just took a weird step backward on Android
Google Maps is easily one of the most widely used navigation apps out there, but just like with any app, updates come and go – and not all of them are for the better. Earlier this year, users already felt the sting when Google pulled the plug on Assistant Driving Mode, which also meant losing its built-in support for music apps. In its place, Google added a floating action button (FAB) for playback, which you could toggle on through "Show media playback controls" in the settings. But now, it seems like even that feature might be on its way out. According to a recent report, Google has removed the playback bar in Maps version 25.28 for Android. That playback bar used to appear at the bottom of the screen while you were navigating, letting you play, pause, or skip music and podcasts without leaving the app. Now, both the controls and the toggle to enable them seem to be gone. Show media playback controls seem to be gone – before (left) and now (right). | Image credit – 9to5Google Interestingly, the playback feature is still available on iOS – at least for now. I can still see it on my iPhone 13 mini, which makes the Android removal all the more confusing. It's unclear if this is a bug or a deliberate move by Google, but if it is the latter, it is kind of a head-scratcher. The whole point of having playback controls in your nav app is to make things safer and more convenient. Without them, users have to leave Maps entirely, switch over to their media app, make a change, and then jump back. Even in the best-case scenario, that's a solid 10 to 20 seconds where your attention isn't fully on the if Google really did remove this on purpose, it's not just inconvenient – it's potentially dangerous. And it could push some users toward alternatives like Waze, which happens to be owned by Google, too and still includes built-in media said, Google Maps hasn't been standing still. It's rolled out a few new features recently that might help it stay on top. iPhone users, for example, recently got a handy screenshot recognition tool that can identify locations from saved images.


Android Authority
a day ago
- Android Authority
Google Maps just made controlling your music a navigation nightmare
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. It's unclear if the removal was intentional or just a bug, as the functionality still exists on iOS. Google Maps remains one of the best apps for Android devices, but it's not perfect. There are plenty of ways Google can improve the Maps experience, and a good starting step is to keep features that users use and not remove them, especially if replacement functionality isn't available. The latest change to Google Maps makes it significantly difficult to control your music while navigating, and it's pretty infuriating. As spotted by 9to5Google, Google Maps v25.28 stable as well as Maps v25.29 beta has removed the media playback controls that appeared at the bottom of the app when navigating. The media controls were a swipe away at the bottom, and you could easily control playback from here. Users could also tap the Browse button for nine quick suggestions to switch to quickly. If you needed more options, there was a handy shortcut to quickly open the music app. If you needed more screen real estate, you could swipe down the controls to move them out of the way again. These handy media control shortcuts had to be enabled within Google Maps' Settings > Navigation > Show media playback controls. This feature worked with YouTube Music and Spotify, and you could also select your default media app. However, the new Google Maps update on both stable and beta channels has removed all of this. This feature was my default way to control music playback while navigating. While there are other external ways to control playback, having the control right on the navigation screen was super convenient as it minimized distractions and taps needed to simply change a song. Now, you have to swap out to your music player app or use the active media player notification in the notification panel to control playback, meaning you have to navigate away from the Maps screen and, worse, be distracted for a few more seconds while driving. It's not immediately clear if this removal is intentional or just a bug, but the feature remains present on Google Maps for iOS, for what it's worth. We've contacted Google to learn more about the removal of media playback controls from Google Maps. We'll keep you updated when we learn more. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.


CBC
3 days ago
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- CBC
Tour an innovative small farm in heart of N.B.
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