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Complexity  ·  3681 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The End of Apps as we Know Them

    The author mentions Google Now a lot, but fails to mention that Google has been doing this for ages in Gmail. Every time there is a date / time mention, there's a place to instantly add it to your calendar from Gmail. Did you also know that if you have a flight confirmation in your Gmail, and you search "LAX" on Google Maps, when you tap the "LAX" pin there is your Flight Number, Time, Gate, etc?

Whaaa? I've not seen this behaviour although it reminds me of the lauded 'data detectors' that were available in Mac Mail ages ago. Do you need Google Now activated? What am I doing right? (Or wrong?)