{"id":69862,"date":"2014-07-25T17:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=69862"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:34:53","slug":"the-softonic-minute-firefox-31-modern-combat-5-the-sims-4-and-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-softonic-minute-firefox-31-modern-combat-5-the-sims-4-and-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"The Softonic Minute: Firefox 31, Modern Combat 5, The Sims 4 and Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Firefox 31<\/strong> is released, <strong>Modern Combat 5<\/strong> lands on mobile, <strong>The Sims 4<\/strong> shows off some gameplay, and <strong>Google Maps<\/strong> helps you get a bit more adventurous. Check out this week&#8217;s latest software news in The Softonic Minute. And make sure to get your fix now, because after this week&#8217;s edition, we&#8217;ll be on holiday for three weeks!<br \/>\n<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Firefox 31 brings new tab search bar, increased download security\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/firefox-31-update-for-windows-mac-android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firefox 31 brings new tab search bar, increased download security<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The latest version of Firefox, version 31, brings a few minor improvements. First up is the new search bar when you launch a new tab. This feature has been in Google Chrome for some time now, but is one less click for users to get to the search field. <a title=\"Firefox 31 brings new tab search bar, increased download security\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/firefox-31-update-for-windows-mac-android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Modern Combat 5: Blackout available on multiple=\">Modern Combat 5: Blackout available on multiple platforms<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>What is sometimes considered <a title=\"Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare\" href=\"http:\/\/call-of-duty-4.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Call of Duty<\/a> for mobile, Modern Combat 5: Blackout is available on multiple mobile platforms as well as the Windows Store. Make sure to check out our <a title=\"Modern Combat 5: Essential tips to become unbeatable\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/modern-combat-5-essential-tips-to-become-unbeatable\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">essential tips for becoming unbeatable<\/a> in Modern Combat 5.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"The Sims 2 Ultimate Edition free until July 31st\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/the-sims-2-ultimate-edition-free-until-july-31\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sims 2 Ultimate Edition free until July 31st<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of The Sims, Electronic Arts is giving The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection away for free until July 31. All you need is an EA Origin account. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you are a new or old member of Origin. <a title=\"The Sims 2 Ultimate Edition free until July 31\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/the-sims-2-ultimate-edition-free-until-july-31\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Google Maps adds Explore feature to take on Yelp and Foursquare\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-maps-explore-feature-for-android-ios\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps adds Explore feature to take on Yelp and Foursquare<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Google wants you to use Google Maps for more than just getting to your destination. The company updated Maps for Android and iOS to include a new Explore feature, which will take on competing apps like Yelp (<a title=\"Yelp for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/yelp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> | <a title=\"Yelp for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/yelp.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a>) and Foursquare (<a title=\"Foursquare for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/foursquare.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> | <a title=\"Foursquare for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/foursquare.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a>). <a title=\"Google Maps adds Explore feature to take on Yelp and Foursquare\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-maps-explore-feature-for-android-ios\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to check out our past <a title=\"The Softonic Minute\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/t\/softonic-minute\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Softonic Minutes<\/a>, and don&#8217;t forget, we&#8217;ll be on holiday for the next three weeks!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox 31 is released, Modern Combat 5 lands on mobile, The Sims 4 shows off some gameplay, and Google Maps helps you get a bit more adventurous. 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