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Tomorrow is the International Museum Day and Google has been celebrating in advance by showing off some of the world's most famous museums as seen in Google Maps. Thanks to indoor Street View, you can visit them right now, on your laptop or tablet. Google has already highlighted several museums, and today it&... |
17 May 2013
07:33 GMT |
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People in the tech world like to make big speeches about how technology is making life better for everyone. But what they're really thinking about is all the money they're making from it. But technology, in any form, is a force for good even if it only enables people to do things they wouldn't have b... |
17 May 2013
05:55 GMT |
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The new Google Maps is already available for some users, as Google has begun sending out the invites they promised. Since the new Google Maps was just announced on Wednesday, those who have requested invites are already beginning to receive access to the features, Phandroid reports. So far, the service is still i... |
17 May 2013
03:24 GMT |
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During Google’s I/O keynote yesterday, the search giant confirmed Google Maps for iPad. The application, packing a ton of new features and enhancements, is expected to arrive this summer alongside an updated version of the iPhone app.
When you search for places in the new Google Maps, a unique map is built wit... |
16 May 2013
06:00 GMT |
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We knew that Google Maps is getting a huge revamp at I/O, and Google isn't disappointing. A brand new Google Maps for the web is being unveiled and it's essentially a complete rewrite. One of the big focuses of the new maps is personalization. Now, Google Maps won't be the same for any two users. The ... |
15 May 2013
15:16 GMT |
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Google has announced that it will bring a brand new experience to Maps for mobile devices, both Android and iOS based. Daniel Graf, director of Google Maps mobile, said today, during the Google I/O 2013 Conference that Google has reinvented online mapping and that it has become known for its accuracy. Maps for mo... |
15 May 2013
14:54 GMT |
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Online mapping is difficult, this is why there aren't that many companies doing it. Generally, Google dominates, and for good reason, as it has the most accurate and the best looking maps. It's also got hundreds of people working on them, from the infrastructure powering the service all the way up to peop... |
15 May 2013
08:23 GMT |
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If you needed any more proof that Google is about to unveil a revamped Maps website, there's now actual evidence that the new Maps is being unveiled at Google I/O.
Someone at Google jumped the gun and revealed the signup page for the new Google Maps. It seems that the changes are great that Google will be rolli... |
15 May 2013
04:50 GMT |
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A new version of the Google Maps application is now available for download for Android-based devices, namely version 6.14.4, bringing some more bug fixes to Google’s highly popular application.
No specific info on what was changed in the new app release has been provided, but users should enjoy a better exper... |
14 May 2013
02:03 GMT |
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GeoGuessr has a simple concept behind it. You’re dropped in a random place anywhere in the world, as long as there are Street View images there, and you get to guess where you are. The more accurate the location you provide, the more points you get. There are five rounds, and your score from each round is adde... |
13 May 2013
06:41 GMT |
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Google is working on a massive revamp to Google Maps. In the meantime, it's tweaking some of the smaller features as well.
Users are spotting a new way of advertising Street View content in Google Maps, with a card in the Maps OneBox for Google Search.
When searching for some locations, along with the map, yo... |
8 May 2013
17:21 GMT |
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OpenStreetMap is debuting its brand new map editor, built by MapBox, which it hopes will make it even easier for users to contribute to the site. Dubbed iD, the editor is built entirely with HTML and JavaScript and is open source. The new tool is both designed to be more user-friendly – and it is –, and ... |
8 May 2013
05:59 GMT |
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Google is working on a radical redesign of the web-based Google Maps, perhaps the biggest to date. The new design is in testing with some users and has been spotted in the wild. Right off the bat, it's easy to notice that the new UI takes quite a bit of cues from the mobile app version, particularly the Androi... |
8 May 2013
02:17 GMT |
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Google hasn’t launched a Windows 8 version of the Google Maps client, but third-party developers have been hard at work to create alternatives for all adopters of the new OS.
The Maps app for Windows 8 is a Metro tool that relies on the Google Maps API to provide users with satellite imagery, but also with the... |
1 May 2013
19:31 GMT |
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OpenStreetMap is the open source, crowdsourced equivalent to Google Maps and it's been getting some attention lately, if only because it's the only viable and free alternative to said Google Maps. OpenStreetMap already has a rather comprehensive view of the world, courtesy of all the volunteer contributor... |
30 April 2013
07:42 GMT |
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Google Earth 7.1 was released earlier this week. While desktop software is not something Google specializes in and the company has been trying to move away from the few apps it has developed, Earth is still going.
The big new feature in Earth 7.1 is support for the Leap Motion controller, making it possible to manip... |
25 April 2013
05:48 GMT |
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Google has been granted a new patent that mixes together a few of its tools, such as Maps Navigation and Street View. The patent grants “panoramic images within driving directions.” Basically, it enables users to view a plurality of driving direction steps that form the directions between a starting add... |
23 April 2013
10:53 GMT |
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Google rolled out a new update for Google Earth (7.1.1 beta), which includes new features for both the free and the Pro version. Common to both of them is support for LEAP Motion device, which allows users to control the images displayed on the computer screen through hand movements. Check out the video above for a ... |
23 April 2013
10:40 GMT |
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Google Map Maker started out as a tool for underdeveloped countries, places where mapping data was scarce and where Google would want to pay for it anyway. It worked great too, volunteers quickly mapped out entire countries.
More recently though, Google has been using the same tool in places where map coverage is al... |
23 April 2013
08:43 GMT |
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Google has added new imagery for the Hungary and Lesotho Google Maps Street View. Furthermore, new places have been added for Poland, Romania and other countries around the world. The 360 degree high-resolution photographs are available for 50 countries, The Verge reports. While the expansion of this service is sl... |
23 April 2013
05:34 GMT |
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As Google is trying to come to terms with the EU and make what concessions it's willing to give, to get the EU probe over with, more Google "competitors" are popping up with claims that Google has done them wrong. Streetmap, a UK site you haven't heard of, presumably because Google has buried it all the wa... |
12 April 2013
06:00 GMT |
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It seems that Google Maps is disproportionately the product that gets Google in trouble; sometimes it's rightfully so, like when its Street View cars captured Wi-Fi data from open networks; sometimes it can be because mapping laws are archaic in many places. Case in point is India, where Google has been trying ... |
8 April 2013
10:24 GMT |
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You can find almost anything on Google Maps. You can find ATMs and gas stations in foreign countries, places to eat while out, find out what's it like at the South Pole, skiing conditions in the Alps, when the train arrives and so on. But you can't find everything, for example, you can't find treasure... |
1 April 2013
05:28 GMT |
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Google has now published Street View imagery from Namie-machi, a small town near the Fukushima nuclear plant that has been abandoned since the accident. The town was evacuated when the situation at the nuclear power plant got out of control and is still off-limits, no one has been allowed to return. "Two years hav... |
28 March 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Google Maps may be a free tool, but Google offers the technology and data behind it to companies wanting to create custom maps based on proprietary data. Google Maps Engine is a powerful cloud tool for enterprises.
But it's too complex and too powerful for regular users who may also need to be able to create c... |
28 March 2013
08:21 GMT |
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Google is adding more public transport information in several big cities in the US. Real-time info, such as departure time and service alerts, is now available, making it possible to plan ahead.
"Starting today, you can view live departure times for seven lines on the New York City subway system (MTA), as well as f... |
27 March 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Google Maps continues to expand its coverage of ski resorts and slopes. Granted, winter is over, in the calendar at least, half of Europe is still covered in snow, but the data could still prove useful. The additions cover only locations in the US and Canada anyway.
"With about a month left in the season, time&rsqu... |
26 March 2013
07:11 GMT |
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As it continues to improve is ill-fated mapping service in the war against Google, Apple has acquired a company that specializes in mapping enclosed environments using Wi-Fi.
Apple wants to offer its customers the ability to detect an iPhone’s location in a building using Wi-Fi signals, according to a Wall Str... |
24 March 2013
07:29 GMT |
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gMaps is one of the best Google Maps clients for Windows 8, especially since the Mountain View-based search giant doesn’t plan to release any other programs aimed at Microsoft’s new operating system.The application has recently received an update that brings new features and a couple of bug fixes, thus ma... |
21 March 2013
14:21 GMT |
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Google has the streets of the world pretty much covered, or at least it thinks it does, since it's going to more and more remote places to capture Street View imagery. Earlier this week, it introduced imagery for the seven tallest mountains on each of the seven continents.
Now, it's talking about the effor... |
20 March 2013
10:31 GMT |
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Google continues to reach new remote places with Street View, a product which has long outgrown its name. It went to the South Pole, to the frozen Canadian North, to museums and castles, even to the Grand Canyon.
Now, Google reached another milestone by visiting some of the most famous and the tallest mountains in t... |
18 March 2013
13:10 GMT |
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It looks like Google is not done with the reorganization. First came the rather surprising announcement that Android head Andy Rubin was leaving his role for some other project at Google, with Chrome Chief Sundar Pichai taking over.
Now, the Wall Street Journal says that Google is splitting up the Maps and Commerce ... |
14 March 2013
12:30 GMT |
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A Bing Maps app is installed by default on all Windows 8 workstations, but many users are actually turning to third-party map services to explore specific locations across the world.
While each has its own pros and cons, Better Maps comes with a great mix of Google Maps, Bing Maps and Nokia Maps right on the Metro i... |
12 March 2013
04:37 GMT |
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Spats over patents, of the software variety, are nothing new and, unfortunately, aren't going anywhere any time soon. Microsoft is going after Google in Germany and has sued the company over some patent that it's claiming has something to do with Google Maps.
Given the fact that Google pretty much invented... |
8 March 2013
08:41 GMT |
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Microsoft is really keen on taking revenge against Google after the search company tipped off the European antitrust regulators over its browser ballot, so the software giant is now trying to get Google Maps banned in Germany.
According to a report released by FOSS Patents, Microsoft claims that Google Maps infringe... |
8 March 2013
01:18 GMT |
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Google Street View is getting a major update in Europe, Street View imagery makes its debut in Bulgaria and 200 more locations have been added in Russia. Some imagery in the UK, which already had great coverage, is getting updated.
While this may be the first time Google publishes images from Bulgaria, Google is not... |
7 March 2013
04:56 GMT |
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Google has released the first update to its Maps iOS application months after the app's debut in the iTunes App Store as a third-party mapping solution for iPhone users.This is the first incremental update since Google Maps’ December 2012 debut as a standalone, native application for small-screen iOS devic... |
5 March 2013
13:28 GMT |
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Earlier this week, Mountain View-based Internet giant Google made available for download a new flavor of its Google Maps application for the owners of Android-based devices, providing them with a series of bug fixes for a better experience with the application. Unfortunately, the company did not offer specific info... |
22 February 2013
02:13 GMT |
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Google Street View has gone to a lot of places through the years, from the Antarctic to Iraqi museums. It's never been to a NFL stadium though, until now. The Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts, has the honor of being the first such stadium to be featured in Google Maps.
Fans of the team, or anyo... |
15 February 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Bing Maps may not be as popular as Google Maps, but the service can be used to discover some pretty interesting things throughout the globe. Now it appears that Bing Maps’ satellite imagery is showing what seems to be a secret US drone base in Saudi Arabia, somewhere at the Eastern border with the state of Yem... |
8 February 2013
06:11 GMT |
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Winter is almost done, but if you've been meaning to hit the slopes, there's still some time. All the new sky resorts available in Google Maps should help with that. Google has added data for 38 new locations, run and lift maps useful to skyers in particular.
"With 38 new run and lift maps for some of the ... |
7 February 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Google's Hotel Finder tool has been around for a while, but it's getting a decent update now. It's now easier to find the best places to stay in a city you plan to visit, both in terms of the actual hotel and the area where it's located. "Just go to www.google.com/hotels and choose the city you&r... |
5 February 2013
16:21 GMT |
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The Business Photos feature in Google Maps comes in very handy if you have a small shop or restaurant, it provides 360-degree panoramic shots of the interior of these places, making it possible for people to check them out ahead of time.
It's a great opportunity for businesses to look their best. It's als... |
2 February 2013
13:31 GMT |
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A new flavor of the popular Yelp for Android application is now available for download, featuring version 3.8.2 and bringing along a nice enhancement for all users to enjoy. To be more precise, the team of developers behind the app notes that the software now features integration with Google Maps v2. Basically, t... |
1 February 2013
07:39 GMT |
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Google Maps has made it possible to visit every corner of the Earth, see Street View or satellite images of it, get distances and directions and so on. Yet, for all the technology and advances, Maps still has one big problem like every other map before it, it's not accurate. The Earth is (almost) a sphere, but... |
31 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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Google Street View is great for exploring any place on Earth, any place where there is Street View at least, but that's more and more places each day, from the Antarctic to the Grand Canyon.
But actually exploring isn't so great, the navigation is OK for a few "hops," but it can get annoying after a few cl... |
31 January 2013
15:21 GMT |
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As promised, a bunch of Googlers spent quite a lot of time in the Grand Canyon with a huge contraption strapped to their back, all with the goal of capturing the beauty of the landscape as accurately as possible.
Now, all that work is paying off, for us at least, as Google is publishing a huge amount of Street View... |
31 January 2013
08:53 GMT |
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With the help of volunteers, Google was finally able to put North Korea on the map, so to speak. Google Maps now has a much more detailed view of the country, no small feat considering there's little to no official info to rely on.
But as people started browsing the North Korean map, they also started stumblin... |
30 January 2013
05:22 GMT |
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With Google Maps, you can travel all around the world and see the most remote places in great detail, thanks to satellite imagery, Street View and everything in between. Yet, there were still some places that felt barren, like North Korea. No more, Google has now revealed a greatly improved map of North Korea thanks... |
29 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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The fast switch towards mobile devices has left most of the big web players struggling to react. While Google, Facebook and everyone else made the switch as well and their apps are some of the most popular around, there still seems to be perceived problem and these companies aren't seen as "mobile" yet.
That�... |
24 January 2013
09:42 GMT |
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