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Iran is not letting go of the Persian Gulf Google "scandal" and is now threatening to sue the company over the matter. What's more, Google should be expecting serious damages over the matter. Where exactly Iran is going to sue Google and on what grounds is another matter.
Perhaps trying to take a neutral stance... |
17 May 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Google has once again published updated imagery in Google Maps, mostly satellite images but also aerial ones. Most of the new images are from the US, but there's new stuff around the world, in over 100 countries. If you're rather familiar with a region on Google Maps, you may be able to spot the changes, bu... |
16 May 2012
10:53 GMT |
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Google is adding a small but useful new feature to Google Maps, the ability to save your home and work locations for quick access, especially when getting directions. Users can already save locations they use often and places they check into are saved automatically.
Now, the My Places tab also houses quick links to ... |
16 May 2012
07:31 GMT |
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The Google 2012 Model Your Town Competition is over and the winner has been selected. This year, the winner is the town of Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain.The quality of the models created for this town has convinced the judges, which is anyone who voted, that this is the place most worthy of the first prize. "The winning t... |
15 May 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Google has been on a roll lately with Street View, likely making up for all the lost time during the entire WiFi payload data affair. But that's (almost) behind it now and it's started to roll out the service in more and more countries. Estonia and Latvia join the Ukraine and Israel as the latest countries ... |
15 May 2012
17:51 GMT |
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Google Street View is surprisingly controversial for such a seemingly mild product. After all, at its core, Street View is just an online photo gallery with a cool, though somewhat gimmicky, 360-degree view and phone-camera quality shots. Yet controversial it is, people are worried that their neighbors as well as an... |
14 May 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Google has released a new flavor of its Maps for Android application, meant to provide users with the ability to find businesses around them much easier than before. Regardless of whether looking for restaurants, salons, city tours or other locations, the new Google Maps for Android 6.7 is meant to prove more effic... |
10 May 2012
02:14 GMT |
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This is probably you've always wondered about, but never actually did something to figure it out, what's underneath you on the other side of the world. Plenty of cartoons would have you believe that you'd hit China, which is true, but only if you live in the US and you tunnel straight to the other side... |
8 May 2012
19:51 GMT |
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Google Maps is no stranger to controversy, anything that has to do with borders and neighboring countries is going to get dragged into decades or centuries old conflicts. Google's approach is to stay neutral, use the generally accepted nomenclature, mark disputed borders or display different names in different c... |
7 May 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Google is expanding its Business Photos program which enables business owners to add 360 degree panoramic photos of their locations to be published on Google Maps and on their Places pages. The program enables businesses to hire accredited photographers and have them come and shoot at their locations. This enables... |
1 May 2012
10:11 GMT |
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It may be a couple of months late but Google has finally launched the Google Maps game it teased in January. The game is now live, at playmapscube.com, but you're going to need a modern browser and a decent enough computer to run it. The game is built on WebGL and makes ample use of the 3D graphics and the 3D bu... |
28 April 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Google has now brought to Google Maps GL the detailed 3D building models that it recently introduced. These models are a significant improvement over the previous ones and were only available in the regular version of Maps, not the WebGL-powered one.
"In March, we shared news of a significant improvement over our pr... |
27 April 2012
04:31 GMT |
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Google regularly provides updated images for Google Maps, they wouldn't be much use if roads or buildings in them were no longer there or had changed. Along with satellite imagery, which covers the entire planet, Maps also provides aerial imagery, shot from a plane, of major cities around the world.
These image... |
26 April 2012
05:34 GMT |
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Google Maps has always had a strong photo component. The map of a place is great for getting your bearings and Street View may be useful for checking out the interesting places, but it's user photos that provide the best experience if you really want to enjoy a famous landmark or location.Thankfully, by definiti... |
25 April 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Google's Street View has made its official debut in Israel. The first images were spotted last week, ahead of the official unveiling, but the feature is live in the country in Google Maps.
Along with the launch, Google also put together a small guide for Street View in Israel, so you can head straight to the mo... |
23 April 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Google has updated satellite and aerial imagery in Google Maps for quite a few locations. There is new high-resolution satellite imagery in more than 100 countries as well as aerial images in the US and a few elsewhere.If you've got photographic memory or the update just happens to be for a place you check out a... |
20 April 2012
14:11 GMT |
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Google may be all about Google+ these days, but it sometimes remembers that it has other products, even other social products. Panoramio, the geo-tagged photo sharing service, has gotten an improved way of placing photos on the map.
If the photo you're trying to upload doesn't have a geo-tag, you can deter... |
20 April 2012
10:29 GMT |
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Google has started rolling out Street View in Israel, a couple of days before it was set to. Imagery is now live in several cities in Google Maps. Despite setbacks, Google has been expanding Street View to more places. It took longer to get Israel online as the approval process was a bit tougher than in other places.... |
20 April 2012
06:31 GMT |
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Google's Maps API is taking a beating lately, mostly because Google had the audacity to start charging really big users. Foursquare has stopped using it on its site, Wikipedia chose OpenStreetMap for its Android app and so on. But Google is showing that, for all the bad blood, there are plenty of people doing r... |
12 April 2012
05:11 GMT |
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Based on the sheer number of movies, TV shows and comics about it, the zombie apocalypse is definitely coming. The question isn't "when," it's "will you be ready?"
The Map of the Dead may be a first useful step, or a desperate last hope if the end catches you unprepared, as long as the internet still work... |
11 April 2012
15:21 GMT |
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It hasn't been long since Wikimedia launched its Wikipedia Android app, and the foundation is claiming that the app has been doing rather well. In fact, it's been downloaded 2.25 million times in less than two months.
The Wikipedia app also boasts a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating. It's getting used to it, ... |
6 April 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Google has introduced an interesting solution to the problem of creating interior maps for malls, stores and so on, to use in Google Maps. The company debuted interior maps a few months ago, but it required it to work directly with the places being featured.
Later, it started allowing business owners to upload floor... |
6 April 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Owners of Android-based mobile phones can now download and install on their devices a new flavor of Street View on Google Maps. With Google Maps Street View, users can easily explore the world at a street level, regardless of whether it’s their hometown or a faraway location. The latest version of the appli... |
5 April 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Google's Model Your Town 2012 competition is almost at an end, all that's left to do is pick the winner, the most important and interesting part. 212 teams entered the competition this year, each trying to showcase the beautiful structures in their towns.
But that had to be narrowed down, so Google has sel... |
3 April 2012
17:21 GMT |
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If you're planning to visit London this year, you're not alone. With the Summer Olympics just months away, London will be an even busier place than ever. The influx of tourists is also going to put a strain on public transport, which is why Google Maps is now introducing real-time service alerts for the Lon... |
3 April 2012
11:11 GMT |
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Last week, Google brought back traveling time estimates based on live traffic. Now it's adding more traffic-related features with typical traffic data for smaller roads, such as arterial roads, and not just for highways as before.
What this means is that you'll be able to get an estimate of what the typica... |
3 April 2012
04:55 GMT |
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As you have undoubtedly noticed, the internet went out of its way to celebrate April Fools yesterday. While the shenanigans may be over, some of the pranks are still very much work, case in point being the 8-bit version of Google Maps.
Like the ASCII YouTube of past, the 8-bit Google Maps for the Nintendo NES aims t... |
2 April 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Google Maps has just gotten new travel time estimates that take into account traffic conditions. If you're getting a feeling of deja vu, you're right, the feature, a similar one in fact, was available in Google Maps up until about a year ago. It's now back and better than ever. When planning a trip, y... |
30 March 2012
06:48 GMT |
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Google is constantly updating imagery in Google Maps. Satellite imagery is relatively easy to come by, Google's got its own satellite for that (OK, technically it's not Google's satellite, but it did fund a big part of it and has exclusive access to it). Aerial imagery, or 45 degree imagery as Google c... |
29 March 2012
10:31 GMT |
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One of the most popular Android applications, Google Maps has just been updated to version 6.5. The small update brings a few changes, mostly for devices that run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.
Firstly, the application has been given a new fresh look for Navigation on Android 4.0+ phones. The entir... |
28 March 2012
22:31 GMT |
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Planning to fly over Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park any time soon? Better grab smartphone and be sure to peek outside the window and you may notice a huge QR code on the rooftop of one of the buildings. Facebook just moved to new headquarters and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted to make the place a bit more "Fa... |
26 March 2012
10:50 GMT |
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Google is welcoming another country to Street View, Poland. Street View has been expanding in Eastern Europe lately, it recently started shooting in the Czech Republic and is now doing the same in the neighboring Poland.
It's a big launch, Google has covered the important parts of the country which are availabl... |
23 March 2012
06:40 GMT |
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Google regularly provides updated satellite imagery for Google Maps and Earth. With the whole world to cover, even the smallest updates are quite substantial. The latest adds high resolution imagery for more than 100 countries.There are new images virtually around the world, but several special places are included in... |
21 March 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Google Maps and Google Earth in particular would be significantly less fun and less useful without 3D models. Google has been relying on its own data as well as volunteer model makers to create 3D renderings of real-life buildings and landmarks.
Now, it's introducing even more detailed models for more than a th... |
21 March 2012
06:45 GMT |
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Google is expanding the Map Maker program to France and Monaco. Users there can now make their contributions to Google Maps, add their favorite places, correct errors and so on.
"Spring is in the air, carrying with it that special kind of love one feels when taking a romantic stroll along the Seine, visiting a count... |
20 March 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Google has announced that it's expanding its live traffic coverage in Google Maps with the addition of three new countries Norway, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Users around the world will be able to see traffic conditions in near real time in several places in these countries."We have expanded our live traffic cov... |
19 March 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this year, meaning 60 years of reign. She will be only the second Commonwealth monarch, after Queen Victoria, to achieve this.In celebration of this, Google has teamed up with Historypin, a site dedicated to framing historic photographs in their modern day locatio... |
12 March 2012
15:51 GMT |
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It's been a year since the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan and the areas affected are still recovering. The damage was extensive, even total in some areas. The country is still rebuilding and Google has provided an updated set of satellite imagery for the regions affected, taken re... |
12 March 2012
08:55 GMT |
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Google has just made available for download a new flavor of the Google Maps application for devices running under the Android platform.There are not many enhancements included in the new update, but users will benefit from a new, simplified menu for Google Maps Navigation (Beta). The new version of the application wa... |
10 March 2012
02:56 GMT |
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Google Maps is a great way of checking out any place in the world, but that wouldn't be worth much if the data were out of date, for example showing buildings that are not there anymore, or not showing ones that are.
This is why the regular imagery updates for Google Maps are important. The latest such update i... |
9 March 2012
15:41 GMT |
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A short while ago, Google introduced a very interesting new feature, indoor maps for the Android version of Google Maps. The feature can be quite useful, but it's a bit harder to maintain and scale than with regular maps.
There's no central authority which can provide Google with interior maps so it did wh... |
9 March 2012
08:28 GMT |
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Google Street View has been a rather controversial product, at least in the minds of some, but it's also been a wildly successful one for a very simple reason, people get it and they like it.The ability to see your own house online or from satellite is real and is available to billions of people.At the same time... |
3 March 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Foursquare has announced that it is getting rid of Google Maps and will start using OpenStreetMap data for its website instead. What it means is that there will be different map data but also that the map will look different.
"Starting today, we’re embracing the OpenStreetMap movement, so all the maps you see... |
1 March 2012
06:11 GMT |
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Google has rolled out one of its regular imagery updates for Google Maps and Earth. But it's a bit more than the regular updates, there is new data for some 155 countries in this latest batch. Google constantly provides newer satellite imagery for places of interest or where the existing imagery is becoming a bi... |
24 February 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Google Earth 6.2 was recently launched and it boasted several new features and improvements. A big one, that Google is now detailing, is the search feature. The UI has been improved, there are now search layers, support for transit directions and so on.One of the first things you'll notice is that tabs are gone ... |
22 February 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Undeterred by lawsuits, investigations, grave errors on its part, criticism and so on, Google is continuing to expand Street View. Now it's adding a brand new country to the service, the largest in the world in fact, Russia. Granted, it's just two big cities in Russia that now have Street View imagery, b... |
22 February 2012
08:21 GMT |
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Google's latest update to the Maps Android app came with a hidden surprise, points for check-ins in Latitude. The location-based service that's been a part of the Maps app since the beginning hasn't really captured the world's imagination.
Google itself hasn't given it much attention, ... |
20 February 2012
05:05 GMT |
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Google Maps provides a very powerful and useful set of tools for any number of companies and organizations. However, while companies can afford to pay people to create custom applications based on Google Maps, non-profits and similar organizations rarely can. This is where Google's Earth Outreach Developer Grant... |
16 February 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Google’s main localization application, Google Maps has just received a minor update, which is meant to improve the battery performance.
The developers promise Latitude and Location History users improved battery performance while using these features, so they will be able to squeeze more juice from their batt... |
16 February 2012
04:30 GMT |
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Valentine's Day is a good excuse to be romantic, though there's nothing keeping you from being romantic all year round, or ignoring this day completely, for that matter. Since love is in the air, and on the web, you can share your best or most memorable kisses with the world and place them on a map, anonymo... |
14 February 2012
19:01 GMT |
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