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| Pedestrian GPS from Google |  | To come to the assistance of travelers, but not exclusively to them, Google has developed a tool that allows users to get directions from Google Maps, every time they want to have a sidewalk view of a city. After asking for walking directions, people will be guided to the shortest path to their destinations. "Starting today [July 22], you can tell Google Maps that you want walking directions, and we'll try to find you a route tha ... [read more >>] | | 23 July 2008, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What Kids Think About Google Earth |  | The children of Google employees spent this past week in the "Geo Camp," a place where they could get in touch with Google Earth, Maps and Docs. These applications are probably the most appealing for kids between 9 and 12 years old, whose passion for all things science, nature and gadgets is vivid. After a week of handling the tools that are interesting for adults and children alike, the 18 guests were asked to formulate their co ... [read more >>] | | 22 July 2008, 05:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Google Mobile App Launched for iPhone and iPod Touch |  | The Google Mobile Team has just released its first downloadable iPhone application. Simply dubbed "Google Mobile App," the free software lets you search for anything (including contacts), providing you with search suggestions that the application remembers once you start using them more often. Best of all, if you search for, let's say, a restaurant, Google Mobile App immediately displays the results in Google maps.
" ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 06:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Maps Get Better with Tele Atlas |  | Tele Atlas, a Belgian company that develops digital maps, announced that it stroke a deal with Google in order to enhance the Mountain View company's navigation and mapping applications. The new deal was signed for no less than five years and will positively affect Google Maps for Mobile, Google Maps for Desktop, Google Earth, as well as other applications.
Following the agreement, Google will have access to the maps an ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 12:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More User-Generated Content on Google Earth |  | Google Earth, Google's mapping solution, is turning into a database of user generated content. At the Where 2.0 conference that took place last week, Google held a tutorial entitled "Searching the Geoweb: Exposing Your Geo Data to Search Engines". The tutorial was presided by Lior Ron, Google Maps Product Manager and Mano Marks, Google Developer Programs Engineer.
It appears that Google has been working on comi ... [read more >>] | | 21 May 2008, 03:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Street View's European Expansion Still in the Balance |  | Since it was first rumored that Google may want to expand its Street View technology into Europe, the EU officials came out and explained that in case the Mountain View company really considered such an expansion, it had to comply with the local laws that may or may not allow it to display photos showing residents' faces. In France, for instance, citizens have the right to choose whether or not they want to appear on a publi ... [read more >>] | | 15 May 2008, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Maps Adds New Features |  | In case you haven't visited Google Maps recently, you’re probably not aware of its latest updates. This last Tuesday, users visiting Google maps have been faced with a new functionality. Between the Traffic and Map buttons, a new "More..." button has surfaced. The new button has been set to provide users with more information about the different locations on Earth. The "More..." button provides two choice ... [read more >>] | | 15 May 2008, 03:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Street View Launches Face-Blurring Technology, European Expansion Now Imminent |  | Since Google rolled out Street View, there has been a lot of controversy around it as people appearing in those high-resolution photos captured by Google pointed to their privacy rights and requested the removal of the pictures. The Mountain View-based company has always been opened to talks and accepted to delete the photos as long as the user who requested it could prove he was the one appearing in them. However, since Street View grew u ... [read more >>] | | 13 May 2008, 02:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Street View Cars Spotted in Paris |  | Rumors concerning a potential expansion of Google Street View in Europe have been circulating on the web for some time now, but the Mountain View-based company hasn’t made it clear yet if it considers such an expansion or not. However, Google Street View cars are occasionally spotted in Europe, which obviously supports the idea that Google may be interested in bringing the continent into high-resolution. According to Network Worl ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 08:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Mixes Street View and Driving Directions |  | Until now, the Google Maps driving directions has proved to be quite a useful function because users could get the simplest route between two defined points without too much effort. On the other hand, Google Maps Street View is probably the most popular feature of the web-based mapping service because it allows consumers to view street-level 360 degree panoramas from multiple locations in the world. Since these two functions are ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Olympic Torch Goes Live on Google Earth |  | Since the Olympic games are quickly approaching, people are always interested to find out the latest news concerning the upcoming competition. Not to mention the Olympic torch, which started its world tour a few days ago in order to visit certain locations on the world. As you know, this is quite a tradition and people celebrate the arrival of the torch in their city/country, so tracking its route is somehow important for some us ... [read more >>] | | 04 April 2008, 02:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Maps Opens to User Edits |  | Google allowed its users to edit the maps before, by moving markers of their homes and businesses, but nothing of this magnitude has ever impacted the online community like the latest option added. It’s heavenly manna for those in the need for pinpoint accuracy and, to be honest, a big help to the engineers that constantly had to manually operate the adjustments as they happened.
It’s final, Google Maps is open for heavy user ... [read more >>] | | 19 March 2008, 14:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Pentagon Bans Google Maps |  | A Google team entered the Fort Sam Houston army base in Texas and mapped everything, but the Mountain View-based company spokesman, Larry Yu, said that it was only a mistake. Naturally, the army had to take measures towards this possible security threat in the future, so it banned Google map-makers from filming and conducting detailed studies of bases. I say naturally because the three-dimensional panoramas of the Texan base have ... [read more >>] | | 07 March 2008, 20:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mac Funamizu Is Not Mac News |  | Given that more Mac users/fans will be somewhat mislead by Mac Funamizu's name appearing in headlines recently, here's what this non-Mac news is all about. Funamizu has this idea of developing a gadget that incorporates a camera and ... [read more >>] | | 12 February 2008, 03:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Suggests Using Microsoft Virtual Earth Technology for Google Maps |  | There is a consistent drive for interoperability over at Microsoft. In response to consumers' needs, the Redmond company has rushed to provide support and interoperability for heterogeneous environments. This scenario more than accurately explains the strategic alliance Microsoft has inked with Novell at the end on 2006. Of course that the deal with Novell is limited to Windows and Linux interoperability for mixed source environments. ... [read more >>] | | 07 February 2008, 03:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 2008 Debuted with a Massive 27 Terabytes (TB) Update to Virtual Earth |  | Microsoft's Virtual Earth has yet to come close to the user base of Google Maps, but this does not mean that the company is not evolving its platform, in an effort to top its direct competitor from Mountain View. Case in point: in January alone, the Redmond company introduced a 27TB update to Virtual Earth. According to Chris Pendleton& ... [read more >>] | | 06 February 2008, 06:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Maps: You Don’t Have to Know the Address, Just the Name of the Place! |  | It’s kind of a nuisance to have to go somewhere and not know the address. You have to do all kinds of research beforehand, to google the name and then hope that there’s not more than one place with that specific denomination in your town, and only after that you’d go to Google Maps, insert the destination address and get the help you sought after.
Nick Lee, a software engineer with the Google Maps, has just announced in a post ... [read more >>] | | 28 January 2008, 08:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Soccer Fans, THE Map for You! |  | Sports maps have been popping up every once in a while, but none has been as good and as detailed as this one is: SoccerMap.net is the best I’ve seen so far when it comes down to a single sport, and one of the most popular as well. There’s nothing missing from it, it’s virtually an encyclopedia updated as things happen.
I said it has it all: from current standings and results, team statistics are just the tip of the iceberg. C ... [read more >>] | | 25 January 2008, 06:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Lost Google Map |  | I was just looking at some of the maps the people interested in the presidential elections have created and I could not help but be amazed at their ingenuity. Following in the footsteps of their politically oriented fellow Google Maps users, the fans of the Lost series have set up a map to welcome the fourth season, to begin January 31st.
All the locations mentioned in the show are on the map, pinned with a note about when it ... [read more >>] | | 16 January 2008, 05:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| English Map for Tokyo Transit |  | Out of the many, many maps that I’ve seen this far this is one of the best and most useful. Not to me as I am not a resident of Tokyo, but I’m certain that for the tourists it’s going to be a gold mine.
Why did I mention the tourists? Because this map also has a special tab where the top places to visit while you’re in that particular area are shown and taking into consideration that it’s the capital of Japan we’re talking ab ... [read more >>] | | 15 January 2008, 06:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google: the Quickest Route from Here to There |  | You often hear the phrase "I need to get from Here to There in x minutes or hours" and it means that the person is in a hurry like no other. Well, except for the time mentioning part which is obvious, the idea of a hurry is subliminally induced to you by the lack of names of places in the expression. That means that he/she can’t afford the time to mention them and that you’d best step out of his/her way.
Not many kno ... [read more >>] | | 10 January 2008, 03:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Brings GPS-like Feature for Mobile Phones |  | Google, the Mounatin View internet giant, released a beta version of My Location, an application for Google Maps that enables mobile phone users to view their location on the map, without necessarily having a GPS enabled device. With My Location, users can save precious time when want ... [read more >>] | | 29 November 2007, 04:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sell or Buy Properties |  | One of the best ways to promote your business if you have a real estate agency is to have a website for your future clients to easily see your offer. Let's say that an important businessman wants to stay for a longer period in your town. He doesn’t have time to come to your agency personally, but he will look on the internet for your offers. So you need a complete realty listing management solution. If money is not your number one con ... [read more >>] | | 05 October 2007, 10:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Search Your iPhone Way with the “InfoSpace Find It!” |  | InfoSpace has announced that "InfoSpace Find It!" will be available for iPhone users too from now on. The application has been available before as well, although not on Apple's phone.
"InfoSpace Find It!" has offered free services for a large number of people ... [read more >>] | | 27 July 2007, 03:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Maps Improved with Numerous Locations |  | Google Maps was recently improved with multiple locations, the parent company including fresh imagery with detailed roads, buildings and cities. However, the Mountain View-based company didn't announce the update officially, Google Earth Blog reported that high-resolution photos are now available for Russia, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Estonia. Although some of them are not presenting anything ... [read more >>] | | 27 April 2007, 06:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Googleplex – 1.1894 Miles |  | If you're really curios to find out how far you walked from your home to work, then this service is the perfect choice for you. Gmaps Pedometer helps you select a certain location from Google Maps and find out the distance between the starting and the ending point. The idea is quite interesting and sometimes useful because it display ... [read more >>] | | 17 April 2007, 05:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Virtual Earth Plans Marriage of the Digital and Physical Worlds |  | Microsoft has announced ambitious plans for the Live Maps / Virtual Earth online mapping service, focused on merging the digital and physical worlds. Concomitantly, Microsoft also made public the fact that no less than 21 academic researchers will receive a $1.1 million funding to develop technologies and techniques for geographic information-visualization and location-based Internet searching.
“The ability to search for and a ... [read more >>] | | 06 April 2007, 07:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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