Tag: Google Maps

China’s Up To Something In The Middle Of The Gobi Desert
In the middle of the Gobi desert, the Chinese are up to something. Or perhaps aliens are up to something. Or, I guess, some image-manipulating troublemakers are up to something....
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C3 Technologies Reportedly Now Part of Apple
Maps on iOS may bet getting a lot prettier. News came out over the weekend that Apple has acquired C3 Technologies, which puts out some stunning 3D mapping imagery. After some...
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Sex Toy, Steve Jobs, and a Halloween House
Steve Jobs is known for his great keynote speeches, but did you know that he pretty much pranked called Starbucks during one of them? For more daily video round-ups, go...
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Google Maps Now Offering 3D Helicopter View
Google Maps is introducing a new mode that should give users a better idea of what their upcoming travel route will have in store for them. While they are calling the feature the...
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Google Adds +Snippets to Google Maps
Last month, Google made the +1 button more like the Facebook "like" button...
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Google Gives Local Users More Power in Map Editing
Google announced today that it has launched the Regional Expert Reviewer program fro Google Map Maker. If you're unfamiliar with Google Map Maker, it's an offering from the com...
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Google Addresses Google Maps “Closed” Spam
While the concept of local search is still growing, and its potential has yet to be fully realized, the smartphone industry has allowed local, map-based search queries to be much m...
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Google Maps Gets Voice Search from Chrome
Back in June, Google brought voice search to the desktop via an update for Chrome, enabling users to click t...
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Google Maps Acknowledges Libyan Rebels
It's likely most average Joes view the concept of maps, especially online services like Google Maps, MapQuest, etc, as benign objects designed to get people from one place to anoth...
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Google Maps Adds Over 40 New Domains
Google announced today that it is adding over 40 new domains to Google Maps, bringing the total to 130 countries with customized maps domains and support of over 60 user interface...
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Google Maps Adds Weather Layer
Google announced the addition of a weather layer to Google Maps, where users can see current temperatures and conditions anywhere on Google Maps. Google thinks this may help ma...
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Google Maps Gets More 45° Imagery
Google announced today that it is expanding 45° imagery in Google Maps to include some U.S. and international cities. "In Córdoba, the third largest town in the Spanish region o...
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Google Maps Fun: A School Shaped Like The Millennium Falcon
The Force is strong with this school, apparently. It's either that, or they are a trade school specializing in training intergalactic smugglers who can make the Kessel run in unde...
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Google Maps Brings You The London Underground
From the "makes sense" files comes news that the London Underground is now supported on G...
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Google Tests Design Change, Launches Mobile Maps Update
Amit Agarwal reports (with screenshots) that Google is testing a new design layout that places familiar sea...
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