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May 9, 2012
When was the last time you remembered how easy it is now is to find the best way to get from A to B thanks to Google Maps? As someone who grew up in a time before the Web became the mainstream behemoth it is today, I try and remind myself often how banal tasks have been made much easier. This means I don’t mind when Google releases a commercial for Google Maps but dresses it up as a fun little game.
March 28, 2012
Hubii is another aggregator which deserves to go to the top-of-the-class when it comes to map based news mashups. We had taken a brief look at it before, but considering the richness of its feature, let’s take a broader look at world news and the way Hubii pinpoints it to locations around the world.
March 24, 2012
Following the launch of Street View for the Great Barrier Reef, Google has announced a similar project, this time in the Amazon. After exploring the Amazon forest and communities on their famous tripod, Google are now releasing the Amazon Street View project, which includes over 50,000 images, stitched together to create 360-degrees panoramic views. The [...]
March 23, 2012
Google Navigation for Android is one of the best map solutions you can get in the palm of your hand, but what if you don’t have a data connection? Whether you’re traveling abroad, using a Wi-Fi-only Android tablet, or just looking to use less data on your phone, you can use one of these map applications to see where you are and get navigation directions.
February 22, 2012
Those of you who pay good attention to details, may have noticed the change to Latitude in the latest version of Google Maps for Android. The new update was released several days ago, with a rather insignificant changelog of bug fixes and improved battery performance, but without making a fuss about it, Google has also [...]
February 20, 2012
It’s a big world out there, full of natural wonders, incredible monuments and fascinating culture. Much as we’d like to be out exploring it every day, very few of us can. It’s a good thing we have the Internet. Do you want to explore the world’s most famous locations, take a virtual safari, visit the zoo, tour a famous museum or travel almost anywhere? You can do it right from your web browser.
February 16, 2012
Google have finally rolled out a new feature called My Places, allowing users to easily refer to map locations they visit frequently. One thing that used to frustrate users about Google Maps is that it never did a good job of remembering the places they searched for. With Google being all about personalizing search results for the [...]
January 26, 2012
Now checking for official emergency alerts is easier than ever before. Google is combining data from the US National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration and the National Weather Service with Maps to provide location-based emergency information through Google Maps. Alerts will appear when users search for specific locations and emergencies.
December 1, 2011
Google Maps for mobile is 6 years old (happy birthday!). To celebrate the occasion, Google launched Google Maps 6.0 for Android. The updated version of the app includes the much-anticipated indoor maps (a feature which has been available on Bing Maps for several months now), along with some other small goodies that are aimed at a better user experience.
November 18, 2011
With online maps it’s not only about directions anymore. Even Google Maps hasn’t been able to satisfy a lot of people. You can see them displaying their (free) wares on the Chrome Web Store and telling Google Maps engineers what the online mapping application is missing.