Starting today, Google is letting users search Google Maps and get directions with just their voices — no typing required.
For now, this new feature relies on Chrome web browser functionality. From the browser, users can simply click the small, …
Google has finally added weather data to its maps, but is this really the best it can do?
Overall, the new layer is somewhat useful, but it doesn’t seem like a very serious effort, and it pales next to the …
Today Google declared the end of paper maps. For Android users, that is: Google Labs just launched “Download map area,” an experimental feature in Google Maps for Android.
“You will never need to carry a paper map again,” writes Chikai …
Google on Wednesday announced it had added a handy new feature called My Places to its widely popular Google Maps application.
My Places helps visitors keep track of important locations by adding a new tab in the Google Maps toolbar. …
Google’s Marissa Mayer came prepared with some juicy mobile stats at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York City today.
She revealed that Google Maps on mobile devices has just recently surpassed 200 million installs, accounting for 40 percent of …
Google has opened its Map Maker tool, which lets locals contribute mapping information to Google Maps, in the United States.
Map Maker has previously been open to 183 countries and regions around the world. But Google has presumably held off …
Google will display the locations of electric vehicle charging stations on its Google Maps web and mobile applications in an attempt to push potential electric car buyers to take the plunge.
Google Maps users can search for “ev charging stations” …
Aerial photos taken over Japan reveal just how bad the devastation is across the affected regions hit by the quake and tsunami. On ABC’s site, these photos show a before and after view of areas such as the Sendai airport …
Mobile maps have never looked this good on the iPhone. The Cartographer is a new app ($3.99 on the iTunes Store) that brings support for custom Google Maps, as well as the ability to download maps for use offline, all …
The latest version of Google Maps for Android is now available, and as we’ve reported previously, it brings some amazing features with it like 3D building support, dynamic map drawing and access to maps offline.
Google Maps 5.0 relies on …
The next major Google Maps update for Android phones looks like it’ll blow the iPhone’s aging Google Maps app out of the water. New features include dramatically faster performance, 3D building rendering, and an offline mode.
Google Maps 5.0 for …
Users of Apple’s recently released Chinese iPhone 4 are in for a nasty surprise: Apparently, the phone comes equipped with ensored map data that complies with Chinese government propaganda, according to the site Ogle Earth.
The Chinese iPhone 4 Maps …
Google’s timing can be peculiar — but rarely coincidental. A day after Facebook launched its first location feature, the search giant revealed in a blog post Thursday that more than 100 million users check Google Maps on mobile devices.
Also …
Police raided the offices of Google in South Korea as part of an investigation into whether the company had illegally collected and stored personal wireless data.
The search giant is facing lawsuits and investigations in several countries related to data …
Micello is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards.
We’ve been covering the indoor map company Micello for months now — first with …
Google Maps users can finally join in on the fun with experimental features via Google Labs. The company has offered similar features for Gmail, Google Reader, and other services, for years now. But somehow, Google Maps was left neglected.
You …
The days are definitely numbered for standalone GPS devices and paid GPS applications on smartphones. After Google unveiled its free Google Maps Navigation application for Android 2.0 devices in October, and then shortly made it available for all Android phones, …
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Google’s latest move on maps is impressive, and knocks out Microsoft’s latest effort to spruce up its maps with 3D imagery.
Separately, scared out of the shadows is a Waltham, Mass. start-up, Everyscape, which has a similar offering, but …
Google has licensed the sensing technology developed by a team of Stanford University students that enabled Stanley, a robotic car, to win a 131 mile race through the Mojave Desert last year.
The Mercury News’ Elise Ackerman reports that Google …
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Netvibes offers Netvibes2go — Netvibes, the company that has gotten buzz with its cool personalized home page service, is offering a mobile version called Netvibes2Go. It lets you access all your info — contained in useful …
