All the stories tagged with google maps
Google Maps brings a consistent experience on your mobile browser
05/20/2011, Google has just announced on their blog that they’ve updated Google Maps for the mobile web browser in an attempt to bring a more consistent experience wherever you use it – regardless if you’re on an iOS, Android phone or [...]
Google Maps lets you find EV charging stations
03/14/2011, Electric cars and similar types of vehicles look set to populate our roads more and more in the future, and that potential explosion can be unleashed when there are also enough places to charge up said modes of transportation. After [...]
Google Maps updated to 5.2
03/04/2011, What good is software if you cannot update it? We now know that Google Maps has just received an update, hitting version 5.2 this time around while offering a trio of major improvements to keep its fans happy. Basically, you [...]
Pegman in Google Maps getting Santa hat
12/24/2010, The folks over at Google are definitely getting into the Christmas mood as evidenced by the Pegman that is seen on Google Maps. Yes, we’re talking about the little orange character that you can drag into maps to enter Street [...]
Apple hiring staff with navigation experience, new service on the way?
12/20/2010, Could Apple be looking to take on Google in the navigation scene? Job openings at Apple have been spotted, noting that the fruity company is searching for four employees and specify that Computational Geometry/Graph Theory and having experience in developing [...]
Google Maps 5.0 for Android Now Available for Download from Android Market
12/16/2010, As promised, Google has now made Google Maps 5.0 for Android now available for download and upgrade on Android Market. The free download, which was previously announced, adds two major features to the mapping and navigation software. Now, there is [...]
Google Maps 5.0 update spotted
12/08/2010, LeWeb 2010 saw Google VP Marissa Mayer talking about Google Maps 5.0, where this next major update will deliver a whole host of improvements to the system, not to mention additional features when it comes to the aesthetics of the [...]
Google Maps For Mobile 5 Adds Dynamic Map Drawing
12/06/2010, Andy Rubin has showed off Google Maps for Mobile 5 at the D:Dive into Mobile event, and it’s looking pretty good. The biggest improvement in this version that everybody will be talking about is dynamic map drawing, which gives you [...]
Google Maps for Android 4.6 announced
10/28/2010, Google Maps is one nifty tool to have on any Android-powered smartphones, and Google’s certainly done their part in making sure the software remains updated to keep up with the times, reaching version 4.6 this time around. It boasts an [...]
Google Maps For Android Now Offers Walking Navigation
09/09/2010, Google Maps is already one of the most popular mapping applications out there and now the search engine giant has improved on Google Maps for Android by including voice-guided navigation in the form of Walking Navigation (Beta) and an improved [...]
Brass Wristlet Google Maps Navigator Watch
08/15/2010, It might seem a little low-tech, but since it can help you read directions from Google Maps, it seems pretty cool. Created by Simon Jansen, the Brass Wristlet Google Maps Navigator Watch looks like it has the steampunk thing going [...]
Google Buys A Microdrone Unmanned Flight Drone For Itself
08/10/2010, Folks who are concerned about their privacy might be slightly wary to get wind that Google has just purchased its own Microdrone, which is an interesting and cool looking unmanned flying drone. Speculation is that Google is planning to use [...]
Bing Maps Offers A Taxi Fare Calculator
08/03/2010, Microsoft has come up with a rather smart way to try and compete with Google Maps, as the company launched a contest dubbed the “King of Bing Maps” which saw many folks come up with some cool ideas to improve [...]
