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The Really Interesting Thing About Google Maps Isn’t the App Itself
Google Maps is already the most popular free app in the App Store, and it could be the heart of Google’s efforts to stay firmly planted within iOS — whether Apple likes it or not.
“We have not done anything yet.”
How to Track Colorado’s Waldo Canyon ‘Super Fire’ (and Others)
As an uncontrolled “super fire” near Colorado Springs rages, feeding off parched terrain and forcing tens of thousands from their homes and businesses, high-tech mapping tools are dishing up highly detailed, bird’s eye views of …
Better than 3D Maps from Apple and Google? Hover Aims for Ground-Level Detail with Practical Value
Apple and Google have each announced visually dazzling 3D mapping software that lets you pan around major metropolitan areas rendered in beautiful, photographic detail from a bird’s eye view.
In Google’s case, it’s an update …
Why Google’s (and Apple’s Alleged) 3D Maps Don’t Seem That Exciting
The web’s abuzz with talk of Apple’s new 3D mapping software, to allegedly debut at WWDC next week, where it will reportedly presage the demise of Google Maps on iOS devices.
It’s all part of Cupertino’s grand plan to …
Why Combining Social Media Sites Can Be Hazardous to Your Privacy
It’s hard not to feel gross after reading Cult of Mac’s description of Girls Around Me. For those not up-to-date on the controversy, Girls Around Me is an app from Russian developer i-Free which maps out women’s locations and …
Google Maps Gets Drivers Out of Jams with Up-to-Date Traffic Info
Google Maps has always given great directions. Too bad it lived in a fantasy world where the roads were always clear and you could zip down the highways without another car in sight.
In the real world, I would always factor in …
Google Maps Easter Egg: ‘One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor’
Are you as excited about the new The Hobbit trailer as we are? Sure, it looks exactly like all of the other The Lord of the Rings films and Peter Jackson seems to be going kind of heavy (pardon the pun) on the dwarf physical …
Google Maps for Android Adds Indoor Maps of Malls, Airports and Stores
Last weekend, I picked up an airport map, hopelessly lost and wandering around the terminals. If only I had the latest version of Google Maps (and data roaming, but I digress).
In an update to the application for Android, Google is unrolling a new indoor mapping feature that reveals floor plans for airports, shopping malls and other …
Google Maps Adding Business Interiors to Street View Photos
Forget Street View. Now when I’m bored I can pretend I’m working in the Conde Nast cafeteria. Or at the Googleplex.
Last May, Google announced that they would start taking interior views of stores. But why? It turns out that some of these images are now making their way online as part of a new feature showcased on Google Maps. …
And the Top Android App for Men Is…
According to a new survey by Nielsen, the most used app by men as indicated by metered device usage is—drumroll, please—Google Maps.
In taking a look at how many Android owners used an app in the past 30 days, the study found that 77.1% of males used Google Maps (disregarding the requisite Android Market app).
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