Google Dec. 16 launched Google Maps 5.0 for Android with dynamic 3D vector graphics and offline capabilities in an effort to make the app more interactive and reliable. –
Google has added 3D and offline capabilities to its new Maps 5.0 for Android application, making the app more interactive and reliable for people trying to get a handle on navigation.
Google Maps has rendered streets and buildings using a flat tile graphics for the last five years. The company …
Microsoft has updated its Bing search engine with new features, as the company seeks to shorten Googles market lead. – Microsoft unveiled some updates to its Bing search engine
Dec. 15, as the company rounds out another year of heightened competition with
Google in the worldwide search market.
Those updates include new features for its Bing for Mobile
app for iPhone and Android, notably integration of OpenTable …
You may remember earlier this year when the guys at Google launched biking directions for the Unites States’ version of Google Maps. Well, they’ve just done the same for Canada. The following regions should start showing biking directions now: Calgary, Edmonton, Gatineau, Kelowna, Ottawa, Toronto, Waterloo, and Winnipeg. Biking directions were added after many users [...]
It seems like everyday Google Maps for Android is getting better and better. Some of the newer improvements include the Places icon and the rich Place pages. Last week, the guys over at Google announced even more improvements. Google Maps 4.6 is the latest upgrade, and includes a new design for Place page reviews, more [...]
Google Maps is correcting its faulty maps of Nicaragua and Costa Rica after becoming the culprit in the latest border dispute between the two Central American countries. According to the Daily Mail, Google”s Charlie Hale admitted Google had made a mistake and assured readers it would be fixed as soon as possible. He said: “We [...]
The maps in your pocket PC or your mobile phone or even your car PC will guide you at every turn that you make and take you seamlessly to your destination. So, to ensure that you are moving in the right direction during a long road journey, you must get an upgraded version of the GPS software or a map in your pocket PC.
Good news for Android mobile users who regularly use Google Maps to find directions and places. Google has introduced a new version of Google Maps for Android that brings along some nice new features. Called Google Maps 4.6 for Android, this new version incorporates the new Places design and features, the ability to filter search [...]
Here’s a cool thing that Google has been working on that most people are probably unaware of: Earlier this year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation approached Google to see how its 3d modeling and visualization tools could possibly help with various downtown revitalization programs. The result was Main Streets in 3D which is an [...]
The guys at Google know a lot about our search habits. For example, they are well aware that plenty of people actually read user reviews of locations and places before they visit. Reviews help people decide what restaurant to choose, what hotels to stay in, and even where to hold their weddings. User reviews are [...]
For those that have been yearning for Google to provide a simpler way to use Google Latitude on a desktop computer, your prayers have been answered. Google has just made it a whole lot easier to see where you, your friends, and your family are located – all from a single place on your computer. [...]
Back in 2007, Google launched the addition of Street View onto Google Maps. For those that do not know a great deal about Street View, the feature allows you take a look at first-person “street-level†imagery to see what different areas look like. Over the years the feature has provided users with a virtual tour [...]
Do you like checking out photos of a location when looking at a map? Most people do. After all, it allows you to get a sense of the location so you know what to expect when arriving there for the very first time. In short, having photos on a map is a very useful (and [...]
We all know that the world is an imperfect place and that even Google can make mistakes. Well, the same goes for Google Maps. The information in this service comes from a variety of sources, one of which includes third parties, so things are bound to get a little mixed up from time to time. [...]
Ever heard of Sunrise, Florida? Apparently the guys over at Google have it in for the Sunshine State’s southeastern city. Putting this into context – Sunshine is home to some 90,000 Floridians, the Florida Panthers, and plenty of businesses. Unfortunately, for the third time, the city has been misplaced on Google Maps. What are we [...]
NEW YORK CITY& General Motors’ OnStar motor vehicle roadside safety and communications group has been coming on strong in recent months to challenge the Microsoft Ford Synch technology. The company has launched the capability for users to shuttle Google Maps from desktop computers to their OnStar on-board systems and even post status updates to Facebook and retrieve updates others have posted, all using voice recognition technology. The company has even enabled voice texting capabilities as part of its "responsible connectivity" to help grow beyond its 6 million OnStar subscribers. OnStar President Chris Preuss and his team convened here Sept. 14 to show off what they’ve built and talk about what they’re building for the future of telematics, which leverage popular Web services for information-sharing and safety purposes. Check out these features and some high-end GM vehicles in this eWEEK slideshow. – …
If you are like most people, you prefer to look at a new place online before you go there. Perhaps it is a restaurant or a tourist attraction to which you’ve never been. As human beings, we like to get a good visual representation of a place, and that’s why last year Google launched Places [...]
If you are like most people, you prefer to look at a new place online before you go there. Perhaps it is a restaurant or a tourist attraction to which you’ve never been. As human beings, we like to get a good visual representation of a place, and that’s why last year Google launched Places [...]
Verizon Wireless began selling the Samsung Fascinate online for $199 Sept. 8, marking the No. 1 wireless company’s iteration of Samsung’s heralded Galaxy S Android smartphone line. The Fascinate sports a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen (480-by-800 pixels) that is the best and brightest yet of the Android devices offered by Verizon. The device runs Android 2.1, powered by a 1 GHz processor and features a 5-megapixel camera. While Verizon’s Droid line of Motorola and HTC handsets are all packed with preloaded Google Apps and Web services, Microsoft’s Bing search engine is the default search on the Fascinate. Perhaps just as noteworthy, a Bing Maps widget has replaced Google Maps as the default location-based service app on the device. That means no free Google Maps Navigation software loaded onto the phone. However, Verizon has said that the Google services missing on the Fascinate will be readily available when Verizon pushes out the upgrade to Android 2.2 later this year. Why has Verizon gone with Bing over Google to launch the Fascinate? These moves are a nod to Microsoft’s $500 million mobile search technology deal with Verizon. In this slide show, eWEEK walks readers through the Fascinate features. – …
Programmers inspired by Google Instant have built their own predictive search applications for YouTube, Google Maps and Google Images. Their efforts could land them jobs at Google, Facebook or elsewhere. – Within days of Google’s launch of its Google Instant predictive search technology, which leverages AJAX to
let users see results as they type a search query, software programmers built
similar applications for other Google Web services.
The most famous was YouTube
Instant, built in 3 hours by Fe…
