Just hours before its I/O event, Google has apparently had a little accident: the sign-up page for “the new Google Maps” briefly went live, revealing a slew of extra details about what’s coming in the rumored refresh before quickly being pulled. D…
Google Earth’s desktop version added Leap Motion controls in version 7.1, and now its Android counterpart has picked up a few new features. Available today, version 7.1 introduces Street View which lets users take Pegman from space to your neighbo…
How are you celebrating Earth Day? If you’re one of 10,000 Leap Motion devs with an early unit, you could very well be exploring Mount Everest or venturing through the Amazon, just by waving your hands. Google’s Earth app, which has reportedly bee…
Google’s mapping offerings are getting a little bit better this week. The software giant’s announced the addition of a slew of high-res aerial and satellite images for 17 cities and 112 countries / regions — it’s a long list, so your best bet is acc…
Geotagging. It’s not exactly a long, lost art, but it’s certainly not something most folks bother to do after a trip. Avid travelers, hikers and the general outdoorsy crowd have been embracing the feature for years, though, and it’s actually seeping …
3D City View for iOS isn’t the only update from the Google Maps and Earth team this week, they’ve also spruced up their services with new imagery. Fresh high-resolution aerial and satellite photos have been added for a roster of 25 cities and 72 coun…
Google’s 3D City View is now available on iOS. The Google Earth update adds three-dimensional imagery to major locations including Washington D.C, San Francisco and Boston. It’s arriving alongside Tour Guide; select a notable attraction to go straigh…
We’ve long since been fans of Google’s My Tracks app — perhaps the only issue is the Android exclusivity, at least for those using Windows Phone, iOS or BlackBerry. Of course, Columbia’s GPSPal accomplishes some of the same tasks, but even it will n…
Thought that Google had cornered the market on free, overhead-view photo mapping solutions? You clearly don’t reside in Redmond, because Bing Maps’ aerial image library just got another 165TB worth of hi-res data that covers an additional 38 million …
Google is keeping the string of Maps launches going — it’s just rolling out very, very detailed 3D maps for technology like Google Earth. The new fully textured, fully modeled imagery is coming both to Android and iOS in the “coming weeks,” and Goo…
