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Google Maps adds +Snippets feature

, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google recently launched a +snippets feature that makes it easy for users to visit a webpage and then share it with their Google+ circles. Today, the search giant has brought the feature to Google Maps, making it easy to share directions as well. Read The Full Story

Google Maps for Android v5.1 gets Places photo reviews

, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google's push to make Android devices the choice for mobile reviewers continues, with the addition of Places photo sharing in the updated version of Google Maps. Previously supporting text-only reviews and ratings, Google Maps for Android v5.1 now allows users to "Add a photo" to a location's listing, either snapped there and then with their handset's camera or uploaded from the gallery. Read The Full Story

Nokia launching HTML5 map app for iOS, Android

, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [8]

Nokia Maps will soon be getting an HTML5 version so that it can be used on all mobile operating systems, especially the popular iOS and Android platforms. Formerly known as Ovi Maps, Nokia's map service has had a long history on Symbian handsets and could potentially rival Google Maps. Read The Full Story

Google buys Zagat for food review expertise

, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [4]

Google has acquired Zagat, the famed restaurant rating company, and plans to integrate its reviews into the search giant's local results. Operating in over 100 cities around the world, the Zagat content will be included in Google Maps data for eateries, boosting the company's existing links to various third-party review sites and user-submitted Google Places feedback. Read The Full Story

Google Maps gets Voice Search on Chrome browser for desktops

, Aug 25th 2011 Discuss [3]

Google has just updated its Google Maps service with voice search capabilities. This feature has been available for its mobile interface for awhile now where getting directions hands-free is perhaps more significant. Nonetheless, if you are too lazy to type on your full keyboard while in front of your desktop, you now have the option to just speak. Read The Full Story

Google Maps Celebrates Gadaffi Fall with Central Libyan City Square Name Change

, Aug 22nd 2011 Discuss [5]

It's time for a very brief history lesson since this story affords us a brief look at a politically charged situation we generally otherwise wouldn't be taking a look at here on a tech and gadget oriented publication. The situation is the Libyan rebels are advancing on Libya's 40 year leader Muammar Gaddafi. This fellow took power back in 1969 with a group that staged a bloodless coup during which Tripoli, Libya's largest city and capitol, had it's most famous square, constructed by Italian colonial rulers and called "Independence Square" during the post-WWII Libyan monarchy. Soon after Gadaffi took power, he and his regime renamed the area "Green Square" and it's been that way for just about 42 years - until today. Read The Full Story

Google Maps Updated to Include Weather Conditions

, Aug 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Hear that? That's the sound of Google making another type of online service obsolete. Google today announced an update to Google maps that, working with Weather.com, will show you what kind of conditions you'll be looking at for your weekend trip to the mountains. All you've got to do is open up Google Maps, type in your address, and select the Weather layer from the list of options in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Current temperatures and conditions are shown all around the world and Google hopes this will make travel easier (or at least a bit better planned out) than ever before. Read The Full Story

Google Maps 5.8 Update For Android Adds Photo Uploads, My Places, And More

, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Google today released an update to version 5.8 for its Google Maps Android app. The update brings several new enhancements to the Places and Latitude components by adding the ability to easily upload photos for a Place as well as making it simple to add and check into a new Place while on the go. Read The Full Story

What Google Labs Shutting Down Means for YOU the Google Lover

, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [11]

Google announced that they’d be shutting down their Google Labs department this Wednesday in an effort to “put more wood behind fewer arrows.” This is the department of Google that brought such classics forth as Google Reader, Google Goggles, and more than a couple other things in the official Google Inc Developers section of the Android Market. They’ve been responsible for Google Wave, Google Calendar, and of course, the king, Gmail. What the chief engineers at Google Labs Mark Friedman, Aravindh Murthy, Yushi Jing, Joe Marshall, and Andy Hertzfeld will be doing this weekend is still up for debate.

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Google Maps 5.7 Update For Android Gets Transit Navigation

, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

The Google Maps app for Android has been updated today to version 5.7 and introduces several new improvements including better directions, search suggest, and a photo viewer for Places. But the most interesting new feature is Transit Navigation. The feature uses GPS data to determine your routes and to alert you when it's your stop to get off. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet on Android: iOS and Windows Phone Must Be Next

, May 26th 2011 Discuss [12]

On May 26th, 2011, Google announced a partnership with financial groups Citi, MasterCard, and First Data, mobile networks like NXP, Sprint, and Samsung (the last two obvious since their hero device in this project is the Nexus S 4G,) and retail locations like American Eagle, Subway, and Macy’s. These partnerships all converge on a single project: Google Wallet. This project is an NFC-based and will rely on several factors to be successful: the participation of major businesses, the ability to have manufacturers add compatible NFC chips to handheld devices, and the confidence of the population Google hopes will adopt the system. But wait a second – will this whole system collapse if it’s only on Android phones? Let’s have a chat about why Apple and Microsoft [plus RIM and Nokia] must be next on the docket or the entire project may be grounded before it even takes off flying.

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Google Maps 5.5 Update For Android Boosts Check-Ins And Place Ratings

, May 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

The Google Maps app for Android just keeps getting better. The app has just crossed the 200 million installs mark and its usage will likely surpass its desktop version in June. New features and improvements for it also keep rolling out, with Google unleashing the Google Maps 5.5 update today. Read The Full Story
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