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  • Google Maps app for Android adds indoor floorplans

    Disoriented at Minneapolis' Mall of America? Confused at Tokyo's Narita airport? Can't find the bathrooms at your local Ikea store? The Google Maps application for Android phones and tablets may offer some help.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez30 Nov. 11 04:09
  • Finding yourself ... more iOS maps

    A while ago I got over-excited about <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/081011-gearhead.html">maps on the iPad</a> and promised more of the same in the future and now, the future has arrived.

    Written by Mark Gibbs23 Nov. 11 08:31
  • Researcher uses Google Earth to track India's nuclear program

    The Institute for Science and International Security in Washington has used imagery from Google Earth to <a href="http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/further-construction-progress-of-possible-new-military-uranium-enrichment-f/">arrive at the conclusion that India may be constructing a gas centrifuge plant</a> for uranium enrichment for military purposes, reinforcing Indian fears that Google Earth can be misused to compromise national security.

    Written by John Ribeiro14 Oct. 11 21:27
  • Google lets Wi-Fi hotspot owners opt out of location service

    Bowing to pressure from European privacy regulators, Google will soon allow owners of Wi-Fi access points to opt out of a Google service that allows smartphone owners to identify their location without using GPS (Global Positioning System), it said Tuesday.

    Written by Peter Sayer13 Sept. 11 22:18
  • Google Maps adds voice search to Chrome Desktop

    If you talk to your desktop PC, it's probably for all the wrong reasons -- usually to hurl expletives at the machine for not working properly. Well, users of the desktop version of Google Chrome now have a more productive reason to get chatty with their computers. Google has added voice search for Google Maps to Chrome, offering users a (sometimes) faster way to get directions.

    Written by Jeff Bertolucci26 Aug. 11 07:44
  • Microsoft sharpens Bing's street-level map images

    Microsoft has improved street-level images in Bing's Maps search engine, rendering the view with more continuity when users move up or down a road.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez01 June 11 05:24
  • Google's mobile Maps site adds features

    Google has upgraded the mobile site for Maps, which is one of the company's most popular online services, adding features found on the version for desktop browsers.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez21 May 11 03:27
  • Twitter users track power outages in India

    Electric power cuts in India are frequent and all over the country. But information on the extent of the problem has been largely anecdotal.

    Written by John Ribeiro17 May 11 00:26
  • Google to offer cloud service for digital maps

    Google will open up to third parties its digital maps infrastructure so that enterprise organizations can use it to store and serve up geospatial data to their end users.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez21 April 11 03:13
  • Google allows users to edit U.S. online map

    Google's <a href="http://mapmaker.google.com">Map Maker</a>, an online application that lets people annotate and add cartographic drawings to Google Maps, is finally available for the U.S., after debuting in 183 countries since its launch in 2008.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez20 April 11 00:04
  • Swiss court says Google's Street View breaks privacy rules

    A Swiss court has ruled that Google is breaching citizens’ right to privacy with its Street View service and should take greater steps to obscure people caught by its cameras, according to court documents published on Monday.

    Written by Jennifer Baker05 April 11 21:30
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