Google Maps articles

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  Chinese abductee used Google Maps to find his family after 23 years

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 17, 2013 04:37 am + 54 comments

  A man from Sichuan, China, has reportedly been reunited with his family after 23 years, finding his Continue reading…

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  Google Maps hands-on preview

  on May 15, 2013 03:52 pm + 1 comments

  Dieter Bohn checks out the new Google Maps at I/O 2013. Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google Maps for desktop: hands-on with the world's most-advanced web app

  By Dieter Bohn on May 15, 2013 03:40 pm + 80 comments

  Google I/O this year has a stronger developer focus than in years past, which meant that Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google Maps integrates Google Earth and Street View in completely redesigned interface

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 15, 2013 02:32 pm + 37 comments

  Google Maps on the desktop has been rebuilt from the ground up, ushering in its most significant Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google redesigns Maps for Android, iPad version coming this summer

  By Chris Welch on May 15, 2013 02:27 pm + 31 comments

  Like its larger desktop counterpart, Google has revealed that it's giving Maps for mobile its own Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google Maps overhaul leaks ahead of I/O conference

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 15, 2013 02:45 am + 100 comments

  It looks like Google is set to unveil a new version of Google Maps for the desktop at I/O this week. Continue reading…

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  Helplessness, despair, and Street View come together in 'GeoGuessr' Google Maps game

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 12, 2013 07:02 pm + 47 comments

  Google Maps is usually for helping you navigate, but a new game based on Street View is about being Continue reading…

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  Article

  No parachute required: Google develops skydiving simulator 'Map Diving'

  By Carl Franzen on May 9, 2013 02:46 pm + 23 comments

  Last year at Google's I/O developer conference in San Francisco, founder Sergey Brin gave what's Continue reading…

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  Can new editor for crowdsourced OpenStreetMap project help it beat Google Maps?

  By Carl Franzen on May 7, 2013 10:36 am + 51 comments

  The online map wars have taken an interesting turn lately, with Google and its rivals Nokia and A Continue reading…

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  Using Google Glass: stuck in traffic

  By Sean Hollister on May 6, 2013 04:31 pm + 194 comments

  Google's Glass Explorer Edition is finally shipping, and Verge staffers worldwide have been Continue reading…