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Google Maps 'Cube' advergame flexes some of WebGL's muscle

By Dante D'Orazio on April 28, 2012 05:16 pm + 26 comments

We've seen games based on the playground that is Google Maps, but now there's an official one. It's Continue reading…
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Google Maps now includes 'photo tours' of 15,000 popular landmarks around the world

By Nathan Ingraham on April 25, 2012 11:44 am + 4 comments

Google keeps making its mapping products more immersive — the latest update to Google Maps adds Continue reading…
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Google Maps adds Street View for Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Jaffa and Haifa

By Dieter Bohn on April 23, 2012 06:58 pm + 4 comments

Street View for Google Maps is continuing its iinternational expansion, this time adding three Continue reading…
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webOS homebrew developer builds new Google Maps app after growing frustrated with Bing

By Bryan Bishop on April 21, 2012 11:38 am + 42 comments

Last year HP rolled out a new version of Maps for webOS devices that was powered by Microsoft's Continue reading…
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ShadowPuppets prototype lets you pinch-to-zoom, click, and scroll with shadow gestures

By Dante D'Orazio on April 19, 2012 01:05 pm + 3 comments

AT&T has just finished showing off what it's cooking up in its labs, and one highlight is a little Continue reading…
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ShadowPuppets hands-on pictures

on April 19, 2012 01:05 pm

AT&T's just finished showing off what it's cooking up in its labs, and one highlight is a little Continue reading…
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Google Earth now includes publicly-sourced aerial images from balloons and kites

By Nathan Ingraham on April 18, 2012 10:38 am + 3 comments

Google Earth is already a remarkable repository of images of our planet, but the company is looking Continue reading…
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'Map of the Dead' tailors Google Maps for zombie apocalypse survival

By Adi Robertson on April 11, 2012 12:14 pm + 10 comments

Assuming you still have the internet after the dead have begun to walk the earth, you'll want to Continue reading…
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Wikipedia updates mobile apps, drops Google Maps for OpenStreetMap

By Bryan Bishop on April 7, 2012 02:23 am + 52 comments

Wikipedia has announced updates to both its iOS and Android apps — and in yet another data point Continue reading…
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Google turns to crowdsourcing for indoor maps initiative

By Chris Welch on April 6, 2012 03:04 am + 19 comments

Google's indoor maps initiative ultimately won't do us any good if we can't figure out where we're Continue reading…