Google Maps articles

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  Gmail for iOS update lets users automatically open links in Chrome, YouTube, or Safari

  By Adi Robertson on May 6, 2013 11:03 am + 67 comments

  Google has been putting serious work into building a full ecosystem on iOS, and today it's adding a Continue reading…

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  The design history behind the iconic 'Pegman' of Google Maps

  By Bryan Bishop on April 13, 2013 05:12 am + 10 comments

  The imagery used in Google Maps is so common at this point that it's easy to forget that it didn't Continue reading…

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  Lithuanian officials catch tax dodgers using Google Maps Street View

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 10, 2013 08:09 pm + 16 comments

  Lithuanian authorities are using Google Maps Street View to comb through the country's larger cities Continue reading…

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  Hyperlapse tool lets you turn Google Street View into a stunning visual journey

  By T.C. Sottek on April 9, 2013 01:51 pm + 23 comments

  Have you ever taken a trip down a road or explored a path in Google Street View just to see where it Continue reading…

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  Google Maps imagery rewoven into elaborate Persian rug patterns

  By Sam Byford on April 3, 2013 01:11 am + 7 comments

  David Thomas Smith's first solo show of photographic art is called Anthropocene, and makes use of Continue reading…

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  Explore the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone with Google Street View

  By Sam Byford on March 27, 2013 04:00 pm + 17 comments

  No-one has lived in the town of Namie, Japan for over two years since it was evacuated following the Continue reading…

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  Google brings real-time NYC subway schedule data to Google Maps

  By Chris Welch on March 27, 2013 12:29 pm + 39 comments

  Back in December, the MTA unveiled a new smartphone app that provided up-to-the-minute tracking for Continue reading…

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  Apple buys indoor navigation company WiFiSLAM

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 23, 2013 08:00 pm + 90 comments

  Apple has acquired WifiSLAM, a Wi-Fi-based indoor navigation company, indicating that it may be Continue reading…

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  Google Maps for iPhone updated with contacts integration and improved local search results

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 5, 2013 12:03 pm + 77 comments

  The new Google Maps for iPhone is an all-around excellent mapping app, but Google just released an Continue reading…

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  Best New Apps: Sunrise

  By David Pierce on February 21, 2013 03:09 pm + 90 comments

  If it's not in my calendar, I have exactly zero chance of remembering to do something or be Continue reading…