Maps articles

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  Bing Maps high-resolution imagery project now complete in the US

  By Tom Warren on August 30, 2012 11:00 am + 87 comments

  Microsoft has been collecting detailed maps of the United States over the past two years and the Continue reading…

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  Garmin updates Navigon and StreetPilot apps with public transportation, parking features

  By Amar Toor on August 30, 2012 04:00 am + 3 comments

  Garmin has unveiled updates to its Navigon and StreetPilot Onboard apps with two features geared Continue reading…

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  Google sends Street View cameras to remote Arctic village

  By Amar Toor on August 23, 2012 03:15 am + 16 comments

  Cambridge Bay is a small Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, Canada's northernmost territory. With a population Continue reading…

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  Google Maps for Android gets useful new public transit options and other minor updates

  By Dante D'Orazio on August 15, 2012 02:59 pm + 91 comments

  Google Maps for Android is getting a handful of minor (but useful, as always) improvements today, Continue reading…

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  Telenav Scout for iOS updated with offline maps and directions

  By Dieter Bohn on August 14, 2012 08:01 am + 7 comments

  With free turn-by-turn directions coming in iOS 6, companies that provide GPS apps for IOS will be Continue reading…

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  Nokia Maps for Windows Phone adds Groupon deals in the US, advanced route planning

  By Dieter Bohn on August 1, 2012 06:06 pm + 50 comments

  As rumored, Nokia has released version 2.5 of its Maps application for Windows Phone. The headline Continue reading…

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  Google Maps now shows service alerts for the New York City Subway

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 31, 2012 08:55 am + 5 comments

  The New York City subway system is quite an engineering feat with its 24-hour-per-day operation, 468 Continue reading…

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  ForeverMap 2 offers first full-fledged mapping solution for B&N Nook Tablet and Nook Color

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 30, 2012 10:55 am + 2 comments

  One of the new downsides of Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet is that it doesn't have access to the Continue reading…

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  Nokia Maps 2.5 to include route planning and Groupon integration

  By Tom Warren on July 26, 2012 03:09 am + 7 comments

  Nokia only released version 2.0 of its Maps app for Windows Phone in June, but it appears the Continue reading…

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  Atlas for the blind taught geography before Braille became the standard

  By Justin Rubio on July 22, 2012 04:19 pm + 2 comments

  In 1837, Samuel Gridley Howe, founder of the New England Institute, helped publish what is regarded Continue reading…