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Google reportedly nears $7 million settlement with states over Street View privacy violations

By Carl Franzen on March 8, 2013 04:23 pm + 77 comments

Google is reportedly preparing to pay out $7 million, split between 40 states, to settle an Continue reading…
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Google uses Street View backpacks to map Meteor Crater

By Carl Franzen on February 12, 2013 02:38 pm + 20 comments

Earth is due for an especially close flyby of an asteroid on Friday, February 15th, and Google Maps Continue reading…
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Wii Street U hands-on: Google Maps comes to Wii U with motion control

By Sam Byford on February 6, 2013 10:13 pm + 38 comments

Nintendo's delayed Google Maps app for Wii U is finally out in Japan. As demonstrated late last year, Continue reading…
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Google says 'never ass-ume,' proves Street View car avoided hit-and-run with donkey

By Dante D'Orazio on January 16, 2013 12:06 pm + 94 comments

We try not to be surprised by what Google's Street View cars record as they make their way around Continue reading…
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Wii U app turns Google Street View into a motion-controlled panorama

By Sam Byford on December 5, 2012 07:05 am + 25 comments

Nintendo has announced a Wii U app that incorporates Google Maps in a pretty novel way. Using the Continue reading…
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Nokia acquires 3D street imagery firm earthmine to compete with Google's Street View

By Tom Warren on November 13, 2012 12:43 pm + 28 comments

Alongside its newly rebranded Here mapping platform, Nokia announced at an event in San Francisco Continue reading…
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Google lets reporter into one of its data centers, reveals how the company keeps it all running

By Dante D'Orazio on October 17, 2012 04:15 pm + 13 comments

Google may have finally scaled back its obsessive security measures to keep its proprietary — and Continue reading…
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Google opens up access to data centers via Street View

By Ben Kersey on October 17, 2012 08:41 am + 53 comments

Google may have taken extreme measures in the past to keep prying eyes from its data centers, but Continue reading…
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Google escapes criminal probe in German Street View case

By Ben Kersey on October 12, 2012 09:43 am + 15 comments

Bloomberg reports that German prosecutors will no longer pursue a criminal probe in the Google Continue reading…
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Google's 'biggest ever' Street View update refreshes 250,000 miles of road

By Ben Kersey on October 11, 2012 04:07 am + 92 comments

Google has updated imagery for over 250,000 miles of road in its latest Street View update. The Continue reading…