Growing Up Gay in the Age of Apps
From the time I knew what intersections were, I said my family lived at the crossing of Inwood Road and Preston Road in North Dallas. I asserted that fact certainly…
How to Download Maps on Your Phone to Travel Offline
Even in this day and age, you can’t always guarantee a strong cellular connection to a mobile network everywhere you go, especially if you’re on vacation. That can cause a…
Linux Group Shares Its First Open Dataset for Creating Real Google Maps Alternatives
If you’re not Google (or, to a much lesser extent, Apple), map apps are damned hard to make. Last year, several major heavy hitters in tech, including the likes of…
Google and Taito’s Space Invaders AR Game Is Finally Available for Download
Worried you’re going to be woefully ill-prepared for an inevitable attack by invaders from outer space one day? Google and Taito—the company who released the original version of Space Invaders…
Google Maps adds a nifty new feature to Immersive View
Google Maps has boosted its Immersive View feature with a new element that lets you explore a planned route in a whole new way. Announced on Wednesday at its annual…
Google just revealed what you found most fascinating in 2022
Relive the best and most heart-breaking moments of 2022 with Google’s top searches of the year for movies, songs, games, and more.
Google gives Maps’ Immersive View a boost and adds a new vibe feature
Google is expanding its Immersive View feature and adding search to Live View. It’s also introducing a feature to help you get a quick feel for a neighborhood.
How to use Google Maps
Google Maps will have you navigating around like a champ in no time. Whether you’re a novice or a pro, here are your favorite navigation app’s handy features.
Google Maps is adding new shopping tools for the holiday season
Google has several new features in Google Maps to help you avoid crowds, find your way around malls, and get your holiday dinner shopping done.
Ambitious graveyard project ‘looks a bit like Ghostbusters’
In a project dubbed “the Google Maps for graves,” some 19,000 churchyards in England will have their headstones digitally mapped for a free online database.