Tagged: Google Maps & News
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Google Maps expands biking directions to rest of Europe News
24.05.2013 Cyclists in Ireland, Germany, France, Poland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein will be delighted to learn they will finally be able to get biking directions on Google Maps from today. -
#io13: New interactive Google Maps builds a world around users (video) News
16.05.2013 At its developers conference in San Francisco, California, Google unveiled its biggest ever update to Google Maps since it first launched eight years ago, creating a more...Tags: Google Maps, Google -
Google Street View hits 50 countries – massive update adds 563,270 km of road News
25.04.2013 Google has launched the largest update of its Street View service yet, to mark the occasion of reaching 50 countries this week. The major new update sees the search giant add...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Search Engines, Search, Multimedia, Internet, Digital Media, Database, Consumer Tech -
Easter Egg hunt: where are the web’s best hidden treats? News
29.03.2013 You might think Easter eggs are just the chocolatey treats that all and sundry will be devouring this weekend, but they’re also a surprising find for video gamers, internet... -
Tech start-up of the week: Primovisto News
24.02.2013 Our start-up of the week is Primovisto, a new venture based in Listowel, Co Kerry, that is creating limited-edition accessories for iPhones and iPads.Categories: Web, Private Irish Business, Phones, Online Business, Mobile, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Consumer Tech -
Google Maps loses out to Facebook as No 1 app in the US following iOS drop-off News
24.01.2013 Facebook finished 2012 on a high, taking pole position among mobile apps in the US ahead of former top dog Google Maps and continuing its reign as the No 1 app in terms of user... -
Google says it did not kill a donkey in Botswana News
16.01.2013 Google has denied its Streetview vehicle had hit and killed a donkey in the Kweneng region of Botswana after concerned citizens contacted the internet search giant, wondering... -
Google unleashes Santa Tracker News
19.12.2012 Kids all around the world can keep an eye on Santa’s whereabouts beginning Christmas Eve with internet search giant Google’s new Santa Tracker website. -
Google Maps for iOS returns to the App Store with Street View News
13.12.2012 Google for iOS has returned to Apple’s App Store with a range of new features, including Street View, voice, turn-by-turn navigation and even a developer SDK.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Apple dismisses manager following maps fiasco on iPhone 5 News
28.11.2012 Apple has reportedly dismissed the manager responsible for the troubled mapping software that accompanied the launch of iOS 6 and the iPhone 5. Apple is understood to have...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Apps, Digital Media, Internet, Mobile, Mobility -
Man used Google Maps to trek 5,000 miles across Asia (video) News
20.11.2012 A former US Marine sergeant called Winston Fiore used an Android phone with Google Maps to walk 5,000 miles (8,046km) across Asia to raise money to provide free...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Life Sciences, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps -
Google deploys test version of Google Maps for iOS News
16.11.2012 iPhone users being misguided by Apple Maps will soon have an alternative Google Maps to look to, as reports claim the new app is being tested and finishing touches are being... -
Google Maps for iOS 6 expected by end of year News
06.11.2012 iPhone users operating on the iOS 6 platform may be receiving the gift of Google Maps soon enough. The app, which was removed from Apple’s latest operating system in favour of... -
Google introduces missing children alerts in US, plans to expand to Canada, Europe News
01.11.2012 Google is rolling out AMBER Alerts in search results and on Google Maps to highlight areas where children have been abducted to assist US authorities in finding missing children.Categories: Search Engines, Search -
Google hikes the Grand Canyon for Google Maps News
25.10.2012 Internet search giant Google is going where no vehicle has gone before to capture the majesty of the Grand Canyon in the state of Arizona in the US by using backpack-mounted... -
Google Maps makes its biggest update yet - spanning 17 countries and 402,336 kilometres News
11.10.2012 Google Maps has completed its biggest ever Street View yet, doubling the number of special collections and updating more than 402,336 kilometres (250,000 miles) of roads around... -
Google Maps to introduce Street View for mobile browsers News
04.10.2012 Google Maps is making Street View available on mobile browsers, bringing panoramic, street-level imagery to users’ handsets for on-the-go navigation. -
Google showcases the possibilities of the Google Maps API (says, ‘naa naa na na naah, Apple’) News
04.10.2012 While many people use Google Maps directly through maps.google.com, the comprehensive mapping service is also used widely across the web via the Google Maps API. To demonstrate... -
Tim Cook to iOS 6 users: Apple Maps is not perfect, try Google Maps instead News
28.09.2012 Apple’s CEO has written an open letter to Apple customers admitting that the new Maps app packaged with iOS 6 is flawed, apologising for letting the fanbois down and – if you... -
Google’s west Dublin data centre to open today News
28.09.2012 Internet search giant Google is to open its new data centre in Clondalkin, west Dublin, today, that will help run Google’s online services, such as the Google search engine,...