103 posts and columns on Google maps

Shoot the Moon: How Google Turned a Hodgepodge of Upgrades Into a Show of Strength

in News on May 16 at 11:24 am PT

For the search giant, the dream-big stuff of tomorrow was about today being a better version of yesterday.
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Global Geo Services Worth as Much as $270B Per Year

in News on January 30 at 8:35 am PT

A pair of studies paid for by Google found that the global geo services industry — which is defined to include things like satellite navigation and electronic maps, with applications of those technology in areas like agriculture and emergency services — is valued at $150 to $270 billion per year. As the Yeah Yeah Yeahs might say, “maaaaaaps.”

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Google Maps for iPhone Had 10 Million Downloads in 48 Hours

in Mobile on December 17, 2012 at 11:43 am PT

The much-anticipated Google Maps for iPhone instantly topped the app download charts. Now we have some hard numbers: The app was downloaded more than 10 million times in less than 48 hours, according to Jeff Huber, Google’s head of commerce and local. (And I will now deposit a buck in the jar for being a hypocrite.)

Google Set to Release iOS Maps App Tonight

in Mobile on December 12, 2012 at 5:13 pm PT

Google plans to release its much-awaited iOS Maps app tonight, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Google Maps to Add Street View for Mobile Web (Hey There, iOS Users!)

in Mobile on October 2, 2012 at 6:10 pm PT

iOS users can now resume stalking addresses around the world from the comfort of their mobile devices.
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OpenStreetMap Gets First Major Funding From Knight News Challenge

in News on September 20, 2012 at 7:30 am PT

The increasingly popular Wikipedia-like project to create a map of the world — now used by Apple, Foursquare and others — gets its first major funding grant.
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With iOS 6 Out, Google Has Some Repositioning to Do With Its Maps

in Mobile on September 19, 2012 at 10:23 am PT

The location of Google’s own mapping app for iOS is unknown.
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I/O Preview: Google Set This Week to Challenge Amazon, Sonos, Apple and … Oh, Just Fill in the Blank Here

in News on June 25, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

Here are the big product announcements to expect at I/O, which runs from Wednesday to Friday at Moscone Center in San Francisco.
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Google Q1 Earnings: “Velocity, Execution and Focus”

in News on April 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm PT

Here’s how Google CEO Larry Page and his deputies explained their latest quarter and their effective stock split.
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Country No. 184 for Google Map Maker: The United States

in Social on April 19, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Google Map Maker, which enlists users to expand and keep up to date Google Maps and Google Earth, will on Tuesday become available in the United States. (Other independent user mapping efforts include Waze and OpenStreetMap, both already available in the U.S. ) A product developed by Google in India, the company says Map Maker has already been used by thousands of cartophiles to edit maps in 183 countries and regions around the world. User edits are usually approved for inclusion in the live product within a few days. And now, that forgotten nation…the U.S..