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Google Brings Local Ads to New Google Maps App for Android

Tim August 8, 2013 105

Today, Google announced the return of clickable ads for the Google Maps app for Android. When a user makes a search for a particular place/business, a corresponding result with be featured (advertised), which will then allow for the user to either look up that...

Google Launches “Views” as a Place to Share Your Photo Spheres and Panorama Shots of the World

Kellen July 30, 2013 20

If you own a Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Google Play Edition phone or have flashed a stock Android 4.2 ROM that supports Photo Sphere, Google has given you a new service to upload your beautiful pictures of the world to. It's called Views, and is somewhat of an...

Google Maps Listens to Feedback, Adds Offline Maps and “Where’s Latitude?” Buttons in New Update

Kellen July 11, 2013 143

The freakout that ensued after the release of Google Maps v7.0 over the thought that both Latitude and Offline Maps were missing was heard loud and clear by Google. We know now that Offline Maps is still there, it simply requires that you put an area of the...

Here is Google’s New Google Maps Commercial, Please Rock Out

Kellen July 10, 2013 74

The new Google Maps v7.0 was released last night. It's awesome. This is the new commercial. Detroit Rock City.

FYI: Offline Maps Saved by Typing “OK Maps” in Google Maps, Latitude Retires August 9

Kellen July 10, 2013 90

Moments after the new Google Maps v7.0 went live last night, the cries of "Where is Latitude!" and "What happened to offline maps?" spread throughout the internet crowds. Since Google had yet to push out a blog post detailing the new features of Google Maps...

New Google Maps 7.0.0 Goes Live in Google Play, Here is the New UI We Saw at Google I/O

Kellen July 9, 2013 161

Remember the new Google Maps app for Android that we saw previewed back at Google I/O? It went live this evening for both phones and tablets! Well sort of. As is typical since I/O, Google is using their staged rollout method of releasing app updates, so there...

Google Trekker Explores BattleShip Island, May Look Familiar if You Like James Bond

Tim June 28, 2013 13

Google recently opened up the Trekker program to third parties, allowing folks to borrow those funny looking backpacks, enabling Google to expand their Street View of the entire world at a quicker pace. The newest exotic spot to get Street Viewed is the...

Google Buys Waze Social Traffic Service, Hopes to Outsmart Traffic Together

Kellen June 11, 2013 62

Google announced this morning that it has acquired Waze, a GPS and social traffic application that updates routes and drive information in real-time thanks to a community of users. Through Google Play alone, it has anywhere from 10-50 million downloads, but is...