Reading Time: < 1 minIf you’re one of the lucky few that has Android 5.1.1 on your watch and the latest version of Google Maps on your phone, you now have a slick version available to use on your wrist. It has an impressive number of features — you can pan, zoom and even rotate your view. I agree […]
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Google Maps coming back to Windows Phone “soon”
Reading Time: < 1 minLate yesterday, Google cut off in-browser access to Google Maps for Windows Phone users. The reason, according to Google: “IE mobile still did not offer a good maps experience with no ability to pan or zoom and perform basic map functionality. As a result, we chose to continue to redirect IE mobile users to Google.com […]
Amazing new photo tours in Google Maps
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has just added a great new feature to Google Maps called “photo tours”, which feels a lot like Microsoft’s PhotoSynth but taken to a whole new level. Here’s a video showing how they work: To try them for yourself, check out a famous site such as Trevi Fountain or St. Mark’s Basilica. To learn […]
Bing releases iPhone app with nice Maps implementation
Reading Time: 2 minMicrosoft just released the “Bing” application for iPhone and it is a solid effort. It was voice search that is similar to the Google app, and Maps implementation that is similar to Google Maps on the phone. It’s a free app, so it’s certainly worth downloading and trying out. Chris Pendleton has a nice writeup […]
Place Pages for Google Maps could be great for small businesses
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has just released Place Pages for Google Maps, and the potential impact on small businesses is quite large. According to Google, a “Place Page” is: a webpage for every place in the world, organizing all the relevant information about it. By every place, we really mean *every* place — there are Place Pages for […]
Japanese StreetView is facing a variety of complaints
Reading Time: < 1 minThe Japanese version of Google StreetView is facing an increasingly higher number of complaints, about a variety of topics. Along with the usual complaints (faces, license plates), there is the issue of people using the images on secondary sites for the purposes of discrimination and bullying. To help combat this, Google has set up a […]
A ghost town from space
Reading Time: 2 minEarth is Square has a neat post today about viewing Centralia, Pennsylanvia using fresh Bird’s Eye imagery on Bing Maps. Centralia was an active town of about 1000 residents back in the early 1980’s, but now is home to only nine people. The reason is due to an underground coal fire that’s been burning since […]
Twitterfon Update
Reading Time: < 1 minThe new Twitterfon update is out! This new update fixes a few bugs in the search, posting of pictures, and followers page. Twitterfon over all is a great application for setting up your Twitter account on the iPhone. Ability to upload photos AND VIDEOS is awesome. Have tried other apps and the video feature just […]
Frankie’s doesn’t know it’s own area
Reading Time: < 1 minI was flipping through a “Choice Savings” booklet that came in the mail. You know, the little half-sheet sized glossy-covered coupon book. While going through it, I found an ad for “Frankie’s”, a local italian restaurant. We’ve been there before and it’s pretty decent, but the map really caught my eye. They didn’t screw it […]
Major update to Google Maps, primarly with StreetView
Reading Time: < 1 minHot on the heels of its arrival on the iPhone, the web interface of Google Maps has just received a major overhaul. In particular, the handling of StreetView is much different. Google Maps Mania has a great overview of the changes, as does the video below. Check it out!