Google may give away software like Google Maps for iOS and Android free, but it has to make its money somewhere, and so the company announced today that the location apps will now support AdWords advertising. The updated app for iPhone, iPad, and Android now injects localized adverts at the bottom of the screen, based […]
Google Maps app on your smartphone is one of those wonderful things that makes owning the gadget an absolute joy. Instant, essential knowledge. Today, Google announced that it would be robbing its iOS and Android apps of their purity by allowing advertisers to advertise against your searches.
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Google has launched Google City Experts, a new program aiming to take on Yelp and other local review sites by promising perks and praise for those regularly writing up their experiences at restaurants, theaters, and other locations around select cities. The scheme, which ties together Google Maps and Google+, promises “Local Insiders” access to an […]
Google’s answer to competing smart mobile brands’ device location services has arisen in the form of “Android Device Manager.” This system will allow you to remotely locate you device – directly ping-able with Google Maps. It also lets you set the device’s Ringer off so you can find the machine easily or wipe the device […]
Google Maps offers a lot of tools for developers (or anyone!) to work with, visualize and customize the existing service. And a lot of cool maps, infographics and tools come out of the APIs. But sometimes it’s nice to take something like the topographical data and move it in a totally different direction. Like maybe art?
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Google Maps is pretty great. So is Foursquare and Yelp and Instagram. Now imagine combining the best of all those and what you get is Citymaps. It’s a brand new type of map for iOS that lets you explore what’s around you and share it with friends.
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A perverse fascination with nuclear fallout and blast radii isn’t that weird. Don’t you want to know how hard you and everything you know is going to disappear from the face of the Earth in the unlikely case that some maniac drops twenty kilotons of atomic death on your front door? Now you can see a simulation of the mushroom cloud that will claim your life—in three dimensions.
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Saving offline maps in Google Maps 2.0 is a sneaky ‘easter egg’ type feature that’ll make Google Maps on iOS even better. You won’t need to rely on a data connection, you’ll get your maps faster and it’ll make things work better. So how do you save offline maps on the iOS version of Google Maps?
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Google Maps released some big updates for both its Android and iOS applications recently, but today, Google Maps’ web application has received its new interface which the company revealed just a few months ago without needing to be invited into the new Google Maps.
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While the Google Maps update for iOS is barely out of the cellophane, Mountain View’s keeping up the momentum with a matching SDK revision. Version 1.4 of the developer kit for iOS maps allows app makers to hook into some of the new features, and bring them right into their own creations. Now, you’ll be able to add Street View imagery — with optional markers — from over 50 countries (including recently added landmarks), introduce floor plans, and benefit from the more neutral maps design. There’s a slew of bug fixes too, which can be found at the source. Want the info from developer relations at Google Maps directly? Then, head past the break for the video walkthrough.
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Source: Google Developers
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