An update to Google’s Street View app on Android will now let anyone contribute their photos to help enhance Google Maps, the company announced this morning. Using a “connected photos” tool in the new ...

Google keeps improving Google Maps with every single update, and more recently, the company has also started testing a new feature with help from a limited set of users. More specifically, the Google ...

We’ve known for a while that Apple wants to compete against Google Maps on all fronts, and in addition to providing users with better navigation on the smartphone and in the car, the Cupertino-based ...

Most of us rely on navigation apps to get where we need to go. There are countless options out there, but Google Maps remains the most popular. Does your smartphone or computer default to an app you ...

Apple launched Apple Maps for the web five months ago, but it was in beta and had limited features. As it gradually builds it up to become a serious competitor to Google Maps, Apple has now added Look ...

With citizen journalism bringing the public minute-by-minute blogs, photo updates and independent news reports, young people are becoming increasingly concerned about their privacy on the Internet.

Two friends spotted an opportunity to do something wild, and have now been immortalized on Google Street View, with thousands joining in on the fun. Liz Aldridge, 56, and her friend Tina Sheppard, 63, ...

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Google Maps is moving you off the street and inside local businesses with a new feature called Business Photos that shows you 360-degree images of store interiors using Street View technology.

Google has added four more cities to its Maps street view: San Diego, Los Angeles, Houston and Orlando, Fla. San Diego is getting the same high-resolution imagery treatment that Google gives San ...