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Nokia announces new sat-nav gadget

News The 330 comes with Europe-wide maps and an 89mm (3.5-inch) touchscreen, as well as expandable memory to add in maps of other areas. Nokia has once again branched out from its mobile core business with the announcement of its first GPS sat-nav...

31 October 2006, 10:40

Lost? Try asking your mobile phone

News The company, which has created software that serves up 3D maps and walking directions on phones, already sells that software to wireless carriers in Japan and it is now negotiating with US carriers. The mapping isn't as good in the US as in Japan...

1 November 2006, 9:12

Google gets up close and personal

News During her keynote on Wednesday at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in San Jose, California, Mayer demonstrated Google Maps on her iPhone and said iPhone users could also use Google's free voice-activated yellow pages service, Goog 411.

23 August 2007, 9:25

Google ups ante in mapping rivalry

News In the fast-moving war over localised search, Google wasted no time on Monday responding to Microsoft MSN's Virtual Earth test site with a new 'hybrid' site of its own that lets people see an aerial view of a location with superimposed road maps.

26 July 2005, 8:38

Google slams mobile operators for blocking apps

News Chris Sacca, head of special initiatives at Google, revealed on Monday that operators have lobbied the search giant, asking it to stop people accessing Google Mobile Maps. Google Mobile Maps gives access to interactive maps and satellite images...

27 November 2006, 9:20

News.blog: Google Earth adds Street View

News The new Google Earth incorporates the Street View feature of Google Maps, including a full-screen option It adds the Street View feature from Google Maps for a ground-level view of some areas, and a new navigation method makes the software more...

Tags: google, virtual, earth, maps

16 April 2008, 8:23

News.blog: It's time to reconsider Google

News A few months ago, I started to look beyond Google Maps for driving directions. Yahoo's Maps Beta, I found, gives you more control over the printed directions than Google. And Ask's Maps and Directions provide walking directions.

12 September 2006, 10:21

Photos: The double-sliding Nokia N95

News The two-way slide concept lets users switch between different modes -- for example, going from reading maps to watching a video. The N95 will be sold with an integrated GPS device, along with free maps from Tele Atlas and location data for...

27 September 2006, 10:26

News.blog: Google and Apple collaborating?

News In the Localizable.strings file inside the iPhoto app bundle, we find several intriguing keys, including one called GPSMapURL which is preset to 'http://maps.google.com/maps? But the inclusion of Google Maps and the hidden Show button certainly is.

5 October 2006, 9:28

MSN announces satellite-mapping service

News MSN Virtual Earth will provide a "core set of reference points", such as maps, aerial imagery, photos, consumer and business directories, as well as ratings and reviews, according to the company. Google, for example, bought satellite mapping...

24 May 2005, 9:22

Google Earth gets more detailed

News Jones, speaking at Google Geo Developer Day, said the improvements will eventually show up in the Web-based Google Maps site. I think people will use it to share ancient maps, [and share] information about possible future developments.

13 June 2006, 10:14

iTunes fans keep Apple at the top

News MapQuest -- which provides free maps, driving directions and traffic reports -- came in fourth with a 13 per cent increase, while online media site Real Networks got the fifth highest jump with 12 per cent.

21 December 2005, 10:16

Photos: Zooming in over London

News According to 192.com, the image quality of Super Zoom is three times better than Google Maps or Microsoft Live Maps. This is an aerial view of St Stephen's Tower -- Big Ben's home at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster -- on 192.com's new Super...

Tags: maps, station, zoom, london

31 January 2008, 9:13

Photos: Google's Android software on display

News Maps' Street View works on Android. Google Maps, including this view with a satellite photo, are available on Android phones. The project, under development by Google and a number of partners in the Open Handset Alliance, is due to ship as open...

Tags: man, contact, engineering, maps

29 May 2008, 9:11

New Yorkers look to Web in transit strike

News Official sites run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the city provide maps and detailed information about bridge and tunnel crossings into Manhattan as well as prices and maps for the different zones that taxis will use during...

21 December 2005, 9:51