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Hawaii becomes 50th US state in Street View

Rather neatly, Hawaii has become the 50th US state to be pictured in Street View on Google Maps. Offering imagery of Oahu and Maui, the site has categorised collections including "hometown favourites of President Obama".

Although no doubt Scunthorpe, Glasgow...

Phantom town appears on Google Maps

The presence of a mysterious town on Google Maps has stumped locals, the online giant and its mapping data provider.

It seems no-one can explain why "Argleton" in Lancashire, a town that does not exist, appears in the L39 postcode area just south of Ormskirk.

According...

Six serious reasons why Google Maps Navigation is pure win...

Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0 will not just be setting the cat amongst the pigeons but is probably more akin to handing a rocket launcher to our feline friend as well. From demonstration, the turn by turn satnav system has got several advantages over traditional...

Google to add free turn-by-turn navigation functionality to Maps on Android 2.0 phones

Google has just thrown somewhat of a spanner in the works for satnav hardware and software companies as it has revealed it is to offer free turn-by-turn navigation functionality to its Maps product that will be offered in Android 2.0 devices.

"Maps Navigation"...

VIDEO: Google Earth Building Maker unveiled

Google's Earth and Maps applications are fantastic, but they have a slight problem - they're flat. The vast majority of locations have some form of terrain data - but that data comes from satellites which can't work out individual buildings. Some cities, like San Francisco,...

VIDEO: Google Maps intros "report a problem" feature

Google has announced a new way to keep its Maps up to date with the introduction of the "report a problem" functionality. 

Google Maps users can now highlight changes to their neighbourhoods ("after all, the best expert on where you live is you") and Google will...

Apple quietly buys online mapping company Placebase

Apple appears to be up to something. The company very quietly purchased Placebase - an online mapping startup - back in July. It was announced in a tweet, but labelled as "all hush hush" by Fred Lalonde, the founder of openplaces.org.

However, Seth Weintraub...

Google Maps team-up for online Monopoly City Streets

The classic board game Monopoly has been given a tech makeover thanks to a team-up with Google.

Hasbro and Google have joined forces to make a worldwide online Monopoly game to promote the launch of Monopoly City, a modern 3D version of the board game.

Google Maps get POI icons and labels

The Google Maps team has announced it has added new icons and labels to its online maps that offer more detail for users.

Designed as a help either to orientate users in a particular location, for getting the feel for a neighbourhood, or just browsing around...

Google Maps gets some perspective

Google's added some rather impressive new controls to its API that allows the use of 3D viewpoints and perspective. The results are pretty spectacular, as can be seen in the demo above.

Google says: "With a perspective map, the map is projected on a viewport...

Google Maps for Mobile hits version 3.2

Google has announced that it's releasing a new version of its mapping software for mobile phones - version 3.2. The new edition adds compatibility for layers - info that has long existed in the desktop version of the software.

Google says: "Layers make it easier...

Vodafone reveals initial #ukhols results

Vodafone has released the first set of results from its Google Maps/Twitter mashup that allows Brits to post where they're going on holiday this summer. According to #ukhols map, New York, Vancouver and Paris are currently the favourite holiday destinations for British tweeters.

VIDEO: Google Maps gets "favourite places"

Google Maps has announced it has teamed up with "local experts" around the world to share some "favorite" places.

Watching the video above will give you an overview of the new feature that asks experts in their field for hints on places to go.

San...

Google Maps adds "My Location" button

Google has announced that it's adding the "My Location" feature found on the mobile variant of Google Maps to the full-on browser version.

If you log in to Google maps with a supported web browser (Chrome 2.0+, Firefox 3.5+, or anything else that supports Gears)...

VIDEO: Google announces "My Tracks" for Android phones

Google has announced the launch of another 20% time project, the new "My Tracks" application for Android-powered phones.

Aimed at hikers, bikers and runners, My Tracks records tracks of outdoor activities using the phone's built-in GPS.

These track...

Queen updates official website

The Queen has revamped her official website 12 years on from its launch.

The new online property sees a more wizzy design as well as more content including video and historical documents.

"The official website of the British Monarchy" also has...

Comment: Google Latitude - a step too far or advertisers dream?

This week saw the launch of a new service from Google that allows you to track your friends via Google Maps either on your mobile or PC.

Google Latitude at first seems like fun: it's a great idea. You're in the pub, you see your mate walking down a nearby street...

Google charts UK snow fall

Google's Lat Long blog has caught up to the fact that the UK appears to be in the grip of a cold snap and has highlighted some "My Maps" showing snow accumulation, and reader pics of snow scenes.

We brought you news on Monday of Twitter user Ben Marsh setting...

Google offers transit layer in Maps

Google has launched a new transit layer on Google Maps in more than 50 cities around the world.

The London layer shows the Tube superimposed across London, but as it's map-based, and tied to real geographical locations, it looks a lot different to Harry Beck's...

Google maps Tour de France in Street View

Tour de France fans will be pleased to know that Google has mapped the course of the race in its Maps application - and has linked this to Street View for an even more realistic view of the route.

The map shows you the route stage by stage and offers panoramic...

Google launches Map Maker for the masses

Google has unveiled Google Map Maker, a new product that allows users to contribute and edit Maps data for regions around the world.

People can use Google Map Maker to locate, draw, label and provide attributes for local map features via what's being called...

EU concerned over Google Street View

Google has already had a head-to-head with the Pentagon over some of the photographs on Google Maps, and now it seems the EU has the same concerns.

European Authorities have raised specific concerns about Google Street View, which is an extra on Google Maps...

Google helping refugees

Google Maps now includes close-up views of UN refugee camps and aid projects.

The technology, which it is claimed was for first designed for use as video game backdrops, has now been adapted to show the plight of refugees around the world.

And it...

Pentagon censors Google Maps

The Pentagon has made Google remove images of an Texas army base shown in detail on the "Maps" section of the internet giant's site.

In a thoroughly unsurprising move, the US defence department has now banned Google from filming inside, and making detailed...

EU takes on TomTom

TomTom's plan to buy its main map supplier, Tele Atlas, may be scuppered by the EU.

According to Reuters, European authorities have sent a formal "statement of objections" to the SatNav system manufacturer.

TomTom - which is now the world's biggest...