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Six serious reasons why Google Maps Navigation is pure win...
....and a few places it could fail 28 October 2009 17:54 GMT
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
Potentially disruptive solution boasts satellite and Street View integration 28 October 2009 14:35 GMT
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 asks for Street View trike suggestions in the States
Where to next for the three-wheeler? 16 October 2009 15:18 GMT
As many of you will know, Google uses a trike to snap Street View imagery in areas inaccessible by car. Now, in the US, as it did in the UK, the web giant has democratised the process of deciding which will be the next off-road places to be captured, by asking the American...
11 Canadian cities get Google Street Viewed
In time for the 2010 Winter Games 8 October 2009 18:14 GMT
Google has announced its Street View service on Google Maps now includes imagery from 11 cities across Canada, including Vancouver and Whistler.

Nicely timed for the 2010 Winter Games in February, Street View on Google Maps Olympic venues can be virtually...
VIDEO: Google explains Street View privacy with cute animation
Safeguards shown in sweet little promo clip 7 October 2009 14:38 GMT
Google is attempting to explain away the serious privacy concerns its Street View photo-mapping service raises with a super-cute video.

Worried about your property being available to be viewed online by anyone? Don't be - just look at the sweet little camera...
VIDEO: Google Street View gets business links
See your search result in real life 28 August 2009 10:29 GMT
Finding a business with Street View just became easier, says Google. The online giant has added a "Street View" link to its Google Maps business search results so you can click through and see what the place looks like, as well as search around it. Hit play for more (nb....
Picasa photos added to Street View
Joins pics from Panoramio 17 August 2009 12:00 GMT
Google has announced in a post on its Lat Long mapping blog that it's integrating Picasa Web Albums into Street View. The move means that photos taken by "millions of people" will be available to people exploring landmarks on Google Maps.

For pictures to be...
Coronation Street becomes fictional first on Street View
Beats rival soaps to 360-degree Google feature 17 July 2009 11:43 GMT
Coronation Street will "make history" as the first fictional location to feature on Google Street View.

A Google car, complete with the roof-mounted camera, has driven down the famous cobbles of Coronation Street to capture the real-life set in 360-degrees....
Six top UK attractions coming to Google Street View
Public vote picks popular places 16 July 2009 10:53 GMT
Google Street View, the virtual photography mapping tool, is soon to feature six popular UK tourist attractions.

The result of a campaign from Google and the VisitBritain tourism organisation that asked the public to name their top tourist treasures, the Millennium...
Street View nabs twin crims
Alleged Dutch robbers spotted by victim 19 June 2009 16:14 GMT
In the Netherlands, Google's Street View service has helped to capture two robbers, the first time Street View images have been used for such a purpose in the country.

Street View, that saw protests here in the UK for fear the photographic mapping service could...
Google shifts to pedal power to map UK landmarks
Search giant builds Street View tricycles 19 May 2009 10:15 GMT
The problem with using cars to map streets is that there are some places that cars just can't go. Britain's got a lot of dark alleys, pedestrianized areas and footpaths that Google's intent on getting down, but currently can't.

Its solution? Tricycles. The...
UK Street View here to stay, says Google Maps boss
Most of Britain to be snapped by end of next year 8 April 2009 15:23 GMT
The Google Maps boss has said its controversial Street View service, recently launched in the UK, is here to stay.

In an interview with The Times, John Hanke said the service is already "really popular":

"We know it is really popular and people...
Village mob stops Google Street View car
Angry residents form human chain 2 April 2009 16:56 GMT
While the UK waits to see which areas are next to be snapped for Google's Street View service, "furious" Buckinghamshire residents formed a "human chain" to block a Google Street View car capturing images of their village, it's been confirmed.

The angry villagers...
Google removes "dozens" of UK Street View pics
Complaints reported 20 March 2009 14:59 GMT
Google has removed "dozens" of photos from its new UK Street View service, reports the BBC.

Images of homes, people being arrested, being sick and coming out of sex shops are thought to be some of the images pulled from the service within hours of its launch.
Microsoft GeoSynth to take on Google Street View
User generated content to help create virtual landmark photos 19 March 2009 13:23 GMT
Microsoft plans to take on Google's Street View mapping feature with its own public-led offering, Pocket-lint has learnt.

Although not due to be launched until later in the year, the company is planning on giving the public the chance to capture any location...
Google Street View launches in the UK
See Scunthorpe's streets in virtual 3D 19 March 2009 10:47 GMT
Despite protests from privacy campaigners, Google Street View has finally launched in the UK around 2 years after the service went live in the States.

The roll out of the service - that provides a photographic look at geographical locations - lets internet users...
VIDEO: Google adds user photos to Street View
Panoramio pics linked up 26 February 2009 14:56 GMT
Google has added user-contributed photos to its Street View service matching photos from Panoramio to what you're looking at. Here's a quick vid demoing the new service that claims to let you "explore even more of your world without ever leaving home".
Google wins Street View privacy case
The Borings' $25k claim thrown out of court 18 February 2009 17:36 GMT
The Borings, a Pittsburgh couple, have lost their case against Google over privacy issues with the search giant's "Street View" service.

The Borings said when they filed their case last year that the images of their home that appear on Street View "violated...
Google Street View captures street wee
Taking the Michael out of privacy issues? 24 December 2008 13:07 GMT
Google Street View has captured this charming shot of a someone relieving themselves on the streets of Madrid.

We're not sure what the Spanish laws are for street peeing, but they'd be breaking the law in the UK.

In Blighty, it's only legal to...
iPhone 2.2 beta 2 seeded to developers
Google Maps get Street View 27 October 2008 12:20 GMT
Apple has seeded iPhone 2.2 beta 2 to developers and early details revealed suggest improvements for US users.

When released, the new firmware will let iPhoners look around Google Maps in Street View. In addition, there's walking and public transportation directions...
Google Street View gets okay in UK
Privacy watchdog gives go-ahead 31 July 2008 15:49 GMT
The roll-out of Google's Street View service in the UK has been okayed by the UK's privacy watchdog.

The service has been threatened by Privacy International, a global rights group based in the UK, that believed the technology - that links to Google Maps and...
Google maps Tour de France in Street View
French cycle race given panoramic treatment 7 July 2008 15:08 GMT
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's UK Street View roll out under threat
Predictable privacy concerns raised 4 July 2008 13:04 GMT
Following the news that Google Street View image capturing cars have been spotted in London, it seems Google's plans to bring the service to the UK is under threat.

Privacy International, a global rights group based in the UK, believes the technology - that...
Google sued over Street View
Privacy concerns create lawsuit 7 April 2008 10:48 GMT
Google is getting sued over Street View pics in the States by a Pennsylvania couple saying that images of their home that appear Street View "violated their privacy, devalued their property, and caused them mental suffering".

Mr and Mrs Boring (really) say...
Google Street View cam-cars spotted in London
Shooting up the big smoke? 28 September 2007 15:42 GMT
Exciting news for fans of Google Street View - the Google cam-cars have been spotted in our fair capital suggesting London is about to be officially Street Viewed.

The VW Beetles sport a special roof-cam that take video / sequences of images that are then transformed...