Maps News

Google Real Estate Search Improves

10th July 2009

Google has some good news for those on the lookout for a new home, office or other immovable property. More »

Is Google Responsible For Terrorist Attacks In Mumbai?

16th December 2008

Once again, advances in technology have been misused by a few people, and the technology is being blamed for it… Google Earth was used by terrorists, to study the detailed layout of the places, which they had planned to attack, in the city of Mumbai. More »

Compare Petrol Prices On Yahoo!

15th October 2008

Yahoo! has launched a new service that could help users save some money. They have started providing a shortcut, via Yahoo! search, that will allow users to know the prices of gas at various petrol pumps in the vicinity. More »

Google Maps Street Views Now On Mobile

24th September 2008

In keeping with their aim to make information available to all, at all times, Google has now added another feature to their repertoire. Street Views on Google Maps will now be accessible to mobile phone users. More »

Google Launches Map Maker

4th September 2008

Google is trying very hard to improve the data available on Google Maps for various regions of the world. In order to do this, they have launched a new tool called Map Maker, which uses a Wiki-like approach to mapping. More »

Microsoft And AOL Step Up Their Mobile Services

3rd April 2008

A few days ago, Jupiter research had predicted that mobile search ad revenues would touch $5 billion over the next 5 years. Microsoft and AOL are both taking this statement very seriously. They are working very hard to improve their mobile offerings in an effort to make up for the loss of market share in desktop search. More »

Flickr Launches New Map Applications

19th November 2007

Photo sharing site Flickr is launching an improved mapping application this week. Flickr Maps allows users to associate their images with a specific location on the map. More »

Google Maps Gets New Logo

15th November 2007

Localisation and personalisation have been Google’s mantra for 2007. Google personalised home rebranded to iGoogle and got its own logo in May. Localised results with mini-maps made their way into the organic search results page as far back as November last year. And now Google Maps has got its own new logo. More »