Tag Archives: Google Maps

Google Australia brings LEGO bricks to Google Maps!

If you are a fan of LEGO, you are going to love this. Google Australia has collaborated with LEGO Australia to launch a new Chrome Experiment named Build with Chrome. You get access to multiple LEGO bricks and you can use them to make your own Read more [...]

Google Maps for Android advertisement showcasing Google Plus Local

Google Maps API pricing changed as competition heats up!

Google has made significant changes to the pricing of their Google Maps API usage. The company has lowered the prices massively as they feel the heat from the competition. Several players have already stopped using Google Maps API. Foursquare Read more [...]

Google would soon offer data on waterways in England and Wales

BBC has reported that Google is currently indexing the waterway routes in England and Wales and these are likely to be added to their Maps platform in the near future. This data would boost the capabilities of their directions feature on Google Read more [...]

Google promises Google Maps would remain accessible on most platforms

Google did not talk about the rumors about an Apple Maps service that could replace Google Maps in iOS 6 today but they did say that they are committed to supporting as many platforms as possible with their mapping technology. This means that Read more [...]

Google Maps to get much improved 3D rendering in major cities around the world

Google has announced that they are going to roll out 3D imagery of major cities around the world on Google Maps platform. This imagery is being created using multiple technologies and is significantly more accurate compared to previous editions. Read more [...]

Google Maps on Android getting offline mode officially

Google has announced that they are bringing the caching mode out of labs in their Google Maps app on the Android platform. The ability to cache maps for offline usage has been available for a while now. It would soon be available as a regular Read more [...]