Articles tagged “google”

The virtual tour guide pulls data from niche lifestyle and food websites for what promises to be an eclectic and local collection of places to visit, but filters will be key for users looking to personalize and limit the scope of activities that pop up.

Unlike Google's challenges collecting images on terrestrial earth, its underwater exploits don't need to worry about litigious homeowners or governments angry that the company was also capturing Wi-Fi data.

While on one hand this is an amazing development that will allow people to easily move from one place to another with greater safety and without having to navigate on their own, the technology has been around for over a century. It's called a train.

Google is going to ride the wave of criticism surrounding the iPhone’s inferior maps app for as long as possible, but that’s not stopping Apple’s sales and just seems to fuel their creative juices.

Google can capitalize on Apple maps launch's many early miscues. This ad, launched earlier this month before Apple's own launch, is a more upbeat one focused on the hard work Google has done over the year to become ubiquitous.

As understandable as the conflict between Apple and Google may be, the consumers are the ones that are bothered when a reliable and trusted service is removed from their smartphone. And it's not always simple for them to figure out who to blame.

If Google is to succeed as a travel content provider and discovery engine, it needs to integrate its search capabilities with the insights of experts -- humans -- who know a destination best.

It's no coincidence that the Google Play-sponsored Wi-Fi will only be available on Android mobile devices, but will free Wi-Fi really be enough incentive to lure iPhone users over to Google?

Get ready to see your city from a brand-new angle as Apple ditches Google Maps in the iPhone 5 in favor of its house-made 3-D mapping technology.

Google Maps takes a lot more human touch than the digital directions let on, but will its intricate mapping method continue to stay on top after Apple releases their own mapping service?