Google upgrades Android maps as Apple battle looms (Update)
Google's mapping service for mobile devices is getting an upgrade as the Internet search leader braces for new competition from iPhone maker Apple.
Software
Aug 15, 2012
2
0
News tagged with mapping service
New Apple mobile software to get maps, Siri update
A new iPhone is getting much of the attention, but Apple's older phones will get a software upgrade this fall as well. A new operating system sports a different mapping service and a built-in bond with Facebook.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 12, 2012
0
0
Source: Google to pay $7M to settle Wi-Fi case (Update)
Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle an investigation into the Internet search leader's collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks several years ago in neighborhoods ...
Business
Mar 9, 2013
0
0
New broadband map has flaws
The federal government last week finally released a national map of broadband services, but it leaves a lot to be desired.
Telecom
Feb 24, 2011
0
0
Trump Tower becomes 'Dump Tower' on Google Maps
Someone renamed Donald Trump's midtown Manhattan building on Google Maps, and the new moniker isn't very flattering.
Internet
Nov 27, 2016
8
9
Google pledges more blurring in Switzerland
(AP) -- Google Inc. said Wednesday its Street View service will blur some pictures from Switzerland even more after a Swiss official said the images were violating the country's strict privacy laws.
Internet
Sep 2, 2009
0
0
Google 'screwed up' in capturing private Wi-Fi data: Brin
Google "screwed up" by accidentally gathering private wireless data while taking pictures for its "Street View" mapping service, co-founder Sergey Brin said Wednesday.
Internet
May 19, 2010
2
1
Researcher's innovative flood mapping helps water and emergency management officials
When Jude Kastens was developing a new floodplain mapping model more than a decade ago as part of his doctoral dissertation at the University of Kansas, he aimed to address a critical information gap that often hindered officials ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2019
0
88
S. Korea police raid Google over data collection
South Korean police Tuesday raided Google's local office to investigate whether the global search company used its mobile phone advertising platform to illegally collect private location data.
Internet
May 3, 2011
0
0
Wildfires continue to rage in Greece, as seen by satellite
A month after fires ravaged the island of Rhodes in July 2023, more fires have ripped through Greece this week as southern Europe swelters under a late summer heat wave. This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows the ongoing ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2023
0
9
