Samsung Gear users can now get turn-by-turn navigation on their wrist thanks to D.M.A. Navi Watch, a new app that's available to download now from Samsung Apps. Navi Watch, which is actually a watch face rather than a traditional Gear app, fetches its directions from Google Maps on your smartphone, then displays them on your wrist. It's designed to help you navigate new places without...
There’s something fascinating about looking at older pictures, like peering through a lens at a bygone era. But what about looking at the past through Google Maps? That’s apparently now a thing. It’s not quite as captivating as an old black and white photo, but remarkable in that it shows just how quickly the landscape around us changes. Google has been quietly keeping a stash of old...
Google Maps for iOS—now on the iPad—is the most wonderfully amazing, best ever maps app available for the platform. There is no equal—there hasn't been in some time, in mobile or on the desktop. When Google detailed improvements coming to the service back in May, it introduced plenty of changes: a new look, new features and even better navigation. The best got better; it's easily one of...
Nagasaki is among the more unique places in Japan. It is most famous worldwide for being the site of the second atomic bombing which ended World War II, but the city has a long history intertwined with Western influence that gives it a sense you won't find anywhere else. Massive churches, statues, maze-like streets running up both sides of the valley walls, and houses that seem to...
Google recently announced an update to Google Maps and Google Earth that removes clouds from its satellite imagery. Seamed together with data from USGS’s and NASA’s Landsat Satellite 7, the new view of our world provides a huge resolution of 15 meters per pixel. “The resulting 800,000 megapixel global image is so big that if you wanted to print it at a standard resolution of 300 dots...
Wednesday’s three hour Google presentation covered a wide spectrum of information—some exciting, some not—that included a pretty massive update to Google Maps. It looks different, and acts different. Is that a good thing? Absolutely. This is easily the best, most comprehensive Maps experience ever. The world never looked so good. Built from the ground up, Maps introduces a completely...
Apple Maps is a beautiful application with an elegant UI. Clearly, Apple worked hard (and partnered with people who worked hard) to put out this stunning product. Unfortunately, none of that matters when melting bridges and people lost in the Australian bush snare headlines. And that’s the problem — although the app may be fairly accurate, its holes are sporadic and glaring, resulting...
I’m fascinated with maps. I love maps. If I see a paper map around, I never hesitate to look at it, even if it’s of a city in the U.S. I’ve never heard of, or streets I’ll never visit. On my iPhone, I use maps all the time, every chance I get — my sense of direction is laughably bad. So my eyes and brain have become familiar with Apple Maps over the past few months. I was in San...
Google Maps for iOS is out, free, beautiful, and comes with turn-by-turn directions. This is the day a lot of people have been waiting for ever since Apple abandoned Google's beloved service in iOS 6. What a turn of events, particularly considering Google's app includes voice guided turn-by-turn driving directions. Holy moly. I've been unable to download the app myself, but that's...
Apple issued a press release on Monday that announced a major executive shakeup within the Cupertino company, which will see its senior vice president of iOS software, Scott Forstall, and the recently appointed senior vice president of retail, John Browett, ousted from their positions. Browett’s dismissal could have been predicted some time ago. He’s been with Apple less than six...