Google Maps
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Google unveils new accessibility tools for Maps, Search, Chrome
New Delhi: Google has rolled out new accessibility features and updates on Maps, Search and Chrome to help people accomplish daily tasks faster and easier. A new identity attribute for the disability…
- Telangana
Google Maps lands truck into backwaters of reservoir in Telangana
Hyderabad: A truck driver on his way to Husnabad landed in a water reservoir after he relied on Google Maps to reach his destination. Google Maps which is used by almost every…
- Technology
Google Maps rolls out ‘Immersive View’ in 4 new cities, 500+ landmarks
San Francisco: Google Maps has rolled out Immersive View in four new cities — Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence, and Venice — and also expanded the feature to over 500 iconic landmarks around the…
- Technology
Google widely rolling out ‘Immersive View’ in Maps
San Francisco: After announcing it nearly a year ago, Google has finally appeared to be rolling out the “Immersive View” feature more widely in Maps. It occurs that Immersive View is rolling…
- Telangana
Relying on Google Maps proves costly, inter student misses exam
Hyderabad: An intermediate student Vinay found it costly to rely on Google Maps. Due to wrong direction shown in the Google Maps, the student missed out on appearing in the exam in…
- Technology
Tech giants take on Google Maps with new initiative
San Francisco: Global nonprofit organisation Linux Foundation has announced that it has partnered with some tech giants to create interoperable open map data to compete with Google Maps. The initiative ‘Overture Maps…
- Technology
Google Maps expands eco-friendly navigation tool to 40 more nations
New Delhi: Google has expanded its feature for eco-friendly routing on Google Maps to 40 more countries across Europe. With eco-friendly routing, the users can choose a route that’s optimised for lower…
- Technology
Google Maps to show air quality around you
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that will now show the air quality layer in the US on both Android and iOS users. According…
- Technology
New Google AI system to show updated business hours on Maps
New Delhi: To help companies keep up with the fast pace of change, Google has developed a machine learning model that automatically identifies if business hours are likely wrong and then instantly…
- Technology
Google Maps to roll out toll prices for Indian users
New Delhi: Google on Wednesday said it is rolling out toll prices on Maps in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will help users make the choice between toll roads and…
- Technology
Google blocked over 100 mn abusive edits on Maps in 2021
New Delhi: As fraudsters try to update business information on Google Business Profiles with abusive edits, the tech giant has said that it blocked more than 100 million of these edits from…
- Technology
World goes directionless as Google Maps suffers outage
San Francisco: Google Maps suffered a massive outage as a result of which several users were unable to get the directions on the maps for a long period of time. While the…
- Technology
Google turns off Maps’ live traffic data in Ukraine
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has temporarily disabled its Maps’ live traffic data in Ukraine to protect users as the country faces Russian invasion, media reports said on Monday. It is not…
- Technology
Now save, share home address with Plus Codes on Google Maps in India
New Delhi: Google on Thursday announced a new India-first feature on Maps where users can access their current location to find the Plus Codes address for their home. Plus Codes are free,…
- Offbeat
Italian Mafia boss caught after two decades due to Google Maps
An Italian mafia boss on the run for 20 years was caught on January 5 through Google Maps, an Italian police official told Reuters. Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was held following a two-year…
