How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...
ZDNet

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

Privacy-first: no tracking or data collection. Offline maps and turn-by-turn directions save battery. Free, open-source app for Android and iOS. Every month, Google ...
Lifehacker

Apple and Google Are Making It Easier to Switch Between iPhone and Android

December 8, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google When it's time to buy a new car, you don't necessarily need to stick with the one you had before. You don't ...
Reuters

Exclusive: India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protest

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India's government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better ...
TechCrunch

Google Maps releases new AI tools that let you create interactive projects

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...
Android Flagship

Learn to Measure Distances in Google Maps for Running, Biking, or Hiking

Google Maps makes navigating your world faster than ever before and you know that there are no compromises when it comes to Google. Your beloved Google Maps offers satellite imagery, street maps, as ...
Associated Press

Gemini AI to transform Google Maps into a more conversational experience

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this Aug. 8, 2018, file photo, a mobile phone ...
TechCrunch

Google Maps bakes in Gemini to improve navigation and hands-free use

Over the last year, Google has added multiple AI-powered features to Maps to improve discovery and enable users to ask questions about places. Now the company is upgrading the app with Gemini to let ...
PC World

Explore the solar system from your desk with Google’s space maps

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...
Android Authority

Google Maps gets a community-made solution for its location history mess

Google Maps users have had trouble merging old and new Timeline location history or data from separate accounts. A new tool will enable you to merge and convert all of your data into a unified dataset ...
Ars Technica

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic is now five years in the rearview mirror, but its effects continue to reverberate. While those leading the US healthcare system have embraced conspiracy theories and ...