Google Street View is now a much smoother experience on mobile and the desktop thanks to a new rendering engine for Maps. The new renderer should translate to a noticeably smoother experience when ...

The new feature, introduced at Google I/O 2022, gives a rotating 3D view of cities from the air, with live traffic and weather. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over ...

Revisiting a place you love can evoke nostalgia and comfort, but you don't have to go in person for it. Google Street View allows virtual visits to your home or any other address. Google Maps provides ...

Google Maps’ Street View feature was created 15 years ago, and since then, has added more than 220 billion Street View images from over 100 countries and territories. Many of us have taken advantage ...

An update to Google’s Street View app on Android will now let anyone contribute their photos to help enhance Google Maps, the company announced this morning. Using a “connected photos” tool in the new ...

Back in September, Google previewed the ability to search for nearby places using augmented reality. AR search in Google Maps Live View will start rolling out next week, while Google Lens multisearch ...

Exclusive: The search giant has also mapped out the parts of the world where 98% of people live, through satellite photos on Google Earth. Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for CNET News, focusing ...

Google Maps 'Immersive View' Lets You Visit Places Recreated in 3D The feature gives you a simulated bird's-eye view of a city from various angles and lets you peek inside shops and restaurants.

Google is making Maps even more helpful than it already is. At Google I/O 2021, the company announced a series of updates to Google Maps that will make it more helpful in day-to-day life, and improve ...

Steve Silverman helped build cameras for two NASA rovers that went to Mars. In the less exotic landscape of a Google parking lot, he looks up fondly at his latest creation, bolted onto the roof of a ...

Ever wanted to take a stroll down Paris' Champs-Élysées? Or maybe take a look around that new restaurant before you make a reservation? Now, Google Maps' Immersive View tool will let you do all this ...