A snappy new tech blog
Helmet-donning, leather strutting motorbike riders with a propensity to get lost may find themselves getting all revved up about Tom Tom’s new Urban Rider GPS unit. Sporting an updated interface …
TomTom announces Urban Rider GPS for motorbikers Read MoreGoogle first wowed the world with with Google Earth back in 2005, and have been busy adding new imagery ever since, while making the tool available on a host of …
Google serves up Earth view in Google Maps. We’re impressed. Read MoreRather unexpectedly, UK Android owners have been gifted free turn-by-turn navigation with voice directions, courtesy of Google Maps Navigation. The 4.1.1 Beta app has now been released in the UK, …
Google Maps Navigation 4.1.1 offers free satnav to UK Android phones Read MoreRecently, the UK mapping agency Ordnance Survey announced that it was making all of its data freely available to the public online, as part of a government drive to give …
Freeing Ordnance Survey data: is it a good thing? Our analysis Read MoreNow entering the voting phase is Google’s Model Your Town competition, which invited users to ‘show their civic pride’ and create a 3D portrait of their community.
Google’s Model Your Town competition – cast your votes now! Read MoreThis delightful cartoon from Google Japan shows how the Google Street View is created, with a cute little camera-bot rolling through a landscape of wooden trees and buildings. It’s all …
Google Street View- Japan cartoon style! Read MoreKeen to prove that they can still get down with the hipsters, the National Trust has launched its own, rather snappy, iPhone application.
National Trust launch Apple iPhone app Read MoreMad-for-it walking folks Walkit.com have added a useful and unique feature to their online route mapping service – circular walks. The idea is both simple and brilliant: if you fancy …
Walkit.com serves up circular walking maps for urban amblers Read MoreTransport for London have released their all-new interactive bus map, and we’re feeling the love.
TFL’s new interactive bus map for Londoners Read MoreNokia has announced a new version of their Ovi Maps for smartphones, serving up top notch walk and drive navigation for free. The new version of Ovi Maps includes high-end …
Nokia offers free global navigation for its smartphones Read MoreThe RAC, the UK’s longest-established motoring organisation, has released iPhone and Android apps to help drivers avoid traffic congestion. The location-aware free app serves up views of local traffic conditions, …
RAC release traffic congestion-busting iPhone and Android free app Read MoreWith a backing track so goddamn funky we were throwing our white suit jackets across the room, Google have released a video showing off their ‘Near Me Now’ feature. The …
Google Mobile “Near me now” feature offers location based queries Read MoreA new patent has just been granted to Google which could see the search engine giant extending its advertising program in Google Maps to Street View. This cunning plan is …
Google to offer virtual billboard advertising in Street View? Read MoreThere’s not much we like more than stomping through the British countryside, navigating a path through remote terrain to reach a welcoming pub. Naturally, an Ordnance Survey map is an …
iPhone Outdoors: Ordnance Survey mapping for walkers Read MoreMicrosoft has been busily ramping up the features on its search engine Bing, with the showstopper being the release of Bing Maps Beta, a substantial upgrade to its online map …
Microsoft Bing adds knockout new features: Street Side impresses Read More