Google Maps' Live View is an augmented reality (AR) feature that overlays directions directly onto your phone's camera feed. Instead of interpreting an abstract line on a flat map ...

So you can see how crowded the park is before you even go So you can see how crowded the park is before you even go is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering ...

Practically anyone who works in an office setting and has to answer to layers of management can sympathize with a certain kind of bureaucracy. The kind where good ideas have to confront the harsh ...

Google makes its mapping products more informative and immersive with the use of imagery, and now the tech giant is giving us a deeper look into its map-making process. The tech giant says it has ...

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 ...

Over the weekend, Google Maps co-creator Bret Taylor shared a funny anecdote about the early days of the product. The Twitter thread tells the story of how Sergey Brin wanted to name what is widely ...

You know those moments where you learn a piece of mind-blowing information that makes you feel like your entire life was a lie? Google Maps co-creator Bret Taylor has sent the internet into panic mode ...

Google announced that it is rolling out a new feature to some Google Maps users that will make navigating locales a more interactive experience. The new feature, called “immersive view,” provides a 3D ...

For most uses, Google Maps is a flat, 2D app, and if your device can handle more graphics and a bit more data, you can fire up the Google Earth 3D data set and get 3D buildings. At Google I/O Google ...

There's more evidence that just ignoring your eccentric boss' bad ideas is the best way to deal with them. The co-creator of Google Maps and current Salesforce president Bret Taylor decided that Feb.