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What are the two seasons in Canada? WINTER AND JULY!
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Google apologizes for giving the name “Adolf Hilter” to street in Berlin
Google has just apologized over a mistake found in Google Mapsof Berlin and it concerns the country’s former dictator Adolf Hitler. Up until recently, when viewing Berlin in Google Maps, instead of seeing the street name The...
Google is everywhere, snaps photo of NASA space shuttle flight [Image]
Google Street View car captures a photo of NASA space shuttle flyover on April 2012.
Check out pandas and other cute animals in the zoo with Google Street View
So with Street View, Google gave us the ability to virtually explore the Burj Khalifa, a Harry Potter movie set, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the interiors of a gigantic airplane. The next logical choice? Why, the zoo of course! ...
Google Streetview driver is forcefully stopped by villagers in Thailand, forced to swear by Buddha
Google Maps Streetview driver, Deeprom Phongphon, had a scary experience in Thailand recently. While traveling through a village area, a mob accosted him, believing he was a government agent sent to collect information for plans t...
Google Maps for Android and iOS now show ads alongside search results
Google has introduced advertising in its Maps applications for both Android and iOS. The company has long offered businesses the option to pay and have their establishments highlighted in the map, but this new implementation allow...
Google Street View now lets you explore the inside of the huge Airbus A380
I’m not too surprised the latest location Google Street View lets you explore isn’t even a street. After all, prior to this we got the Eiffel Tower and even a location from Harry Potter. This time we’ve got an ai...
Google Street View now let’s you see what it’s like from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Last month, Google users gained the ability to virtually explore the Burj Khalifa. This month, the company has announced that you can now explore Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Once again, the team at Google used a specia...
New Google Maps available now for everyone
The new Google Maps was first shown off back in May at the Google I/O conference, though only the chosen had the chance to give it a spin before Google deemed it ready for public consumption. Beginning today, the new Google Maps i...
Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley is now explorable on Google Street View
Google has added one of the most memorable locations of the Harry Potter films to Google Street View: Diagon Alley, the place where wizards and witches in the Harry Potter universe can find everything they need. Spell books, potio...
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has “terrible customer service” according to Google Maps [Image]
This is a bit old and obviously sarcastic (or so I'd hope), but still something we can smile at.
Now you can help Google map out the world with the Street View backpack
To give us the awesomeness that is Street View, Google uses a number of different gadgets to roam the world and capture images. There’s a Google Street View car, trike, trolley and even a snowmobile. But there ...
Google updates Maps and Earth with gorgeous new imagery, virtually eliminates clouds
Gone are the days of exploring Google Maps in satellite view and being blocked by a pesky cloud! Google has unveiled new high-resolution imagery that will power both Google Maps and Google Earth. Besides making our beloved planet ...
This is what happens when Google Street View meets Japanese pranksters
We’re all pretty familiar with Google’s Street View by now, and there’s a good chance that we might even take it for granted. But getting all the images necessary to make it happen takes some hard work from guys ...
Virtually explore the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, inside and out with Google Maps
Google has just captured their first skyscraper on Street View — and they started with a big one. Using customized versions of their Street View Trekker and Trolley, a team from Google spent three days capturing high-quality...