Google Maps in pictures

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  IN PICTURES: Best of Google Maps and Google Earth 2011
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  10 things you can track in real time with Google ...

• Google's new cross-service info sharing: Why the hubbub?

  By Brad Reed | 27 January, 2012 02:36

  How you feel about Google's newest information-sharing policy all boils down to how comfortable you are with Google following your every move online.

• IN PICTURES: Best of Google Maps and Google Earth 2011

  By Ian Paul | 20 January, 2012 10:08

  Using these Google tools, you can now see the insides of large stores, views of the world's magnificent mountains, and a record of the devastation of Japan, among many other advancements.

• APP OF THE DAY: gMaps

  By Patrick Budmar | 24 November, 2011 12:00

  gMaps now includes a hardware compass and latitude background agent to display your actual position in real time

• APP OF THE DAY: realestateVIEW.com.au

  By Hafizah Osman | 07 November, 2011 12:37

  Useful for those who want to keep a close eye on the property market

• APP OF THE DAY: OffMaps 2

  By Patrick Budmar | 05 September, 2011 11:50

  Google Maps is probably one of the most useful applications to be bundled with the iPhone, as it makes traversing new and unfamiliar locations a painless experience.

• APP OF THE DAY: Locale

  By Hafizah Osman | 06 July, 2011 11:30

  The Locale app for the Android platform allows users to create situations and specify the conditions under which the settings on the smartphone should change.

• Huawei launches sub-$100 IDEOS X1 smartphone in Australia

  By Hafizah Osman | 28 June, 2011 11:16

  Huawei launches IDEOS X1 smartphone in Australia

• CeBIT 2011: Google and SLA map out ways to get message across

  By Patrick Budmar | 03 June, 2011 09:19

  Mobile apps and targeting the mobile space are driving the efforts of Surf Live Saving Australia and Google to be competitive and position themselves at the head of the market.

• 10 things you can track in real time with Google Maps

  By Ian Paul | 31 January, 2011 13:54

  Looking for an apartment to rent or wondering what the latest global health crisis is? Look no further than Google Maps. Many professional and part-time map addicts have created useful Google Maps mashups that show you (in real time, or at least in near-real time) the latest information for a variety of subjects, including the latest happenings on Twitter, news from the Associated Press, and even the most recently reported UFO sightings. Check out these ten Google Maps mashups to be in the know before anybody else.

• Gmail, Google Maps and Google Search: 19 cool tips

  By Zack Stern | 05 May, 2009 17:45

  You can bookmark a Gmail message, track stocks in Google's search box, quickly estimate a taxi ride's cost in Google Maps, and do much more. We tell you how.