Google has announced significant upgrades to Google Maps, Street View, and Google Earth. These new features are designed to help users get more out of these popular mapping tools. Google Earth will ...

Google Maps’ free Live View mode fixes that, using augmented reality to lay instructions on top of what you’re seeing live on ...

Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

While we certainly appreciate the guidance of a GPS, seeing where we’re supposed to go before we get there helps validate our destination when we arrive. Google has provided just such a capability ...

I use Street View all the time in Google Maps to quickly check out new destinations. It gives me an idea of the surroundings and lets me pick up a few visual cues before I actually visit that area.

In Street View mode, you can see 360-degree images of Ollivanders Wand Shop. — -- The shops of Diagon Alley from Harry Potter are now on Google Maps' Street View. It's no Marauder's Map, but ...

Want more privacy? You can easily hide your house on Google Street View. Just know you won't be able to undo it later. I review privacy tools like hardware security ...