Neowin News Feed for: Map

Uber launches searchable pick up maps with emoji support

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:38:01 +0000

Uber has added a search feature to its Uber Eats pick up map to make it easier to find places to order food you feel like eating. The search also supports food emoji such as burgers. Read more...

Google commits to solving security problems in open-source projects like Git and Laravel

Usama Jawad — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:24:01 +0000

As a part of its commitment to U.S. President Joe Biden, Google has joined hands with the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) to manage security priorities and fix flaws in eight projects. Read more...

NVIDIA acquires DeepMap to improve autonomous vehicle navigation

Paul Hill — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:00:01 +0000

NVIDIA has announced that it has bought DeepMap, a firm that specialises in building maps detailed enough for use by self-driving vehicles. This will help improve NVIDIA's DRIVE solution. Read more...

Waze announces native audio player in beta with support for Pandora, Spotify, and more

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:22:01 +0000

Waze is rolling out a built-in audio player to its global beta community starting today, allowing users to listen to their favorite music or podcast from various streaming service providers. Read more...

Microsoft teams up with NHS to map defibrillators in the UK

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:26:01 +0000

Microsoft intends to help map defibrillators around the UK in order to help emergency services and bystanders find the nearest devices. It will be done in partnership with the NHS among others. Read more...

PUBG is getting War Mode and third map on Xbox One this year

Usama Jawad — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 01:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that PUBG's War Mode and third map, dubbed "Sanhok", will be arriving to the Xbox One this year. The latter offers a much more compact setting for fast-paced gameplay. Read more...

MIT develops new AI for mapping the roads with 45% more accuracy than current methods

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:20:01 +0000

MIT has developed an automated approach to mapping called RoadTracer, which promises 45 percent more accuracy than existing methods such as those used by Google and other mapping companies. Read more...

Fortnite Battle Royale map update to bring new points of interest and biomes

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 22:30:01 +0000

The next update for Epic Game's increasingly popular Fortnite Battle Royale will bring with it improvements to the map, including a new city, distinct biomes and other points of interest. Read more...

Boring Company releases map of planned LA tunnels

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 22:02:02 +0000

The Boring Company has released a map of the planned Boring tunnel routes throughout greater Los Angeles. The map is not yet finalised and is broken up into phase one and phase two. Read more...

Uber said to invest $500 million to develop global mapping system

Shreyas Gandhe — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 19:20:01 +0000

In order to reduce its reliance on Google Maps and also help its autonomous car research, Uber is said to be investing around 500 million dollars in developing a global mapping system of its own. Read more...

Nokia sells HERE to Audi, BMW and Daimler for $3 billion

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:00:08 +0000

After months of rumors and speculation, Nokia has finally revealed that it has sold its mapping and location service, HERE, to a consortium of German auto-makers including BMW and Audi. Read more...

Norse provides real-time cyber attack map that looks like a shooting gallery

Adrian Potoroaca — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:50:01 +0000

The threat of cyber attacks and connection misuse has never been greater than what we have today. Norse provides a fascinating map of these that looks like a shooting gallery. Read more...

LA Noire map images release

Paul Ferson — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:13:53 +0000

According to reports, Team Bondi have created a map measuring eight square miles of Los Angeles. The map is said to be "a perfectly created Los Angeles of 1947", and images showing the size of... Read more...

Facebook intern creates visual representation of friendship

Christopher White — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:25:12 +0000

Love it or hate it, everyone agrees that Facebook has taken the world by storm, and is the way people of all ages keep in touch with their friends and family. The company is so... Read more...

Where are you on the 2010 Map of Online Communities?

Joshua Seed — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:21:34 +0000

XKCD artist Randall Monroe has updated his Map of Online Communities to reflect how the volume of social activity has changed around the Internet since the original map was created back in 2007. The massive map... Read more...

Google Sky Map for Android: "A planetarium in your pocket"

Sam Symons — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:44:16 +0000

You have to hand it to Google. When it comes to cool and interesting software, these guys really know how to pull it off. Just after Google revealed their new Search Options, they've shown the... Read more...

Apple alters world map to show better iPhone 3G availability

Sam Symons — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:18:26 +0000

Those who paid attention to Apple's recent press event may have noticed something a bit dodgy about the world map portraying the availability of the iPhone 3G. The company announced the availability of the iPhone... Read more...