Startup Civil Maps today announced an augmented-reality component to its 3D mapping technology, overlaying street signs and other traffic infrastructure with identifying tags generated by its deep ...

The oft-quoted saying “all models are wrong, but some are useful” is a tounge-in-cheek way of saying that at some level, tools we use to predict how the world behaves will differ from reality in some ...

On a trip to Oregon's Willamette Valley in the spring of 2010, I was using the Google-powered Maps app on an iPhone 3GS to hunt down wineries while my friend drove. That's farm country, and driving on ...

Most advances in technology have been for the good and occasionally are even transformative. Being able to travel long distances by plane rather than trains or cars was a big one. And then came the ...

Smartphones today have lots of integrated utilities, and GPS is one of the most used ones. This feature allows the phone to know your location, which can come in handy in a number of situations. First ...

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. A few weeks ago, I ...

Fake Android GPS apps that just show an ad and run Google Maps are running amok in the Play Store. In total, 19 apps have been found to exhibit this behavior. They have accumulated more than 50 ...

Mobile navigation apps such as Google Maps and Waze have become incredibly popular, and almost everybody uses them. There's a good explanation for this. Everybody owns a phone, and running them behind ...