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Verdict: Google Maps currently has superior satellite coverage and imagery quality, especially for global comparisons and frequent updates. Mappls, while focused on India, may not match this breadth ...

Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. A handful of wildfires that kicked up on Jan. 7, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded ...

Smokey Bones, the Orlando-based barbecue chain known for its house-smoked meats, handcrafted cocktails and specialty drinks, is under new leadership and closing more than a dozen underperforming ...

Google Maps is available in more than 250 countries, so it may surprise some people to learn that a modern tech-obsessed nation like South Korea isn't on that list. Google Maps has long been shunned ...

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...

When franchisee Brian Lewis signed on to bring Barry Bagels to Louisville, he signed on to open five locations in five years. As it’s going, that goal is toast. In March 2025, the Ohio-based Barry ...

Google Ads now lets you select your business(es) by searching Google Maps for location assets / extensions. This addition should make it easier to manage existing and new location assets for your ...

Google Ads now lets you search Google Maps for setting up your location assets for your ad campaigns. You can select up to 10 locations from Google Maps to link with your Ads account This change was ...

Instagram recently introduced a new feature called Instagram Map, designed to let you share your last active location with friends. Although it’s meant to help users feel more connected, the rollout ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...