Turn your wallpaper into one big updating map

Google boosting Android Maps to 4.1
Google has revamped its Google Maps for Android application – again – bringing a raft of cool new features to its 4.1 upgrade.
The new application overhauls the UI to make things easier to see – for instance, there are no longer any tabs [...]

Another reason for actually phoning people goes bye-bye

Checking out the nearby stock
Google has announced the full launch of its stock-checking service, where mobile phone users can see if their desired item is available.
If you’re searching for a product or price comparing items, you can then click on the blue dot below telling you it’s ‘In [...]

Censorship woes get in the way

Paranoid Android
Google has postponed the launch of two Android phones in China, after the browser clashed with the country over censorship issues.
The well-documented cyber-attack of Google in China has pushed the company to review its censorship policy which in turn has prompted China to announce that Google must obey its [...]

But the Big G won’t let the iPhone play

Google wants to learn about traffic from the mobile
Google thinks it can harness the power of the huge smartphone contingent and help others learn about traffic jams.
The search giant is testing a scheme where mobile phone users simply sign up to My Location on Google Maps

Version 3.2 brings even more stats to your fingertips

Google Maps gets updated… again
Google’s relentless charge towards packing everything on the ‘net into a mobile has moved a step further with ‘Layers’ in Google Mobile maps providing a new level of information.
This means you can overlay the map you’re looking at with things like public

Samsung lets you take over man’s life
New website gives you the power to control a real person’s actions