Google Maps is one of those apps that you definitely should have on your mobile device, not just for navigation but for other purposes as well. It has amassed a massive user base over the years ...

To mark her 60th birthday two years ago, she “escaped” the onetime prison island of Alcatraz – swimming the two-mile journey to San Francisco. For this weekend’s swim she was part of a ...

I’m handed the wheel as we head past Alcatraz. “It’s just like driving a car!” says Jon, encouragingly. I find no similarities, but the adrenalin rush quickly blows away any hint of jet lag.

Alcatraz Island’s history as a prison dates back to the mid-19th century, and it served as a federal penitentiary beginning in 1934. With its high walls, armed guards, and location in the middle of ...

Mobile applications like Google Maps and Waze and the rapid growth of phone mirroring systems like Android Auto and CarPlay have turned traditional GPS navigators into redundant products.

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The city, known for its congested roads, proved to be a challenge even for Google Maps, which underplayed the travel time required to reach the airport. Google Maps Miscalculates Travel Time Kacholia, ...

The girl was injured Monday. According to police, her father was pushing her stroller across Alcatraz Avenue at the intersection of Dover Street, when a dark-colored car going east on Alcatraz hit ...

One researcher apparently now agrees with the many tales claiming that Alcatraz is haunted. The NPS and GGRNA are grateful to have a baseline 3D map of the entire 22.5-acre island, provided free ...

If you haven't been paying much attention to Google Maps, this summer has seen a number of upgrades and updates to one of Google's longest running products. The latest is a small redesign to the ...

Google Maps now also warns of forest fires in a number of European countries, including many popular holiday destinations such as Italy, Greece and Croatia. In addition to previous countries like ...

if you buy something, we might get a small commission, helping us keep the lightsabers powered and the droid beeping. Google Maps, the go-to navigation app for millions around the world, is undergoing ...