Google has announced on Twitter that Google Maps on desktop no longer shows a flat map. Instead, it shows the world as being spherical. Previously, when you zoomed out of the map on Google Maps ...

We tested Google Maps on a Chromebook Pixel, no slouch when it comes to power. It handled the new vector-based mapping features without any issue, though once we tucked into some fast transitions ...

The dramatic overhaul of Google Maps on the desktop saw the world lose a good friend. That friend: Pegman. The tiny yellow avatar that you could drop almost anywhere to get instant access to ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead.

Google Maps dropped the widely used projection for a 3D globe on desktop in 2018, but users can switch back to the old map. The mobile app still defaults to the Mercator projection.

A campaign group is pushing to have the current world map "corrected" to show Africa is actually larger than the current ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

Google has added voice search for Google Maps to Chrome, offering users a (sometimes) faster way to get directions.

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays ...