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Google has expanded its popular Street View with a new feature that lets users create their own 360 images of locations near them.

11/12/2013  |  Full story...

Apple has launched its iBeacon tracking technology across 254 US stores, providing users with information depending on their precise location in the shop and acting like a virtual assistant.

09/12/2013  |  Full story...

Apple has launched its iBeacon tracking technology across 254 US stores, providing users with information depending on their precise location in the shop and acting like a virtual assistant.

09/12/2013  |  Full story...

Google is reportedly testing a tool that uses smartphone location data to monitor when consumers visit stores, providing a vital link between online and offline purchase behaviour.

11/11/2013  |  Full story...

Vine and Flickr are the fastest growing global apps for smartphone and tablet users, with Google Maps and Facebook being the most popular overall, according to new research.

21/10/2013  |  Full story...

Google has updated its maps tool with the ability to add multiple destinations, as well as find upcoming local events and view flight, hotel, and restaurant reservations.

14/10/2013  |  Full story...

Traffic to Google’s websites, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Play, account for 5.6% of the entire UK online audience, largely driven by its search business, according to new research.

10/10/2013  |  Full story...

Google is ramping up its local features on its shopping search tool, listing local storefronts and product availability for desktop and smartphone users.

08/10/2013  |  Full story...

Retailer TK Maxx has appointed Exponential for its first ever cross-platform ad campaign designed to increase the number of visits to its stores by occasional shoppers.

30/09/2013  |  Full story...

Google’s self-driving cars, currently being tested in the US and soon in the UK, could be turned into a futuristic taxi service, according to new reports.

28/08/2013  |  Full story...

The first benefits of Google's $1 billion acquisition of map software service Waze will appear today.

22/08/2013  |  Full story...

Mobile location social network Foursquare is the latest media owner to boost their do-it-yourself advertising tools. The Foursquare self-service advertising platform is particularly powerful for retailers in the markets where Foursquare has reached critical mass, and the tool makes local mobile advertising easily achievable.

25/07/2013  |  Full story...

The UK government has announced plans to test driverless cars on public roads by the end of 2013.

18/07/2013  |  Full story...

As Apple's App Store turns five this week, we take a look at the top 25 paid and free apps of all time on the market leading store.

11/07/2013  |  Full story...

Google is shutting down its Latitude social location service on 9th August, as the internet giant overhauls its mapping services and continues to integrate its Google+ social network across its core businesses.

11/07/2013  |  Full story...

Garmin has developed a portable head-up display (HUD) for cars that projects turn-by-turn sat-nav directions on to a vehicle's windscreen.

10/07/2013  |  Full story...

Facebook is offering its social search tool to more users, following a beta test earlier this year, as the social network looks to make its vast archive of user data more useful to users and advertisers alike.

09/07/2013  |  Full story...

Google has been given 35 days to delete any remaining data it collected ‘mistakely’ from its Street View mapping service.

24/06/2013  |  Full story...

Google has bought crowd-sourced navigation app Waze for a reported $1.3bn (£835m), as the firm looks to extend its sat-nav tools.

Watch this video from Bloomberg discussing the deal here:

12/06/2013  |  Full story...

Google is to buy social mapping app Waze for around $1.3bn, after an intense bidding war with rival Facebook, according to news reports.

11/06/2013  |  Full story...

The average adult smartphone user in the US spends 58 minutes daily on their device, with iPhone users spending longer on their mobiles than Android users, according to new smartphone usage data.

05/06/2013  |  Full story...

Wikimedia Foundation has launched a ‘Neaby’ tool, filtering relevant Wikipedia articles to users based on their location.

30/05/2013  |  Full story...

Social media mapping firm Waze has become the target of a bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to news reports.

28/05/2013  |  Full story...

Google has overhauled its popular Maps web service with more personalisation features and icons highlighting businesses running ads and promotions.

Watch a Google video explaining how the service works below:

16/05/2013  |  Full story...

Facebook is in talks to buy Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800m to $1bn, according to a news report.

Watch this video report from Bloomberg discussing the rumoured deal:

10/05/2013  |  Full story...