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Google India has announced Mapathon 2013, the country's first mapping competition. It is a crowdsourcing initiative aimed to improve Google Maps in India. Registrations for the competition, which commences on February 12 and concludes on March 25, 2013, have begun. The top 1000 mappers stand a chance to win Android tablets, smartphones, gift vouchers and Google merchandise, the company said.
Those who sign up for the competition can update the maps via Google Map Maker. It is a tool to add details to Google Maps via satellite imagery or users' own local knowledge. Once an entry has been submitted to Google, it will be verified and then added to Google Maps. Apart from adding new locations, participants can also update sites that are already listed on Google Maps.
Highlighting the USP of Google Map Maker, Jayanth Mysore, product manager, Google India says, "Google aims to provide better maps for India by building better maps for the users, by the users. Today, citizens across India can participate in this great project through Mapathon 2013."
Google invites you to make India Maps better - Times Of India
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Google Maps v7.0 for Android starts rolling out, brings new design, enhanced navigation and more
Google unveiled the new Google Maps back at the Google I/O last month. Now Google has started rolling out the Google Maps v7.0 update for Android users (Android 4.0.3 and later) that brings new features including a new design for Android tablets and, enhanced navigation including live traffic updates, dynamic rerouting that shows you quicker alternate route available automatically, new methods of discovery that would let you find places to eat, drink, shop, play etc. and lots more new features.
New features in Google Maps v7.0 for Android
The new update would gradually roll out for Android devices running on 4.0.3 and later over the next few weeks. Google has removed Latitude and check-ins from the Google Maps app. The update would soon be available for iOS.
Google Maps v7.0 for Android starts rolling out, brings new design, enhanced navigation and more
Google unveiled the new Google Maps back at the Google I/O last month. Now Google has started rolling out the Google Maps v7.0 update for Android users (Android 4.0.3 and later) that brings new features including a new design for Android tablets and, enhanced navigation including live traffic updates, dynamic rerouting that shows you quicker alternate route available automatically, new methods of discovery that would let you find places to eat, drink, shop, play etc. and lots more new features.
New features in Google Maps v7.0 for Android
- New design for Android phones and tablets
- Enhanced navigation including live traffic updates, incident reports and dynamic rerouting
- Explore: A new way to browse and discover popular local places to eat, drink, shop, play and sleep
The new update would gradually roll out for Android devices running on 4.0.3 and later over the next few weeks. Google has removed Latitude and check-ins from the Google Maps app. The update would soon be available for iOS.
Google Maps v7.0 for Android starts rolling out, brings new design, enhanced navigation and more
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According to newly released data recorded over the second quarter of 2013, Google Maps is the most-used smartphone app in the world.
The data, collected and correlated by digital media agency GlobalWebIndex, shows the most popular apps by usage among the world's 969.49 million smartphone users over the second quarter of 2013.
According to the findings, Google Maps was at the very head of the top ten most actively used smartphone apps with 54 % of smartphone users having accessed it in the period of the survey. Coming in second was the Facebook app, which 44 % of smartphone users accessed; 35 % went on YouTube via the app; and, in fourth position was the Google+ mobile app, used by 30 %.
Skype came in lower down the list, being used by 22 % of smartphone owners, the same percentage which accessed Facebook Messenger.
According to GlobalWebIndex the top ten most accessed apps by percentage of the world's smartphone owners are as follows:
01. Google Maps - 54%
02. Facebook - 44%
03. YouTube -35%
04. Google+ - 30%
05. Weixin/WeChat - 27%
06. Twitter - 22%
07. Skype - 22%
08. Facebook Messenger - 22%
09. Whatsapp - 17%
10. Instagram - 11%
Google Maps is worldâs most used app - Hindustan Times
The data, collected and correlated by digital media agency GlobalWebIndex, shows the most popular apps by usage among the world's 969.49 million smartphone users over the second quarter of 2013.
According to the findings, Google Maps was at the very head of the top ten most actively used smartphone apps with 54 % of smartphone users having accessed it in the period of the survey. Coming in second was the Facebook app, which 44 % of smartphone users accessed; 35 % went on YouTube via the app; and, in fourth position was the Google+ mobile app, used by 30 %.
Skype came in lower down the list, being used by 22 % of smartphone owners, the same percentage which accessed Facebook Messenger.
According to GlobalWebIndex the top ten most accessed apps by percentage of the world's smartphone owners are as follows:
01. Google Maps - 54%
02. Facebook - 44%
03. YouTube -35%
04. Google+ - 30%
05. Weixin/WeChat - 27%
06. Twitter - 22%
07. Skype - 22%
08. Facebook Messenger - 22%
09. Whatsapp - 17%
10. Instagram - 11%
Google Maps is worldâs most used app - Hindustan Times
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According to newly released data recorded over the second quarter of 2013, Google Maps is the most-used smartphone app in the world.
The data, collected and correlated by digital media agency GlobalWebIndex, shows the most popular apps by usage among the world's 969.49 million smartphone users over the second quarter of 2013.
According to the findings, Google Maps was at the very head of the top ten most actively used smartphone apps with 54 % of smartphone users having accessed it in the period of the survey. Coming in second was the Facebook app, which 44 % of smartphone users accessed; 35 % went on YouTube via the app; and, in fourth position was the Google+ mobile app, used by 30 %.
Skype came in lower down the list, being used by 22 % of smartphone owners, the same percentage which accessed Facebook Messenger.
According to GlobalWebIndex the top ten most accessed apps by percentage of the world's smartphone owners are as follows:
01. Google Maps - 54%
02. Facebook - 44%
03. YouTube -35%
04. Google+ - 30%
05. Weixin/WeChat - 27%
06. Twitter - 22%
07. Skype - 22%
08. Facebook Messenger - 22%
09. Whatsapp - 17%
10. Instagram - 11%
Source : Google Maps is worldâs most used app - Hindustan Times
The data, collected and correlated by digital media agency GlobalWebIndex, shows the most popular apps by usage among the world's 969.49 million smartphone users over the second quarter of 2013.
According to the findings, Google Maps was at the very head of the top ten most actively used smartphone apps with 54 % of smartphone users having accessed it in the period of the survey. Coming in second was the Facebook app, which 44 % of smartphone users accessed; 35 % went on YouTube via the app; and, in fourth position was the Google+ mobile app, used by 30 %.
Skype came in lower down the list, being used by 22 % of smartphone owners, the same percentage which accessed Facebook Messenger.
According to GlobalWebIndex the top ten most accessed apps by percentage of the world's smartphone owners are as follows:
01. Google Maps - 54%
02. Facebook - 44%
03. YouTube -35%
04. Google+ - 30%
05. Weixin/WeChat - 27%
06. Twitter - 22%
07. Skype - 22%
08. Facebook Messenger - 22%
09. Whatsapp - 17%
10. Instagram - 11%
Source : Google Maps is worldâs most used app - Hindustan Times
