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Local touch to Yahoo maps (The Hindu)

Walking directions, maps in 10 Indian languages

Jordan Crane’s amazing cover for Michael Chabon’s Maps and Legends (Addict 3D)

The amazing illustrator Jordan Crane has produced a beautiful cover for Michael Chabon’s forthcoming book Maps and Legends. It’s pure Crane, that dreamlike, old-timey (but still sharp-edged) style that makes books like so memorable.

The New Release of Live Maps and Virtual Earth 3D is now Live (Addict 3D)

I’m so glad to finally announce that the latest version of Live Maps is online and ready for you to play with. This ended up being a much bigger release than originally planned including three full sprints of development.

Live Maps gets a major upgrade (CNET)

Latest version of Microsoft’s online mapping service, Live Maps, includes exporting to GPS devices, improved 3D imagery, and MapCruncher integration.

Hands on: new Microsoft Live Maps improvements impressive (Ars Technica)

Microsoft’s Live Maps team has rolled out a number of improvements to the mapping service this week, including newly-improved 3D view for some cities, GPS file export, RSS feeds for neighborhoods, improved traffic mapping, and more. Google Maps should take note. Read More…

Yahoo Adds Much More Imagery To Maps (Search Engine Land)

Yahoo has largely opted out of the mapping arms race between Microsoft and Google that has seen both invest millions in their mapping platforms. While it was the early pioneer of dynamic mapping and use of maps as a local search tool, the company decided to focus on more “practical” tools and functionality rather than features such as street-level photography or 3D modeling. However it has …

Halo 3 Legendary DLC Hands-On - New Maps, Old Maps, and New Goodies [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)

Microsoft and Bungie join us for a test-drive of the upcoming trio of maps coming to Xbox Live Marketplace.

New Microsoft Live Maps Rolls Out With Boatload Of Upgrades (Search Engine Land)

A new version of Microsoft’s Live Search Maps has rolled out (after yesterday’s major traffic and routing upgrade ). There’s an enormous range of feature and functionality upgrades, which are explained in some detail on the Virtual Earth blog . There’s also a discussion at CNET. At a crude level, what it means is that Live Maps is now more visually rich and more “social” with third-party …

The 1UP Show: Maro Kart Wii, New Halo Maps, The World Ends With You (1up.com)

Maro Kart Wii, new Halo Maps, and The World Ends With You.

Syracuse Z-Maps to Attract Visitors (WSYR 9 Syracuse)

We haven’t seen these Syracuse Z-Maps since 2002. But because of their popularity — they’re back. The maps were paid for a by a 50-thousand dollar grant. The Syracuse Convention…

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