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Google Adds 1K+ Images to Earth View, Overloads Our ‘Hot Wallpapers’ Folder

Tim February 12, 2020

Okay, Google, take a chill pill! Our wallpapers folder can't possibly fit anymore, but with the addition of over 1,000 new Earth View images this week, we're just gonna have to find the room. For those not in the know, Google's Earth View is a sweet gallery of...

Google Earth for Mobile Updated With Lovely View of the Stars

Tim January 30, 2020

Desktop users have been benefiting from a starry view inside of Google Earth for a few years now, but this week, Google announced that it's bringing the same wide views of our starry universe to mobile users. If you didn't already know, when you zoom out from...

Google Earth Timelapse Now Available for Mobile and It’s Awesome

Tim April 25, 2019

Ever wonder what your favorite area looked like in the mid-80s? With Google Earth's Timelapse feature, you can see a complete breakdown of how areas have changed, spanning from 1984 to 2018. This week, Google announced that the feature is now available for...

Carmen Sandiego is Hiding in Google Earth, Your Mission is to Find Her

Tim March 13, 2019

I grew up on Carmen Sandiego and it's possible that I have her to thank for my generally decent geography skills. Announced this week, Carmen Sandiego is now hiding inside of Google Earth, a playable game for anyone with access to the app via Chrome, Android,...

Google’s Measure Tool Now Usable in Google Earth for Chrome and Android

Tim June 25, 2018 1

Measure, Google's software tool for measuring things, is now available inside of Google Earth for Chrome users. The feature will come to Android users this week, too. With Measure, you can measure basically anything that's on Google Earth. For example, you can...

Google Releases New Google Earth, Still Can’t Disprove Earth Is Flat

Tim April 18, 2017 122

As the great prophet Kyrie Irving once said, "I'm telling you, it's right in front of our faces. They lie to us." This quote, of course, concerns the theory that the government and scientific community has been lying to everyone and that the Earth is not round...

Google Earth Heads to VR and It’s Awesome

Kellen November 16, 2016 13

This isn't necessarily Android-related at the moment, but Google just released Google Earth VR on HTC Vive, and man, it's pretty awesome. Earth feels like a service that was built years ago in preparation for the arrival of virtual reality, so with a machine...

Google Earth Satellite Imagery Updated With Superior Clarity

Tim June 27, 2016 9

Google announced updated satellite imagery for Maps and Google Earth this week, courtesy of the USGS/NASA Landsat Program. Using HD images from primarily the Landsat 8 satellite, these images feature greater detail and truer colors, offering a better look at a...