Topic: Google Earth

3D maps coming to iPhone 5, iOS 6: report

According to a new report, Apple will soon ditch the Google Maps app for an in-house product, which could feature a 3D mode. 

Escape from Camp 14

This true story of life in a North Korean prison camp may be the most disturbing book that you will ever read.

'Monopoly': A YouTube sensation knocks Saudi royalty

'Monopoly,' one of several new critical videos, derides Saudi Arabia's lack of housing as a groom-to-be shows viewers the van where he envisions living with his new wife.

Ham radio hangs on

How to watch the lunar eclipse right now on YouTube

Lunar eclipse blues? Google is offering a bunch of options for astronomy fans marooned in North America.

Rio's shantytowns shrink – on Google Maps, at least

Rio de Janeiro has complained for years that Google Maps overstates the size of the city's favelas or shantytowns. It's one of many diplomatic disputes worldwide over Google's online maps.

E-fabric spools bring bullet-proof watches, paper-thin batteries

E-fabric, etched and layered with microscopic electronics, could bring bullet-proof watches on every soldier's wrist and a light in every African hut.

Human rights: Use satellite "spy" camera for proof and prevention

From a giant "SOS" carved on the ground in Kyrgyzstan to mortar-shell spray in Sri Lanka, human rights can be served by a satellite "spy" camera for proof and prevention of atrocities.

Nexus S review roundup

Nexus S – the latest Google handset – hits store shelves this week. So how does the Google Nexus S stack up?

When paternalism leaves a community more vulnerable

As climate change increases flood hazards, fire hazards, and hurricane intensity, insurance prices will rise, too – unless we're 'protected' from the information.

Google TV: why Hollywood isn't running scared

Hollywood has long been skittish about new technologies. The VCR sent the industry into a panic. But Google TV? No worries. Hollywood has changed.

Mexico's ground still moving from April earthquake

The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Baja California and the American Southwest is continuing to displace the ground, according to NASA radar images.

Pentagon to adopt NFL's instant replay technology

Used by the NFL, the Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine, would allow the military to monitor the battlefront just as referees and commentators can monitor the gridiron.

Fossils found in South Africa point to early human ancestors

The fossil, nearly 2 million years old, 'may make a very good candidate' to be a new species of early human. Found in South Africa, it has a unique combination of ape-like and human features.

Snow in all 50 states? New storm could make that true.

The South faces the brunt of another major East Coast snowstorm. If the Florida Panhandle gets an inch or two as expected, then there will be snow in all 50 states.

Santa tracker? NORAD and Google Maps show the way

Online Santa trackers get fancy this year with 3D animations, video, and live interactive maps.

Google Earth offers a vision of post-global warming California

Google has teamed up with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to provide maps of how global warming could affect the Golden State.

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It

A look at the meteoric rise of Google.

There is water on the Moon, studies show

Crop circles, Google Earth, and the logo mystery

Letters

On genocide and 'organ theft'.

Earth Talk: Compare costs of alternative energy

Is it better to go with your utility's renewable power option or install your own solar or wind power?

With Google Moon, a chance to play among the stars

Travel books for the inquisitive

Playing down the usual vacation fare, these guides encourage travel to satisfy historical, architectural, and ecological curiosity.