Google Inc. has launched Gears Geolocation, an API for mobile and desktop browsers to provide location-based services. Two third-party developers are launching the first location-enabled Web ...

Google has added a feature that can identify where you are located geographically on Google Maps to its mapping service.

Google has upgraded with a geolocation API its Gears browser plug-in, which is designed to let users work with Web-based applications when they aren’t online. The new API (application ...

A little-known Google feature has tracked your location for years. Google’s Location History feature, an account-wide service that logs your movements through your smartphone, has stored the ...

Google Maps can accurately detect your location, but only if you calibrate the app correctly. While calibration may not be necessary to plan long trips across countries, getting accurate ...