Right now, as you read this, you are cruising through a mind-numbingly complex pathway of wires and cables that shoots bits of data from point-to-point around the globe. And Peer 1's Map of the Internet lets you see what it looks like... as a neon disco map. Read More >>

A helicopter flyover of a crowded urban city can make for an awesome and dramatic establishing shot in a film. But an expensive one, too, making them impractical for most amateur filmmakers. Or so we assumed until we saw the fantastic flyover footage Paul Wex was able to create using Nokia's Here mapping service, and a hell of a lot of patience. Read More >>

A German trial, which is seeing Google and Motorola battle Microsoft, appears to be going badly for the search giant. So badly, in fact, that a German judge has stated that he's "inclined" to ban Google Maps in the country. Read More >>

After analyzing more than 10 million anonymized emails from Yahoo!, a group of computer researchers stumbled upon a fascinating trend: countries with economic and cultural similarities had a tendency to send each other emails far more frequently. Read More >>

Some briny deeps are brinier than others. The Atlantic Ocean has two huge "deserts" of extra-salty water, the result of little rainfall and lots of evaporation. Read More >>

Nokia has announced that it is to share its Drive, Maps and Transit apps with other Windows Phone handsets. Under the Here moniker, users of non-Nokia handsets will finally be able to use the Finns' excellent navigation software. Read More >>

This map, put together by China File, plots all of the publicly available suppliers who fuel Apple's production lines. While the majority are found in Asia, it's interesting to see that the rest of world represents, too. Read More >>

This past week, reports have come out about a top secret US drone base hidden inside Saudi Arabia. The base was built two years ago, had been used for dozens of drone attacks in Yemen, and remained hidden until it was revealed this week. Now, Bing Maps may have found it. Satellite images show a mysterious airfield base in Saudi Arabia that could very well be the same secret US drone base. Read More >>

The Internet connects us all, but it's easy to take for granted what a crazy accomplishment that is. After all, plenty of us live on different land-masses. We've got to get that sweet, sweet Internet across the deep blue sea somehow, and these are the underwater 'net pipes that get the job done. Read More >>

Never been to the Grand Canyon? No problem, virtual hiker — Google can be your guide with new interactive, 360-degree imagery of the world-famous monument. Read More >>

Don't dismiss this as a sacrilegious attack on a global design classic. Spend a few minutes acclimatising yourself to this fantastic circular reinvention of London's iconic tube map and it... makes sense. Read More >>

When Rodrigo Diaz set out to pick up his friends and go ice skating, he was in high spirits. But when his GPS navigation system took him and some friends to the wrong house, he was assumed to be an intruder — and shot dead. Read More >>

The internet was freaking out yesterday because holy shit! It looked like Google ran over a donkey with a Street View car in Kweneng, Botswana. But no need to call up the RSPCA, because Google says it absolutely did not commit assicide. Read More >>

After a bit of craziness when the mobile version of Google Maps stopped working on Windows Phone 8, Google has clarified/changed its story. According to reports by The Next Web, Google Maps mobile is coming back after all. Read More >>

Sometimes, simple explanations can be the most revealing. Take this map, for example, which depicts thousands of years of human history by representing each country with a single word. Turns out to be painfully accurate. Read More >>