By now, you’ve probably received the invitation to try the new Google Maps. It’s not available without an invitation and it’s likely that it won’t replace the classic Google Maps very soon. The new interface is the most radical change to Google Maps since 2005, when Google’s online mapping service was launched. Here’s Google Maps…
Until Google sends invites that let you preview the new Google Maps interface, check the MoreThanAMap site to see the new maps. It’s a site that shows demos for various Google Maps API features, but the “base maps” demos are the most interesting because you can see the new map tiles. “For the last decade,…
Google+ has received a major update. There’s a new multi-column desktop interface, a new messaging platform and Google+ Photos is a lot smarter. The desktop Google+ looks different. You can see more content thanks to the new interface that shows up to 3 columns, depending on the window size. “Photos and videos can fill the…
As anticipated, Google announced a new Google Maps interface for the desktop. It’s not publicly available, but you can get an invite here. The new Google Maps has three goals: creating personalized maps, making maps immersive and building the interface around maps. Just like Google Chrome removed unnecessary interface elements, Google developed a completely new…
Google tests a new interface for the chat logs saved in Gmail. The new interface shows profile images and hides the regular buttons and menus that are displayed for almost all messages and conversations. For some reason, Google removed buttons like “move to inbox”, “delete”, “labels”, the “more” drop-down, the “reply” button and the associated…
The new Google Maps interface is not yet available, but you can try an application that has a lot of things in common with the new Google Maps. It’s called Maps Engine Lite and it will probably replace the My Maps feature. Full-screen map, interface elements overlaid on top of the map, the same search…
Google is about to launch a new interface for Google Maps. The update will remove the sidebar and will display everything on top of the full-screen map. One of the new features lets you restrict local search results to places recommended by top reviews or your Google+ circles. It’s a more immersive interface that will…
There’s a weird regression in Google Image Search if you use Chrome 27+ and enable “Extended Instant API” in chrome://flags. Extended Instant is a feature I’ve mentioned a few months ago and it’s still a work in progress. It integrates Chrome with Google Search, replaces the new tab page with a special version of the…
Google now shows a red “sign in” button on the homepage, at the top of the search results pages, in Google Maps, Google News, Google Translate and many other services. The button is a lot more visible than the old gray “sign in” button. Here’s the Google Image Search homepage in Internet Explorer. The red…
YouTube experiments with a new homepage interface that groups multiple videos from the same channel or topic. You can click the small thumbnails to switch to a different video or click the “play” button to watch the entire playlist. { thanks, Rubén. } Read original post…
Gmail tests a new login page that promotes the mobile apps for Android and iOS and shows a large picture of a Nexus 4 running the Gmail app. “Experience the ease and simplicity of Gmail, everywhere you go.” If the current login page mentions that Gmail offers lots of storage and has a great spam…
If you don’t like the tablet interface for Google News, there’s a non-obvious way to switch to the desktop interface. Tap the “gear” button from the top-right of the page, select “Settings“, uncheck “Use the new Google News (uncheck to revert to the old version)” and then tap “Save changes“. The tablet interface was launched…
Google now shows a green arrow icon next to search results URLs. Click the arrow and you’ll get a drop-down menu with up to three options: cached, similar and share. Google tested a different interface for the drop-down menu a few weeks ago. Until now, Google only displayed the “share” link next to the results,…
When you’re signed in, YouTube’s homepage now has a carousel interface similar to the new design for channels. The “what to watch” section groups recent videos from your subscriptions, recommended videos and now also shows popular videos from some of your subscriptions. For music artists, YouTube links to a playlists that includes their top tracks….
Google Image Search tests a new interface for related searches. Instead of displaying a list of thumbnails when you mouse over the related searches, this experimental interface shows a small collage of images above the queries. Click one of the related searches and Google shows an additional box. It looks like the black box that’s…
