UpNext, an <a HREF="https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/14/upnext-560000-sacca/">angel funded New York start-up</a>, makes beautiful maps. Using a number of clever views, the team has built a wildly unique
The future was supposed to be all about swooping through pixellated cities, the crepuscular computer ghost-light arcing through the Aurignacian canyons of Neo Tokyo as we trailed our enemies into the
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Mapping is a big boy's game, with Google Maps, Bing Maps, and MapQuest dominating maps on both the Web and mobile. Bu
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Navigating maps on computers and mobile devices can still be a clunky experience, especially when you try to search for pla
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One of the most <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/21/upnext-wicked-3d-maps-of-nyc-on-facebook/">detailed 3-D mapping
When it comes to online maps, there is a gap between the 2-D maps and pictures you see on Google Maps, Live Maps, and Yahoo Maps, and the more fully-immersive, fly-through experiences of Google Earth