Google Earth Revival: A New Era of Exploration

It's Tuesday, April 18th, and if you haven't taken a spin around Google Earth for a while today would be a good time to revisit the now 12-year-old app. Really, it's been 12 years since its launch, and in that time, other Google Earth-like apps, including Google's own Maps app, have left the mothership and become our go-to navigation guides. So, Google has now relaunched Google Earth as a more exploration-focused app rather than a tool for getting from A to B.

Chief among the changes is the new Voyager mode, which not only takes you to new and interesting places but adds a lot of context, including videos and other information sources. And, of course, Google Earth is infused with remarkable 3D renderings of most of the planet's locals. That place looks sort of familiar, doesn't it? Check out the new Google Earth at the link, and you'll need to be using either the Chrome browser or an Android phone for now.

For those who want to get some high-def gaming action going but can't afford a pricey high-end video card, good news is in store. AMD has backed up its affordable line of new CPUs with some new GPUs in the form of the RX 500 line of video cards. We dropped the new RX 570 into our favorite gaming PC to see what it could do, and it could do quite a lot with 4 gigs of RAM, a hotter clock speed, and other improvements. The 570 easily outpaced the RX 480 from last year yet still comes in under $200. Couple that with AMD's new series 5 or seven Ryzen chips, and you've got the basic ingredients for a high-powered gaming rig for a lot less than you might expect.

Check out our review at the link to see what this new GPU can do. It seems like every big tech company has a developer conference these days, and Facebook is no different. F8 is upon us, and high-profile CEO Mark Zuckerberg is kicking it off today. While we're sure Zuckerberg and his team would like to focus on the future of Facebook, recent events are at the forefront of everyone's minds, including a shocking murder broadcast live on Facebook and the ongoing issue of policing fake news on The Social Network.

Other topics will likely include updates to the Oculus Rift VR system and perhaps some changes for Instagram, both of which are owned and operated by Facebook. We'll have full wrap-ups of F8 today and tomorrow on the site, so be sure to check out our Facebook page and YouTube channel for more tech news. And, if you're interested in hearing more about this new GPU, tune in to the latest episode of our Computing podcast, Close to the Metal, which will go in-depth with the RX 570. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you tomorrow!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's Tuesday April 18th and if you haven't taken a spin around Google Earth for a while today would be a good time to revisit the now 12-year-old app really it's been 12 years and in that time other Google earthlike Apps including Google's own Maps app have left the mothership and become our go-to navigation guides so Google has now relaunched Google Earth as a more exploration focused app rather than a tool for getting from A to B Chief among the changes is the new Voyager mode which not only takes you to new and interesting places but adds a lot of context including videos and other information sources and of course Google Earth is infused with remarkable 3D renderings of most of the planet's locals hey that place looks sort of familiar check out the new Google Earth at the link and you'll need to be using either the Chrome browser or an Android phone for now want to get some highdef gaming action going but can't afford a pricey high-end video card will we feel your pain good news though am MD is backing up its affordable line of new CPUs with some new gpus in the form of the RX 500 line of video cards we dropped the new RX 570 into our favorite gaming PC to see what it could do and it could do quite a lot with 4 gigs of RAM a hotter clock speed and other improvements the 570 easily outpaced the RX 480 from last year yet still comes in under 200 bucks couple of new video cards with amd's new series 5 or seven ryzen chips and you've got the basic ingredients for high-powered gaming rig for a lot less than you might expect check out our review at the link seems like every Big tech company has a developer conference these days and Facebook is no different f8 is upon us and high-profile CEO Mark Zuckerberg is kicking it off today but while we're sure Zuckerberg and his team would like to focus on the future of Facebook recent events are at the four including a shocking murder broadcast live on Facebook and the ongoing issue of policing fake news on The Social Network other topics will likely include updates to the Oculus Rift VR system and perhaps some changes for Instagram both of which are owned and operated by Facebook we'll have full wrap-ups of f8 today and tomorrow on the site and don't forget to check out our Facebook page and YouTube channel for more Tech news also the latest episode of our Computing podcast close to the metal we'll go in depth with the rx570 thanks for watching and we'll see you tomorrowit's Tuesday April 18th and if you haven't taken a spin around Google Earth for a while today would be a good time to revisit the now 12-year-old app really it's been 12 years and in that time other Google earthlike Apps including Google's own Maps app have left the mothership and become our go-to navigation guides so Google has now relaunched Google Earth as a more exploration focused app rather than a tool for getting from A to B Chief among the changes is the new Voyager mode which not only takes you to new and interesting places but adds a lot of context including videos and other information sources and of course Google Earth is infused with remarkable 3D renderings of most of the planet's locals hey that place looks sort of familiar check out the new Google Earth at the link and you'll need to be using either the Chrome browser or an Android phone for now want to get some highdef gaming action going but can't afford a pricey high-end video card will we feel your pain good news though am MD is backing up its affordable line of new CPUs with some new gpus in the form of the RX 500 line of video cards we dropped the new RX 570 into our favorite gaming PC to see what it could do and it could do quite a lot with 4 gigs of RAM a hotter clock speed and other improvements the 570 easily outpaced the RX 480 from last year yet still comes in under 200 bucks couple of new video cards with amd's new series 5 or seven ryzen chips and you've got the basic ingredients for high-powered gaming rig for a lot less than you might expect check out our review at the link seems like every Big tech company has a developer conference these days and Facebook is no different f8 is upon us and high-profile CEO Mark Zuckerberg is kicking it off today but while we're sure Zuckerberg and his team would like to focus on the future of Facebook recent events are at the four including a shocking murder broadcast live on Facebook and the ongoing issue of policing fake news on The Social Network other topics will likely include updates to the Oculus Rift VR system and perhaps some changes for Instagram both of which are owned and operated by Facebook we'll have full wrap-ups of f8 today and tomorrow on the site and don't forget to check out our Facebook page and YouTube channel for more Tech news also the latest episode of our Computing podcast close to the metal we'll go in depth with the rx570 thanks for watching and we'll see you tomorrowit's Tuesday April 18th and if you haven't taken a spin around Google Earth for a while today would be a good time to revisit the now 12-year-old app really it's been 12 years and in that time other Google earthlike Apps including Google's own Maps app have left the mothership and become our go-to navigation guides so Google has now relaunched Google Earth as a more exploration focused app rather than a tool for getting from A to B Chief among the changes is the new Voyager mode which not only takes you to new and interesting places but adds a lot of context including videos and other information sources and of course Google Earth is infused with remarkable 3D renderings of most of the planet's locals hey that place looks sort of familiar check out the new Google Earth at the link and you'll need to be using either the Chrome browser or an Android phone for now want to get some highdef gaming action going but can't afford a pricey high-end video card will we feel your pain good news though am MD is backing up its affordable line of new CPUs with some new gpus in the form of the RX 500 line of video cards we dropped the new RX 570 into our favorite gaming PC to see what it could do and it could do quite a lot with 4 gigs of RAM a hotter clock speed and other improvements the 570 easily outpaced the RX 480 from last year yet still comes in under 200 bucks couple of new video cards with amd's new series 5 or seven ryzen chips and you've got the basic ingredients for high-powered gaming rig for a lot less than you might expect check out our review at the link seems like every Big tech company has a developer conference these days and Facebook is no different f8 is upon us and high-profile CEO Mark Zuckerberg is kicking it off today but while we're sure Zuckerberg and his team would like to focus on the future of Facebook recent events are at the four including a shocking murder broadcast live on Facebook and the ongoing issue of policing fake news on The Social Network other topics will likely include updates to the Oculus Rift VR system and perhaps some changes for Instagram both of which are owned and operated by Facebook we'll have full wrap-ups of f8 today and tomorrow on the site and don't forget to check out our Facebook page and YouTube channel for more Tech news also the latest episode of our Computing podcast close to the metal we'll go in depth with the rx570 thanks for watching and we'll see you tomorrow\n"