Google have completed their new London offices, near Victoria train station. As is customary, the place is awash with primary colours and furniture that looks like it came from the children’s section of Ikea. I can’t decide whether they’re trying desperately to hang on to some semblance of start-up culture, or if working there really is so fun and free that traditional office furniture would kill the mood. Either way, it has to be nicer to work in that environment than in a traditional, grey, fluorescent lit cubicle farm. No word on whether or not they get free candy like the US offices, but I know from personal experience that Microsoft’s UK office has ice cream. Surely they’ve kept up with the Jones’? More photos [Crave UK]

In other Google UK news, the mobile version of Maps has been released. The US version has been available for some time, but now there are little extras like local search and tube maps too. Download it here: google.co.uk/gmm.

Matthew Sparkes is a contributing author for MoT.

Google have completed their new London offices, near Victoria train station. As is customary, the place is awash with primary colours and furniture that looks like it came from the children’s section of Ikea. I can’t decide whether they’re trying desperately to hang on to some semblance of start-up culture, or if working there really is so fun and free that traditional office furniture would kill the mood. Either way, it has to be nicer to work in that environment than in a traditional, grey, fluorescent lit cubicle farm. No word on whether or not they get free candy like the US offices, but I know from personal experience that Microsoft’s UK office has ice cream. Surely they’ve kept up with the Jones’? More photos [Crave UK]

In other Google UK news, the mobile version of Maps has been released. The US version has been available for some time, but now there are little extras like local search and tube maps too. Download it here: google.co.uk/gmm.

Matthew Sparkes is a contributing author for MoT.