By Brandon Russell |
Wednesday’s three hour Google presentation covered a wide spectrum of information—some exciting, some not—that included a pretty massive update to Google Maps. It looks different, and acts different. Is that a good thing? Absolutely. This is easily the best, most comprehensive Maps experience ever. The…
By Brandon Russell |
One of Google’s biggest unsung announcements at I/O yesterday was a completely new Maps experience, which Google said was built from the ground up. Not only is there a hugely noticeable fresh coat of paint, but Google said everything has been designed to be more…
By Todd Haselton |
Google announced new features for Google Maps mobile today, but it’s also “reinventing” Maps for the desktop. Google asked, “wouldn’t it be awesome, if we could build billions of apps, one for every user?” That’s exactly what it says it’s doing: creating custom maps for…
By Brandon Russell |
Google on Wednesday detailed the future of its Maps service for mobile, which is coming to both Android and iOS . After going through typical figures—200 countries on Maps, 50 countries in Street View, 1 million websites using Maps, etc.—and demonstrating how dense its mapping…
By Todd Haselton |
Google I/O kicks off today and we’re expecting to hear tons of news around Android, Chrome, Google Glass and more. Last night, however, Google accidentally slipped and published a page that showed off some of the new features of the Google Maps refresh. It sounds…
By Brandon Russell |
The distinct look of Google Maps—yellow, gray, white and orange color scheme—is as much part of the service as Street View. But the search giant supposedly wants to shake things up with an all-new look that, to our eyes, looks much less well-defined. What currently…
By Todd Haselton |
Google issued an update for its iOS Gmail client on Monday that adds several useful features that will help users stay within Google’s products. You can now automatically launch YouTube, Google Maps or Chrome if a link is embedded in an email. That means you…
By Adriana Lee |
Google Street View just can’t stay out of the headlines for very long. The latest has to do with the mapping tool’s launch in Lithuania. Earlier this year when the service rolled out, there was one group of unlikely fans cheering it on — the Baltic…
By Brandon Russell |
Maybe you already knew about this—maybe not—but it’s definitely new to me. If you’ve been relying on pinch-to-zoom in Google Maps all this time, your experience is about to change and become so much better. This needs to become a standard gesture for every app…
By Brandon Russell |
Starting today, Google Maps will provide users with up-to-date transit line information in New York City, as well as data for buses and trams in the greater Salt Lake City area. The new feature will provide live departure times for seven different lines—1, 2, 3,…
By Todd Haselton |
Google Maps for the iPhone is already incredible and today the company announced that it’s making the experience even better. The new version of Maps for iOS now allows you to search for a contact’s address, provided that it’s stored in Google Contacts, and provides a…
By Brandon Russell |
Google on Thursday updated its Google Maps SDK for iOS, making it possible for developers to embed the application inside their own apps. It’s not exactly giving iOS users control by allowing them to set Google Maps as the “default” application, if they so choose,…
By Todd Haselton |
Nokia recently published a video that compares Nokia Maps on Windows Phone 8 to Google Maps running on a Galaxy S III. Nokia highlights the ability to download maps for offline use, but then seems to suggest that Google Maps doesn’t offer “true offline” compatibility.…
By Ron Duwell |
The Street View team at Google Maps has found its way into some interesting locations over the last year. The ever expanding comprehensive maps experience can take you to UNESCO World Heritage sites you’d probably never go to in real life, and even provide a…
By Brandon Russell |
Google Maps wants to help winter sports enthusiasts navigate the slopes with 38 all new run and lifts maps. The search giant on Wednesday announced new ski resorts available through Google Maps for Android and iOS, where users will see comprehensive mountain information, including solid…
By Ron Duwell |
A country of 25 million people is an awful lot of land to leave unchecked, but the secluded nation of North Korea and its strict policies on information flow have long been able to elude the expanding eyes of Google Maps. However, nothing can escape…
By Brandon Russell |
Whether you use(d) Google Maps on Windows Phone or not, the fact that Google actively blocked users from accessing the platform through the Web was more than irksome. Maybe it’s more the idea that Google would go to those lengths, cutoff users, than actually missing…
By Brandon Russell |
Don’t act like you haven’t heard—with more than ten million people already on board, word is getting around. Google Maps for iOS has been restored to life, bigger, faster, and better than it’s ever been. We already put the app through its paces in our…
By Adriana Lee |
Did you hold off on upgrading to iOS 6 due to the loss of Google Maps? Seems you’re not alone. According to the mobile ad gurus at MoPub, an awful lot of people hit the firmware update this weekend after Google’s third-party iOS maps app launched. Indeed,…
By Brandon Russell |
The resurrection of Google Maps for iOS has been a complete and utter success. If there was any question this was going to be a viable alternative to Apple Maps, those doubts have been obliterated—cold hard numbers don’t lie. In just 48 hours after release,…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple Maps is a beautiful application with an elegant UI. Clearly, Apple worked hard (and partnered with people who worked hard) to put out this stunning product. Unfortunately, none of that matters when melting bridges and people lost in the Australian bush snare headlines. And…
By Brandon Russell |
I’m fascinated with maps. I love maps. If I see a paper map around, I never hesitate to look at it, even if it’s of a city in the U.S. I’ve never heard of, or streets I’ll never visit. On my iPhone, I use maps…
By Brandon Russell |
Google Maps for iOS is out, free, beautiful, and comes with turn-by-turn directions. This is the day a lot of people have been waiting for ever since Apple abandoned Google’s beloved service in iOS 6. What a turn of events, particularly considering Google’s app includes…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple Maps isn’t the only service leading unsuspecting tourists off the beaten path. Just days after Australian police warned the public not to depend on the company’s disastrous mapping service, authorities are saying Google Maps is equally culpable for leading people astray. Apparently, directions through…
