All the stories tagged with maps
Google Maps for Android has more 3D buildings
07/21/2011, Great news for Google Maps for Android users – Google has just announced the inclusion of 3D buildings for 18 new locations around the world. In case you forgot, last December Google pushed out an update for its Android Maps [...]
Google Maps offers live transit updates
06/08/2011, Google Maps is the perfect tool for those who tend to take public transport, especially in areas where it has been fully integrated with public transport. Of course, if you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth and [...]
Google Maps 5.5 for Android released
05/25/2011, Google has officially announced the release of the latest version of Google Maps for Android. Bringing the app up to version 5.5, Google Maps now adds the “check in” and “rate and review” buttons to the Places page to make [...]
iOS Maps app coming your way?
05/04/2011, Apple is looking for someone to inject improvements to the Maps app in the iOS platform, at least that is what can be garnered according to a new job listing. The candidate who manages to charm the person in power [...]
Google Map Maker now available in the US
04/19/2011, Google Maps is one of the most widely used navigation services in the world, but in case you didn’t know – the maps didn’t appear by magic. Most of the locations and places you find on Google Maps have been [...]
Nokia Ovi Maps 3D in beta
04/18/2011, Nokia hasn’t been doing too hot on the smartphone and feature phone scenes of late, and it is no wonder why – their software (operating system in this case) has failed to be innovative enough to keep up with the [...]
Google Maps 5.3 released for Android
04/05/2011, Google has just launched a new version of their Maps app for the Android operating system. Bringing the version up to 5.3, Google Maps for Android packs some new features that would make any check-in fanatic happy. Google Maps now [...]
Google Street View brings you the Colosseum
03/30/2011, If you’ve always wanted to experience the wondrous sights of one of Rome’s most famous landmarks, the Colosseum, but could never pony up the cash for a plane ticket to backpack around Europe, Google’s latest addition to Street View should [...]
TomTom HD Traffic shows you which way not to take home
03/24/2011, Traffic jams are horrible, and (almost) nobody ever enjoys sitting through them. But thanks to modern technology, we now have solutions to bypass such problems. TomTom has just released its HD Traffic service online for free. This online map service [...]
Bing receives some useful updates
03/23/2011, If there’s one thing you gotta give Microsoft props for, it’s their dedication to improving the Bing search engine service steadily over the past few months. In an announcement today, they announced two new features to the multi-purpose search engine. [...]
Google Maps lets you find EV charging stations
03/14/2011, Electric cars and similar types of vehicles look set to populate our roads more and more in the future, and that potential explosion can be unleashed when there are also enough places to charge up said modes of transportation. After [...]
Google Maps Navigation beta updated
03/07/2011, Google has just updated the beta version of Google Maps Navigation, bringing a welcome feature to the navigation app on Android phones. The latest version of Navigation now provides users with automatic routing based on real-time traffic conditions. Instead of [...]
Google Maps updated to 5.2
03/04/2011, What good is software if you cannot update it? We now know that Google Maps has just received an update, hitting version 5.2 this time around while offering a trio of major improvements to keep its fans happy. Basically, you [...]
