Google Maps for iOS has finally launched, and it is no surprise that it is vastly superior to the utter failure that is Apple Maps. As good as it is, though, Google's version of Maps for iOS 6 is ...

Google recently released an updated version of their Google Maps Android API that gives developers access to their comprehensive maps to build Android apps. The updated API features vector-based maps ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In the wake of Apple’s Maps problems, Google finally delivers what might be the best option on any smartphone — ...

For all of Google's reputation as a data-data-data company, the company's famed mapping product, which arrived on iOS early this morning, is good for a different reason: people. In reporting earlier ...

The streets of Saginaw were digitized by a small green craft equipped with lasers and an all-seeing dome mounted above the vehicle as it crept methodically, making sure to pass every address on the ...

After a few hours of testing, it sure seems like Google Maps for the iPhone is an absolute smash hit. I reserve the right to change my mind after weeks of testing, but my initial reaction is that ...

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The tech blogosphere (CNET included) went into a mild panic today over a report in the Guardian saying that a native Google Maps app for iOS would "struggle for Apple approval" The tech blogosphere ...

For many, the release of Google Maps for iOS was like the Second Coming. However, since Google's maps are no longer integrated directly into iOS, using some features on the iPhone -- like asking Siri ...

The Google Street View team in the Brazilian Amazon. Courtesy of Google. Google has posted images of a stretch of rainforest and communities along the Amazon river on its Street View product available ...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDr9JNgiq0w&w=560&h=315] For all her faults, Siri is a useful companion. Sometimes. But she defaults to Apple Maps. Thankfully ...