Tag Archives : Google Maps

If a post from Google Operating System is to believed, we might be seeing a new UI for our beloved Google Maps very soon. And does it ever look good. From what we can see from these screenshots, the interface of Maps has done away with many of the side bars and overlays, making for a much cleaner...

Google’s Map Maker in the UK Google has finally brought Map editing to the UK, allowing people to add information, 3D models, annotations, and other modifications to existing Google Maps through their browser. This will add a new level of detail to Maps in the UK, giving  Google information...

If you used Google Maps from a browser today, you’d notice something new. A new feature pops up asking if you want to Start Treasure Hunting: When you click Try it now, the treasure hunt begins and you’ll notice that the map you’re used to seeing now looks like an old 18th century...

Route 66 Navigation and Panoramic Car Kit.   Founded in 1992, Route 66 started out by creating an alternative Navigation application for your Android devices competing with the likes of Google Maps and Waze.  Not only did they develop a navigation application, but they also offer custom car mounts...

iOS 6 users…Google is here to help. Yes that is correct. The company that your precious Apple has tried to bury in the dirt, is coming to the rescue when it comes to your mapping and navigation needs. The homegrown Apple Maps was a huge flop, and it left Apple firing people and scrambling to get...

Google has just announce that they have released a new API update for Google Maps. This release will allow developers to use Google’s comprehensive and accurate maps to help them build better applications. The newest API version will give developers more flexibility and options. Such as the ability...

Google Maps Navigation is a feature that many of us here in the U.S. and a few other counties might take for granted. The turn-by-turn navigation app is a great free service that usually does its job quite well. Now a new country is up and running with the service. Now all Android users in Mexico who...

Since Monday, we have got to see many of the new features that will be arriving with Android 4.2. Enhanced notifications, lockscreen widgets, Photo Sphere, etc. Well turns out, there is a little bit of an added bonus that enhances Google Maps in a very cool way. Photo Sphere has been all the buzz since...

This post goes out to my iPhone friends (because I have so many), Google Maps is going to help out that Apple Maps debacle. You can now access street view when using Google Maps through your mobile browser. Remember Tim Cook, Apple CEO himself, said that you guys should use alternative maps while they...

  Mama bird decided to push baby over the cliff long before it knew how to use its wings in Apple’s case. Now we have all been laughing and pointing fingers at iOS 6 users as of late, when we heard about all the bugs that plagued the new iOS. The big debacle of course being the numerous bugs...

Personally, I love Google Maps and the Street View feature. We can always count on Google to bring us a great first person look at the world around us. It doesn’t matter where you live, your financial situation or your demographic. The most recent addition to Google Maps Street View gives us...

When leaked versions of Apple’s new iOS version came about, there was some serious hub bub about Apple removing YouTube from the OS. There was a simple fix for that gave control over the app and it’s updates from Google, they simply created the app as a standalone install from iTunes. But...

The Android community is able to laugh and point fingers today, as news of iOS 6′s new maps app has been failing miserably. Yes, Apple decided to drop Google Maps from iOS 6, and go with their very own version of maps, just so they can step away from Google even more than they already have. Maybe...

Google Maps is quite possibly the single greatest application that I use when ever I leave town. When I am headed somewhere I want to get there, especially if I don’t know where there is. But a struggle that can get under our skins and delay our trips is traffic. That’s where the live traffic...

Google has just updated the transit information for Google Maps, and is now showing alerts for the subway in New York, which is incredibly useful for people who use the subway everyday when commuting to work or the way back home. If you search for transit directions or select any subway station, Google...