Google Maps Desktop, Mobile Update Adds Send to Phone Integration
Google takes a page out of General Motor’s OnStar playbook.
Google Maps Adds Redesigned Real-Time Traffic Alerts
Google updates Maps with redesigned real-time traffic alerts
Apple CEO Pens Apology Letter Regarding iOS 6 Maps Debacle
Apple CEO Tim Cook pens apology letter to customers regarding its internal Maps app
Google Adds Offline Map Caching to Maps for Android as Labs Feature
Google has quietly added offline map caching to the latest version of Google Maps for Android, though it cautions that the feature is a part of its Google Labs suite of experimental features and is not feature complete. The offline maps caching feature is also different from similar functionality in other applications in that it […]
Google Maps for Mobile 5.0 for Android to Add Offline Maps, Navigation, Dynamic Map Drawing
Google late yesterday also announced Maps for Mobile 5.0, for Android. The application enhances several features already available on the platform. Most significant from a functional standpoint, is the addition of offline maps caching. Google Maps for Mobile will now offer to store map data on the device, and work when no data services are […]
Google Updates Maps for Windows Mobile, Adds Voice Search
Google has updated its Maps application for Windows Mobile to version 4.1, which now adds support for voice search that is mapped to the hardware call button on select devices. Google also claims support for multiple English accents including American, British, Indian, Australian, & New Zealand with additional support for Mandarin. The application is available […]
Google Maps for BlackBerry Adds Layers
Google has announced the addition of “Layers” to Google Maps for BlackBerry. With the addition of layers you are now able to view different types of information about the area around you. ” For example, you can turn on the Wikipedia layer to read entries about nearby places, then use the transit lines layer to […]
Google Releases GPS Enabled Maps for Mobile on Verizon BlackBerry Storm
Google has released a new version of Maps for Mobile with the aforementioned functionality, but it only applies to the Storm and not the other models, due to Verizon’s refusal to approve transceiver access to other BlackBerry devices in the lineup despite having the same GPS hardware as the Storm. The new version of Maps […]