Google Maps was updated today, nothing to stop the presses and drop everything to go and check the changelog’s to see what your portal hunting in Ingress have really been doing – just a simple small update. Google claims to be nothing but fixes, but there must be something more, ….right? Just for the sake of it being an app update, here’s the official Google changelog strai... »
Following on from the recent warnings from police in Australia about the dangers of using the very much broken Apple maps, Samsung have launched a whole new advertising campaign. The campaign so far is featuring a VW Campervan parked in Melbourne and a Nissan Patrol 4WD parked in Sydney both with billboards saying ” Oops, should have got a Samsung Galaxy S3. Get Navigation you can trust R... »
We’ve all seen the public rants about how terrible Apple’s new maps is since they opted to remove Google Maps and go in-house. This isn’t really news at this point, it’s well known. What did catch my attention was a response from CEO Tim Cook where is 1) admitted an Apple product sucks and 2) suggesting using a Google product as an alternative until it doesn’t suck.... »
We all know about the commercials Samsung has running that are showing how un-innovative the iPhone is. In fact they did one last year as well. Now Motorola has joined Samsung in poking fun at iOS 6 users, specifically at their Maps app. Basically Motorola was showing that Google Maps can get you where you want to go and not get #iLost. Looking for 315 E 15th in Manhattan? Google Maps on DROID RAZ... »
Have you updated your Google Maps app yet? If not, this is your cue to do so. Earlier today, an updated version 6.12.0 was pushed out to the Play Store that includes two new features to help improve the app’s navigation experience. First up, you can now access your mapping search history, as well as your directions history, on your phone by going to the “Search” or “Directions” tab under My ... »
Google finally launched the much-anticipated turn-by-turn voice navigation in India. Up until now, users in India only had access to the basic Google Maps direction, which is not really helpful if you’re driving. Now, Google has made available the whole shebang for India, Indian accent included. In addition to voice navigation, Google also made available real-time traffic updates for ... »
We have good news and we have bad news. Good news first: it looks like Google Maps got a small(?) update this afternoon, with the new version labeled as 6.11.1. Bad news: we don’t have a clue as to what’s new because there doesn’t appear to be any new information in the changelog — it’s the same as the last update. See borders of cities, postal codes, and more highlig... »
Looking for an affordable, no-contract Android smartphone, without all the bells and whistles? You may be interested in the freshly announced T-Mobile ZTE Concord — Magenta’s lowest priced handset, ringing in at only $99.99 on any qualifying Monthly4G plan. You can also opt to save a penny (literally) and link the phone with any Wal-Mart Family Mobile Plan, for $99.98 and no annual com... »
A new version of Google Maps rolled out on the Play Store earlier today, bringing along with it not only a new icon, but a few nice new additions as well. In version 6.10.0 (at least that’s the one on my Galaxy S III — version numbers vary by device), we get the following new features: What’s in this version: See borders of cities, postal codes, and more highlighted on search. Br... »
So, if you haven’t heard about Google Maps, then you must have been living under a rock for the last few years. Google Maps has been the pioneer when it comes to making an application that is can not only give you turn by turn directions, but also provide one of the best offline map experiences when you are traveling and may run into an area that does not have the best of service. Recently ... »
