MacNN | Google+Maps News

Google Maps overhauled, new Android, iPad versions coming soon

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:12:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368648743_googlemaps-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google I/O keynote, Google has demonstrated a revamped Maps app for iOS and Android. In the coming months, Android users will see an upgrade, bringing the Maps for iOS user interface and features. Additionally, a long-awaited iPad version of the utility will b...]]>

Google updates Play app, briefly leaks sign-up page for new Maps

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:22:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368616945_googlemapssignupleakmay2013thumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google I/O. A new sign-up page for Google Maps also briefly appeared online before an expected re...]]>

Alleged Google Maps redesign suggests shift away from navigation

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368012639_2googlemapsredesignapr20131.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Maps user interface in the future. Screenshots of the alleged interface upgrade shows a page where the sidebar, usually used for location searches and more information on routes and places, has been removed in favor of

Schmidt urges Apple return to Google Maps in future iOS update

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:22:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366143863_schmidtwantsthed.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AllThingsD conference. "We would still really like them to use our maps," said Schmidt. "It would be easy for them to take the app in the store and put it as their basic one." The executive added the United Kingdom to the list of countries able to contribute improvements to its mapping data. Enabled in

Google Maps faces ban in Germany over patent infringement

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:35:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362746456_googlemapsberlin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ongoing patent litigation. Judge Dr Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional Court told Google and Motorola Mobility that it ...]]>

Google Maps for iOS gets Contacts hooks, category search

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:39:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355964544_ScreenShot2012-12-19at5.48.15PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google Maps, v1.1. The update mainly adds hooks for Google Contacts; by signing in with a Google account, a person can now see a contact's address show up after typing in their name. Also new, though, is the ability to search for l...]]>

Google updates iOS Maps SDK to v1.1, adds polylines, more

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:47:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361490919_Google-iOS-MapsSDK-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google Maps SDK for iOS, offering hooks for developers to tap into new features they can offer in their own apps by connecting any mapping functions to Google Maps. In...]]>