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Google Hasn’t Submitted a Maps App to Apple

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To say that the new Apple Maps that came with the release of iOS 6 is a disappointment is a vast understatement. I can’t remember the last time Apple even released an unmitigated disaster as its Maps service. If you’ve read the complaints (of which there are many online) then you’ll know what I’m talking about.

Apple’s misstep has led iOS users to demand the return of Google Maps. Not as a replacement to Apple’s Maps app – because that will never happen – but as a separate app that they can download. There were rumors that Google is already close to releasing the Google Maps app on the App Store. But it looks like this not true. [Read more…]

Originally posted on September 25, 2012 @ 10:50 pm

Google Releases Indoor Mapping Service in The UK

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Google has recently launched a new service in the UK that comes at just the right time. Google’s new indoor mapping service.

The Google indoor mapping service has already been available in certain locations in the US since last November. The new UK service will work on Android devices and will be able to provide users with the floor plans to a number of popular locations in the area, especially those that are seen as tourist spots. The floor plans of major department stores, airports and train stations will also be included. [Read more…]

Originally posted on July 6, 2012 @ 1:15 pm

FourSquare to Stop Using Google Maps

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Among location based social networks, Foursquare is arguably the most popular so a move like what it did at the Mobile World Congress will surely be noticed and talked about.

In the said event, Foursquare not only announced that it will start using predictive technology to offer suggestions to its Foursquare members but that it will also explore new corporate partnerships as it tries to strengthen its hold on the location market. One of these new partnerships was announced in the event. FourSquare announced that it will stop using Google Maps and will instead start using OpenStreetMaps. [Read more…]

Originally posted on March 1, 2012 @ 8:31 pm

Google To Pay Fine in France For Google Maps

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I remember a time when offering something for free would elicit gratitude and calls for the person to run for president. Google was probably thinking the same thing when it decided to offer a number of its services for free. But that’s not what the Company got for offering their highly useful Google Maps for free.

For the “crime” offering Google Maps to the public free of charge, Google is being asked to pay a fine. [Read more…]

Originally posted on February 6, 2012 @ 7:05 pm

Google Maps rolls out 3D Helicopter View

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Google Maps is one of the most useful products ever released by the tech guys at Google and it’s a sentiment shared by a lot of people who rely on this product for various navigation purposes. It’s a great thing that the guys who manage Maps are not resting on their laurels and are continuously developing this very wonderful service.

The newest addition to the Google Maps service is a 3D bird’s eye view of the map that shows the route that you want to navigate. This is a nifty new perspective, which is also called a 3D helicopter view, that makes navigation easier and more fun. To use this new feature all you need to do is to identify your starting point and your end point at the directions section. Google Maps will now calculate the proposed route. By clicking on the 3D button that is located next to the text that reads “driving directions”, the view will shift to the Google Earth view and you can now navigate the route given to you by Google Maps. [Read more…]

Originally posted on October 3, 2011 @ 2:20 pm