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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 11, 2012
We knew it was going to happen, right? Apple has ditched Google Maps for iOS, rolling its own in-house cartographic solution, including turn-by-turn navigation, which has never been as good on the f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 06, 2012
Google today at a small event in San Francisco announced that it's taking Google Maps offline. That's right, no more will you be beholden to your data connection. Or if traveling abroad (or ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 01, 2012
Press invites are going out for a Google Maps press event next Wednesday, June 6, where the company says it'll show off the "next dimension" of Maps. That'll be some sort of 3D off...
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by Chris Parsons
May 30, 2012
It has been quite some time now since Google acquired Zagat, and while we've seen some embedding of reviews and such in the past, Google has now brought Zagat into the fold in a much larger way....
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 25, 2012
Although Google most recently pushed out a critical bug fix for Google Maps, they've wasted no time un rolling out the next update. The changes are fairly small in nature, but for some folks it ...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 17, 2012
We're not sure exactly what's involved in the 'critical bug' that's just been fixed in Google Maps for Android, but if you're a Maps user (and we're guessing most of you ...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 04, 2012
Along with the Gmail and Google Play Books update, Google has also added some Android 4.0 features to Street View on Google Maps. If you grab the latest update from the Google Play Store you'll ...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 03, 2012
The London Underground is chaotic and delay-prone at the best of times, and with thousands descending on London this summer for the Olympics, it's going to be busier than ever. Fortunately Googl...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 28, 2012
Google continues to add features to its Maps service for mobile, and the latest version of Google Maps for Android adds in a couple of small changes which may make it easier to get around. First up,...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 09, 2012
Google Maps for Android has received a minor update today, bringing it up to version 6.4.0. The new version introduces some minor changes to Google Maps Navigation on ICS devices. Gone is the large,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 29, 2012
The GSMA -- the group that puts on the fine Mobile World Congress we've been attending all week -- has released 17th annual Global Mobile Awards for this year's show. Of note for you Androi...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 17, 2012
If you've downloaded the latest Google Maps and use Google Latitude to check in to places, you might have seen something a little out of place. We recently got an e-mail here at Android Central ...
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by Jared DiPane
Feb 15, 2012
Google Maps got an update today that improves the battery life if you use Latitude and location history users. In addition to these battery improvements some bug fixes have been implimented in ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 25, 2012
Google Maps, Google Listen and Google Goggles have each received updates today in the Android Market. Here's what's new:
Google Maps Navigation now has a cool feature that will switch the a...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 20, 2012
If you're a Google Maps user, you'll find a new app update waiting for you in the Android Market this morning. The new version 6.1.1 fixes "bugs on tablets and phones" according to...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 10, 2012
The latest update for Google Maps is now showing up in the Android Market and according to the updated change log it's mostly optimizations of already existing features and battery optimizations...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 30, 2011
Over the course of the last 12 months, I've lost count of the sheer amount of applications that I've downloaded, tried, deleted, and in some cases tried again. When all is said and done thou...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 27, 2011
We go through a lot of Applications here at Android Central. Some are good. Some ... not so good. Some are awesome, but I don't need them.
Here's a look at the apps that get me through the ...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 20, 2011
The Android world is no stranger to lawsuits, but the latest one coming from British Telecom goes right to the top. It's suing Google in the U.S. over claims that six of its patents have b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2011
If you have an Android phone chances are that you use Google Maps, and you've got a new update waiting for you in the Android Market. Usually when we see an update for Maps, we see feature...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 29, 2011
Tired of looking lost outdoors, staring at Google Maps on your smartphone like a total tourist? Now you can have that same experience indoors with Google Maps 6.0! Google's taking maps inside, o...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 11, 2011
The latest Google Maps update is now available in the Android Market for download. Pushing the app to v5.12.0 there is one addition and one removal of a 'feature'. The additon comes by way o...
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by Chris Parsons
Oct 20, 2011
During the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich demo we got to see another use for NFC. Beam, demonstrated sharing of information across devices and it looks like Google has now updated Google Maps to sup...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 17, 2011
Seriously, Samsung, you're really not doing yourselves any favors here. We ignored the story about the lawyer not able to tell the difference between a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and iPad 2 from 10 feet aw...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 06, 2011
PR firm Phillips & Company has unveiled Blue Marble, a new service that will allow you to mark your roof with a giant QR code, snapping an aerial picture, then integrating it into Google Maps or...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 27, 2011
Today we see an update to Google Maps. The update bumps us up to version 5.10.1, and brings some bug fixes, as well as improved location accuracy for Transit Navigation. So, why wait any longer? Hop...
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Google Maps updated, lets you see places you've rated 4 and 5 star and attach photos to your reviews
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 08, 2011
Big G has updated Google Maps to version 5.10.0, and with the update comes two features that users might just love -- the ability to see places you've rated 4 or 5 stars right on your map view, and th...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 16, 2011
Google has updated the Google Maps app for Android to version 5.9.0, bringing continued improvements to Transit Navigation, along with a new Labs feature. Here's a rundown of what you'll find in ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 01, 2011
Whoopsie. As great as Google Maps Version 5.8 may be with its fancy photo uploads, better search results and new Places features, a pretty big bug managed to sneak its way through. Open up Navig...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 27, 2011
Another Google Maps update is now available in the Android Market bumping it up to v5.8. This update according to the change log covers some requested features surrounding the use of 'Places'Upload ph...
