Google has flexed its financial muscle and snapped up Waze, which had also been courted by Apple and Facebook
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Google Opens Up Maps Engine API For Developers
Google move allows developers to add Google Maps capabilities to their own applications
Google Offers Free Classes For Google Maps
Google offers a free online teaching course for anyone wishing to become a Google Maps expert
Google I/O: Google Maps And Search Get Major Updates
A major redesign of Google Maps is under way, while Google Search will 'talk' to users to refine their searches
Google Maps Editing Hits UK
Brits get to annotate Google Maps, with Map Maker
Google Maps Faces German Ban
Microsoft sued Motorola Mobility - and may now get Google Maps banned in Germany
Google Updates Maps SDK For iOS With New Features
Google Maps developers now have more features to draw on for mapping applications on iPhone and iPad devices
Google Earth Tour Guides Receive Major Update
Google Earth has added another 100,000 virtual tours of fascinating locations for would-be globetrotters
Studies Highlight Digital Mapping Economic Benefits
A couple of new studies have revealed the economic, business and cultural benefits of the digital mapping industry
Google Maps Publishes More Detailed North Korea
Google adds crowdsourced map of North Korea following years of work
Apple Blamed After Google Maps Loses App Crown
Google Maps is no longer the most popular mobile app in the US, having been overtaken by Facebook
Google Maps iOS App Hits 10 Million Downloads
In its first 48 hours of being released, the Google Maps app for iOS has hit an impressive 10 million downloads
Google Maps iOS App Finally Released For iPhone and iPad
iPhones get their sense of direction back with new Google Maps app
Google Adds Indoor Maps For Christmas Shopping
To aid the Black Friday and Christmas shopping spree, Google has released indoor maps of selected worldwide locations
Google Maps iOS App Enters Testing – Report
Google Maps app is being prepared for Apple Maps showdown on iPhone and iPad
Google iOS Maps Application Reportedly Unlikely To Receive Apple Approval
Google sources are 'not optimistic' that a rumoured iOS mapping application will ever be approved by Apple, according to The Guardian
Google Offers Hurricane Sandy Safety Alerts
Google has collated all public safety alerts as the US east coast struggles to recover from Hurricane Sandy
Google Adds Grand Canyon, Terrain Features To Maps
Google has added information about terrain, vegetation and other features to its Google Maps, while also bringing in Street View images of the Grand Canyon and New England's autumn leaves
Quiz Of The Week: Google
How much do you know about the Internet supercorporation? Test yourself!
Google Street View Now On Apple iPad And Mobiles
Good news for mobile users after Google makes Street View available to both Apple iOS 6 and Android
Google Maps Heads Underwater With Panoramic Images
Google Maps has begun offering non iOS 6 users spectacular underwater images of ocean reefs around the world
Google Not Working on Google Maps iPhone iOS 6 App
Chairman Eric Schmidt questions whether an app would even be approved for the App Store
iOS 6 Maps Show London In 3D: Gallery
See the Shard, St Paul’s and Tower Bridge as they appear on Apple Maps
Google Launches YouTube App For Apple Devices
Google has made available its YouTube app for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, but iPad users will have to wait
Amazon Selects Nokia Maps For Kindle Fire 2
Amazon has snubbed Google and opted to use the mapping service provided by troubled handset maker Nokia
Google Street View Offers Up Arctic Images
Google Street View operatives have donned their wooly mitts and headed into the remote Canadian Arctic
Google High Res Images Now Include London Olympics
Google Maps has expanded its high resolution image collection of cities, including venues at the Olympic Games
Google Maps Adds UK Cycling Directions
Don't go through the Hyde Park Corner underpass, warns Google Maps
Google Maps For Android Goes Indoors In The UK
Feeling lost at a station or shop? Google can help, if you are in the right bulding
Google Slashes Maps API Prices
Google alters price and limit structure for business users