Timed to coincide with today's release of the Nexus S, Google made good on its promise to launch an update to its Google Maps app. Now available in the Android Market, Maps 5.0 offers a few major ...

Five years ago video game veteran Ian Hetherington decided he wanted to create a new kind of software platform that would merge games with the real world. He spent about three years building a ...

Microsoft is cleaning house at Bing, dropping one feature completely, while dropping the need for the company's Silverlight browser plug-in to use the other. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh ...

Apple started a massive Apple Maps transformation a few years ago when it announced the detailed city experience. Since then, it's been working around the clock to bring users the new experience ...

The Immersive View feature in Google Maps for iOS and Android is getting new details for routes, such as highlights for complex turns and parking spots. Immersive View for places is also expanding to ...

Strava acquired mapping platform Fatmap to power the feature, continuing its strategy of acquiring smaller fitness startups to add extra value to its platform. Strava acquired mapping platform Fatmap ...

This series comparing Apple's new iOS 6 Maps with other alternatives was introduced last week. Feature check box comparisons aren't very meaningful without real world information backing up how well ...