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Google Maps 6.5 beefs up navigation features

Google Maps 6.5 beefs up navigation features

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Google unveiled Google Maps 6.5 for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, sporting an updated navigation screen as the firm announced that Maps had provided navigation instructions for trips totaling 50 ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 28th 2012 at 10:03PM
Google Maps fined for unfair competition

Google Maps fined for unfair competition

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Google has been ordered to pay damages to a French mapping firm after it was deemed that its free Google Maps application was unfair.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Feb 2nd 2012 at 4:01PM
Google to add indoor shop photos to Maps Street View

Google to add indoor shop photos to Maps Street View

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Google has set out plans to add pictures of the insides of retailers and businesses to the firm's Maps and Streetview services on desktop and portable devices.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 31st 2011 at 7:23AM
Google to address Maps-based 'closed' spam

Google to address Maps-based 'closed' spam

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Google apologised to businesses that experienced a new form of 'spam' on their business listings on Google Maps, with their companies reported as being closed, presumably by rivals.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 6th 2011 at 10:39PM
Microsoft kicks off Google Streetview rival

Microsoft kicks off Google Streetview rival

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Microsoft is set to introduce a rival street level mapping initiative called Streetside to compete with to Google's Streetview.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 13th 2011 at 11:33AM
Google updates Latitude and Places iPhone apps

Google updates Latitude and Places iPhone apps

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Google updated the internet giant's iPhone applications, adding check-in functionality to Google Latitude and 30 languages to Google Places.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 22nd 2011 at 6:59AM
Skobbler releases free sat nav for Android

Skobbler releases free sat nav for Android

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Berlin-based developer Skobbler has released its free navigation tool onto the Google Android platform, following the success of its iPhone app.

by Nicky Trup
on Jul 16th 2010 at 10:16AM
Navteq: Phones won't overtake dedicated GPS devices

Navteq: Phones won't overtake dedicated GPS devices

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Navteq has dismissed suggestions that mobile phones will overtake dedicated portable navigation devices as the primary technology for route finding.

by Ben Furfie
on Jul 2nd 2009 at 9:30AM