Google has added a nice “Treasure Map” layer to its online maps service, allowing you to search around for hidden treasure with a nice authentic treasure map feel. The pirate-esque design of the map drops all but the major modern-day road system in favour of older style icons for points of interest and place-names. There [...]
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Google Maps For iOS Now Available As App
Posted by kevinmoor on December 13th, 2012
After the long saga that is the Google Maps v Apple Maps, Google has finally released a standalone Google Maps App that is available for download today. With the release of iOS6 Apple decided to remove Google Maps as the default mapping application (despite having a year left on the agreement) with their own Apple [...]
Apple Fix Maps Error After Australian Police Have To Issue Warning Over Stranded Motorists
Posted by Mark Holland on December 11th, 2012
Yesterdays news that Australian Police had to issue warnings over Apple Maps after several motorists were found stranded in the middle of a National Park after following incorrect directions was the latest in many issues with Apple Maps released with iOS6. In a touch of Christmas goodwill however, it seems that Apple have quickly fixed [...]
Australian Police Have To Issue Warning Over Apple Maps After Several Motorists Left Stranded
Posted by Liam Watson on December 10th, 2012
Mildura Police, in Victoria, Australia have had to issue a warning to motorists using Apple Maps to locate their city after finding several stranded in the middle of a national park. The local police have been called out several times to assist stranded motorists trying to find the town of Mildura using Apples new mapping [...]
Google Maps App On iOS6 Imminent – Screenshots Leak
Posted by Andrew on October 15th, 2012
There has been much controversy about the quality of the map data in Apples Maps App in iOS6. Google Maps was removed earlier than necessary to be replaced by Apples own mapping solution, and it seemed like this caught Google off guard as unlike the YouTube standalone App, no Google Maps App was available in [...]
Google Maps Could Have Remained In iOS6 For A Further Year
Posted by Rob Gordon on September 26th, 2012
There have been many complaints at the state of Apple’s new mapping software in iOS6, the integrated Sat Nav is a nice feature, but the mapping data quality and some of the satellite imagery inconsistencies leave a lot to be desired. Some assumed that perhaps the licensing deal between Google and Apple had come to an end but [...]
Google Maps App Not Even Submitted To Apple Yet
Posted by Rob Gordon on September 25th, 2012
TheNextWeb reports that Google’s Eric Schmidt said that Google had not yet even submitted a standalone Maps App to Apple for availability in iOS. We haven’t done anything yet with Google Maps,” Schmidt told reporters in Tokyo today. Apple would “have to approve it. It’s their choice,” Schmidt said, declining to say if the Mountain [...]
