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French court charges Google for market dominance with Maps
The French judicial system has found Google guilty of using its market dominance to destroy smaller competitors with Google Maps. In simpler terms, when Google launched Maps it had a default base market that others couldn't compete with, and they now have to pay. €500,000 will go to Google Maps competitor Bottin Cartographs, and another €15,000 fine. This isn't... Read more » British Telecom sues Google over Android and other services
Earlier this morning it became known that British Telecom had taken a huge step and sued Google not only over Android, but also services such as Google+, Google Music, and other services offered up by the search giant. British Telecom is doing this based on a belief that these services infringe on six patents owned by BT. The telecom is seeking quite a bit in... Read more » Google Maps 6.0 lands in the Android Market
Google Maps keeps getting better and better. Now that the search giant's mapping service is able to tackle the great outdoors, Google is turning things inward. With Google Maps 6.0, which has recently become available in the Android Market, you now get access to indoor navigation. While that's great news, the feature is being "staggered" in a way, with the technology... Read more » Google Maps updated to version 5.12.0
Google Maps is one of those applications on your phone that you know is going to get an update pretty regularly, and thankfully the updates are usually worth it. For example, this latest update, which brings the Map applications to version 5.12.0, not only removes a feature that some people were having problems with, but also adds a new element to the application... Read more » Google now lets you check the weather in Maps
Let's start by saying that this cool new feature to Maps isn't available on a mobile device quite yet (or ever). Google has unveiled the brand new layer to Maps, known as the weather layer, and it does pretty much what you might expect. Using the layer, you'll be able to tell the weather for anywhere on the planet, which means if you're planning a road trip somewhere... Read more » London Underground routes by Google Maps
Google announced today that Google Maps now offers public transport directions for London's underground subway system. Searching for your destination and selecting the transit option will provide a map with the route highlighted and a list of transfers and trains. And for those running Android devices, the beta Transit Navigation service is available, offering... Read more » Google adds live traffic support to Maps for 13 European countries
Living in the states, we tend to take our proximity to Google HQ for granted. Americans regularly get exclusives on new features in Google products, often experiencing them weeks or months ahead of users in other lands. Today, Google announced that users of their Maps application and mobile site in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland,... Read more » Google Maps/Labs update brings download and transit features
Goole has implemented offline navigation for Android devices with their latest update to the "Labs" heading under the settings panel of Google Maps on Android 2.1 devices. The feature allows you to tap on a place and download a 10-mile radius map, navigable in real time without the need for a data connection. The experimental feature is different from the... Read more » Google Maps for mobile browsers updated
Not everyone has access to a dedicated Maps application on their phone or tablet, and while Google works towards dominance on every platform, a uniform mobile browser experience for Maps is a great solution. The maps.google.com site asks users to opt-in for location sharing, which will facilitate many of the features those of us with a dedicated Maps app have... Read more » Google Maps breaks 50M downloads
Of all the apps on the Android Market to first break the 50,000,000 download mark, Google Maps has finally done it. If you're a fan -- or hater for that matter -- of Android, there's no denying that Google Maps is one of the very best apps you can download for the platform. Not only does Google Maps provide a comprehensive GPS-based look at the entire globe,... Read more » 
