Google updates Google Maps Web app for Android and iOS

Google updated its Google Maps Web app for iOS and Android today. Website allows you to access many of the options that are available from a desktop browser, too. That includes the ability to view your location, search nearby areas with suggestions and auto-complete, get directions for driving, transit, biking, or walking, view different lays, view Place pages, and access your starred locations.

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Google Maps Update for Android Phone, adds real-time traffic routing

Google announced an incremental update to its Maps application for Android. The update, which is still technically in beta, brings real-time traffic routing right to your smartphone.

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Android Map App Will Get 3D Buildings, Compass Orientation, And Offline Capabilities

The Google Map App on Android phones will soon get a major upgrade which will allow it to render map images a lot faster, incorporate 3D buildings, offer offline caching, and use the compass to orient the map. In a talk this evening at the D Mobile conference, Android chief Andy Rubin gave a sneak peak of the new app.

At the heart of the new app is a dynamic map rendering engine which draws maps as you use them, and offers smoother transitions when zooming in and out of different levels. The dynamic rendering will also make it possible to start to show 3D buildings as you zoom into the street-level view. The touch screen will allow you to tilt and rotate the map and buildings.

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TA Maps: Google Maps for Windows Phone 7

TechAutos Maps is a basic Google Maps client for Windows Phone 7.  It’s meant as a temporary solution until Google releases an official Maps application for WP7 but should nonetheless be useful for places where Bing’s map data is not the greatest.
Features

• Scrollable/zoomable Google maps
• GPS location tracking
• GPS enable + sensitivity settings
• Smoothly restores last map view from state or isolated storage when app is restored

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