Google Maps has gone another step toward becoming a web-based Google Earth, adding a new terrain view. As the name implies, the terrain view, which replaces the old hybrid view, lets you look at ...

Google Maps is expanding the Immersive View format it revealed last year to an important part of the app: routes. When you look for directions in Google Maps on iOS and Android in select cities, ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

Google Maps is by far the best mapping system available right now. It has gone above and beyond with its navigation services. With its turn-by-turn directions and voice assistance, Google Maps has ...

Over 32 days and nearly 6,000 miles, Ford and Google teamed up to digitally chart the TransAmerica Trail, one of the most ...

We are expecting to see more Google Maps announcements very soon with enhancements that include an entirely redesigned interface and clearer images, but the flagship navigation app wasn’t left out of ...

Google has updated its Maps service with visual information conveying terrain types. Colour shading now shows vegetation more clearly and text annotations denote natural land formations throughout the ...

Google is bringing a new update to Maps that adds more color to distinguish between terrain. The feature builds on the app’s current color coding and introduces more granularity to the kind of terrain ...

Sometimes when you scroll across a Google Map screen you'll see blocks of grey. Usually this occurs when the map is set to satellite view and the application struggles to load the data fast enough.