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Ride-along in Nokia's mapping car

Anyone with a smartphone is used to navigating the world with a mapping app, but how is all that data collected? I had a chance to find out with Nokia.

Google adds indoor maps for iPhone, iPad and other Web users

Google has added indoor floor plans to the Web version of its Maps service, allowing any device with a browser to show the way in airports, rail stations, shopping malls and museums in nine countries.

Grabbing a ride in Nokia's mapping car

If you're like me, you're well used to navigating the world with a GPS mapping app on your smartphone. But have you ever given a thought to the work that goes into getting all that information into the map? It's a lot more than just photographing str...

Hands on with Nokia's Here Maps for iOS

Nokia's new Here Maps for iPhone and iPad launched in the App Store Monday, the latest offering in the flood of navigation apps trying to take advantage of widespread dissatisfaction with Apple's new native Maps app that, in iOS 6, replaced Google as...

Nokia 'Here' Maps App for iOS heading to iTunes Store

Nokia is planning to release an iOS app of its Maps service in the next couple of weeks

Apple Maps accidentally reveals highly sensitive Taiwanese radar installation

Taiwanese defense officials will ask Apple to blur satellite imagery of a previously unknown radar facility meant to provide early warning in case of a missile attack from mainland China, after the installation was accidentally outted on Apple's new ...

Google Maps Street View now available in Safari on iOS

Good news for Dora the Explorer and other map fans: Google Maps now, for the first time, offers Street View when you access the service from Safari on an iOS device.

Tweets run 2 to 1 for Google over Apple in iOS 6 map mess

Consumers ranked Google Maps better than Apple's new homegrown mapping technology by more than 2 to 1 on Twitter, a social media analytics company said today.

Troubled Apple Maps app sparks attack ad from Google's Motorola

Motorola Mobility, a division of Google, has created an ad that mocks the troubled Apple Maps application in iOS 6.

A selection of Aussie iOS 6 Map stuff ups

Is Apple's Maps application in iOS 6 as bad as everybody says? Let's find out?

In Pictures: 21 awesome GPS and location-aware apps for Android

Want basic driving directions? Help finding cheap gas? A cool way to create a digital scrapbook of your latest trip? Android has an app for that, and more

Sydney public transport directions now available on Google Maps

Google and the New South Wales State Government have today announced that public transport directions in Sydney are now available through Google Maps.

Win an iPad or a Samsung Galaxy Tab in the 2012 PC World Media Usage survey

PC World is running its 2012 Media Usage survey, quizzing you on your Internet browsing habits and media consumption. We're interested in learning more about how you view and share technology-related content and information. Your feedback will help u...

TomTom bumps up size with Via 620 GPS

GPS navigation device manufacturer, TomTom, is targeting drivers of larger vehicles with the launch of its 6in Via 620 GPS unit.

Windows Phone joins the map wars, gets Nokia Maps built-in

On Wednesday's Windows Phone Developer Summit, Microsoft announced that Windows Phone 8 would use Nokia's mapping technology--the same mapping software you find on phones like the Lumia 900.