Google is always tweaking with its services, adding the odd feature here and there, and its latest jiggery-pokery with Google Maps has seen the addition of Google Public Alerts - "a platform designed to bring you relevant emergency alerts when and...

Back in July last year Google Maps added public transport directions to its repertoire, meaning Googlers were able to check out what Underground line to jump on and now, in partnership with thetrainline, the travel information has been extended across...

It was the height of Summer and shorts-clad frisbee fans were frolicking throughout the country's parks. Us tech lovers however were confined to our rooms, busy reading through all the juicy announcements that were filling the airwaves in July. 

Despite...

The best things in life are free. Or at least they were. But one of the best things on the web, Google Maps, is to begin charging for heavy usage.

But there's no need to worry that your constant Google Mapping of routes to pubs from your office...

Google Maps has gone and given itself a new 3D helicopter view that allows you to preview your journeys from above. 

The idea is that as previous versions of Google Maps didn't give you a good feeling for terrain as they were top down, the...

Google has added weather forecasting to its armoury - bringing in forecasts from weather.com into its Google Maps platform.

The addition works via a layer, and will show weather icons all round the world. If you zoom in and click an icon you...

Google Maps has added public transport directions to its repertoire, meaning that you won't only be able to see how to walk or drive to your destination, you'll be able to check out what Underground line to jump on as well.

The addition appears...

Google has updated the run of cities that benefit from 3D buildings in an update to Google Maps on Tuesday. 

The original run of 3D buildings were delivered with the arrival of Google Maps 5.0 back in December 2010 and in the UK we were only...

Google has upped its navigation game even further announcing an improved level of live traffic information for UK users, with 13 new countries to benefit from the service. 

Smartphone users in..wait for it...Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,...

Google has just updated its Google Maps app for Android and with it brought two new features for those who like to get lost a lot.

The main new feature to version 5.7 is Transit Navigation. It promises to add in transit advice (trains and buses)...

The reach of Google Maps just went locomotive, with the launch of Google Maps 5.7 for Android which introduces Transit Navigation in beta form.

Transit Navigation is the latest addition to the Navigation beta within the Android version of Maps,...

Google Goggles, the uber intelligent object identifying search app, is now home to a mapped history of everything you have scanned. 

If you have made the decision to share location data with Google then you should find previously Goggled items...

Apple will continue to use Google mapping data to power its iOS navigation app, according to Eric Schmidt. 

The Google executive chairman revealed that the two tech giants had "renewed a mapping relationship" at this years All Things Digital...

Google is turning to the citizens of the United States to help it further map the country, by launching a US version of Google Map Maker.

Google Map Maker, which has already been available in a number of other countries, will now let Americans...

Google Maps 5.3 for Android has been released bringing with it new features to map out and explore (see what we did there?).

Now in Google Maps for Android you’ll be able to see your Location History, where you’ve been, distance...