Google's mapping application for mobile phones is now able to give a user's approximate location without the need for their handset to be GPS-enabled. Until now, to derive location, the Google Maps ...

You can save a route in Google Maps with the "Pin" feature, as long as you're driving or using public transport.

You don’t have cellphone coverage—or affordable cellphone coverage—everywhere. That’s why Joel asked if he could download maps when he has Wi-Fi, and use them ...

Mobile navigation apps such as Google Maps and Waze have become incredibly popular, and almost everybody uses them. There's a good explanation for this. Everybody owns a phone, and running them behind ...

Want to really annoy someone who relies on Google Maps for satellite navigation? Researchers have come up with a novel way of stealthily sending people in the wrong direction, using $250 of equipment ...

If you're looking to save money on a toll-heavy trip, knowing how to avoid tolls on Google Maps is key. Here's how to do it on desktop and mobile.

User-generated data may be the answer to the GPS navigation industry's problem of outdated maps on user devices. According to Ed Parsons, Google's geospatial technologist, the reason users encounter ...

Google Maps is testing a new monochrome power-saving mode that helps users navigate when their phone battery is running low.