Posts tagged "maps"
27 Apr 2013

  • Five drivers in Maine who trust a GPS more than their eyes

    Transport

    Police say a motorist following GPS directions took a road less traveled and ended up having to be rescued after his car became submerged in water. Officials say the motorist had to climb on top of his 2005 Pontiac Grand Am to await rescue by the Lebanon Rescue Department Friday morning. Lebanon Rescue Crew Chief [...]

26 Apr 2013

  • Maps are the heart of the mobile experience, Waze CEO says

    Digital

    Of course the CEO of a mobile mapping company is going to say maps are super important. But Waze CEO Noam Bardin has an interesting way of putting it. “What search is for the Web, maps are for mobile,” Bardin said at our D: Dive Into Mobile conference last week. The latitude and longitude of a [...]

20 Mar 2013

  • American Airlines maps award flights so travelers can visualize redemptions

    Transport

    If you thought Apple Maps on iOS had navigation problems, try plotting a strategy for booking a flight with your frequent flyer miles. But, American Airlines made it easier for AAdvantage members to find and book flights using their miles by making the options searchable on a Bing map. The new tool, Award Map, enables program [...]

12 Mar 2013

  • AARP plots senior discounts in Google Maps

    Digital

    Put away those discount books and road atlases. In a seemingly unlikely pairing of brands, Google Maps and AARP have teamed together on a new road trip utility. Using the new tool, AARP members can plot a route using a custom Google Map, then add a layer to determine where they can find discounts along [...]

23 Jan 2013

  • Suddenly, Apple seems vulnerable in its digital dominance

    Digital

    Apple Inc. warned Wednesday that the blockbuster sales growth of the last five years is slowing drastically, as iPhone sales are starting to plateau. The outlook sent Apple shares plunging by 10 percent, wiping out a year’s worth of gains. Analysts said the warning suggested that Apple can no longer sustain its growth without some [...]

22 Jan 2013

  • Google CEO tweaks Apple and raves about its own maps and travel assets

    Digital

    Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page stuck it to Apple a bit during a financial conference call today, characterizing Google Maps as “the most accurate and comprehensive” mapping product in the world, and he predicted that maps will be “a great source of revenue” in the long term. With all of the embarassment that Apple [...]

10 Jan 2013
12 Dec 2012

  • Our long national nightmare is over: Google Maps app for iPhone is now live

    Digital

    The new Google Maps for iPhone is now live. You can download it here. (Full story below screenshots) Walkthrough and screenshots below: Welcome screen when you open up for the first time:   Instructions and tips on logging in:   Current location view:   Getting directions screen: Top level route maps for directions:   The [...]