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<title>Google Maps overhauled, new Android, iPad versions coming soon</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/15/invitations.opened.for.new.maps.service.no.firm.release.date.given/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368648743_googlemaps-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[At today's Google I/O keynote, Google has demonstrated a revamped Maps app for iOS and Android. In the coming months, Android users will see an upgrade, bringing the Maps for iOS user interface and features. Additionally, a long-awaited iPad version of the utility will be made available for the iPad....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google updates Play app, briefly leaks sign-up page for new Maps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/15/google.maps.preview.page.shows.maps.customized.by.searches/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368616945_googlemapssignupleakmay2013thumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has updated its Google Play app store, just before the first day of the company's developer event, Google I/O. A new sign-up page for Google Maps also briefly appeared online before an expected reveal at the conference, which gave more information about the search giant's plans for its navigational product....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Alleged Google Maps redesign suggests shift away from navigation</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/08/full.screen.map.images.include.recommendations.from.reviews.google/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368012639_2googlemapsredesignapr20131.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google may be updating the Maps user interface in the future. Screenshots of the alleged interface upgrade shows a page where the sidebar, usually used for location searches and more information on routes and places, has been removed in favor of Google Now-inspired index cards on top of a full-screen map....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Google Street View updates, Razer Comms in beta</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/googlestreetview-car.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has added Street View coverage to areas of Hungary and Lesotho. Users of Google Maps can now explore the countries in Europe and Africa, making the total count of countries covered by Street View now 50. A Google blog claimed it as the largest single update of Street View imagery, which includes updates for nearly 350,000 miles of roads across 14 countries....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Schmidt urges Apple return to Google Maps in future iOS update</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/16/rancor.over.android.likely.to.keep/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366143863_schmidtwantsthed.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google would like Apple to return to Google Maps in a future version of iOS, chairman Eric Schmidt said today at an AllThingsD conference.  "We would still really like them to use our maps," said Schmidt. "It would be easy for them to take the app in the store and put it as their basic one."  The executive declined to comment on why Apple went with a proprietary system instead of continuing to...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Google Map Maker UK, Sprint Galaxy Victory update</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/11/google.map.maker.extended.to.united.kingdom/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365693604_googlemapmakerbletchleyparkthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has added the United Kingdom to the list of countries able to contribute improvements to its mapping data. Enabled in North Korea earlier this year, Google Map Maker allows users to submit adjustments to the main Google Maps database, including new roads not picked up from Street View cars, changes in coastlines, and areas not usually covered by Google's normal cartography efforts. The chan...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google shows view from mountains via Street View cameras</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/19/four.mountains.shown.in.google.maps.service/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363700688_googlemapsstreetviewmountains.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has updated Street View to include a number of locations found on mountains. Areas of Aconcagua in South America, Mount Elbrus in Europe, Kilimanjaro in Africa, and Everest Base Camp in Asia have been included, allowing visitors of the Google Maps service to explore four of the peaks from the group known as the Seven Summits....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Maps faces ban in Germany over patent infringement</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/08/patent.involves.combining.map.data.with.a.database/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362746456_googlemapsberlin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A German court has revealed it is inclined to ban Google Maps in the country, as part of ongoing patent litigation. Judge Dr Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional Court told Google and Motorola Mobility that it is currently looking at holding them liable for infringing a Microsoft patent, as the patent covers a ìbig ideaî and deserves a "construction commensurate with said big idea."...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Maps for iOS gets Contacts hooks, category search</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/05/some.options.region.restricted/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355964544_ScreenShot2012-12-19at5.48.15PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has pushed out an update to the iOS version of Google Maps, v1.1.  The update mainly adds hooks for Google Contacts; by signing in with a Google account, a person can now see a contact's address show up after typing in their name.  Also new, though, is the ability to search for local points of interest according to category, such as bars or gas stations....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google updates iOS Maps SDK to v1.1, adds polylines, more</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/ground.overlays.viewing.gesture.controls.added.for.developers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361490919_Google-iOS-MapsSDK-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[On Thursday, Google revealed version 1.1 of its Google Maps SDK for iOS, offering hooks for developers to tap into new features they can offer in their own apps by connecting any mapping functions to Google Maps. In addition to the revised SDK, Google also changed the requirements -- now letting any developer use the kit immediately rather than having to register first. The new SDK brings ground o...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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