It’s always a good idea to be aware of severe weather conditions before they hit your area. If the local news station doesn’t interrupt programming to bring you up-to-the-minute updates, you have a few other options. Searching the internet for weather info is the first alternative that comes to mind. Google wants to make that more »

With 2011 almost over, it has been a tradition by Google in cooperation with NORAD to track Santa’s whereabouts. Today, more than ever is it more enticing and exciting to track Santa’s flight as Google offers more ways of doing. This tradition of tracking Santa on Christmas Eve can now be done through Google Earth, more »

Google Maps for Android got an update today that adds a nifty feature. Indoor maps for certain locations such as malls and airports are now available. You can use these maps to find your way through locations you aren’t familiar with. You won’t get to see what the insides of the buildings actually look like (not yet at least), but what’s there is enough to get you navigating with confidence.

Google has rolled-out the latest update for Maps on Android. This latest brings the app up to version 6.0 and is currently available by way of the Android Market. Similar to previous versions of Google Maps for Android, this one will run on Android 2.1 or later. Though, just to clarify, some of the features more »

Google Maps on the web has been updated to include the current weather in a given location. Now, whenever you want to get a decent idea of what the forecast is and will be, Google Maps will be an alternative to other services. Accessing the weather layer on Google Maps can be done with a single click.

Google has rolled out the latest update for Maps on Android. The update brings the version up to 5.9.0 and the updated version of the app measures in at 6.65MB in size. The latest update brings a few changes (which center around Transit Navigation) to include; Voice and ring tone notifications for Transit Navigation (Beta) more »

It looks like Google has rolled out another update in terms of Maps on Android. This latest brings the version number up to 5.6 and with that comes the addition of just one feature. As of now, Maps users will be able to rate with a “Best Ever” rating. “Added ‘Best Ever’ ratings and restaurant more »

Google has just updated its Maps for mobile and desktop apps, adding a simple and yet quite useful feature especially for those who commute daily. Beginning today, both Google Maps apps will now have live transit updates that will tell you the exact arrival of the ride that you are waiting for. Since this is more »

Remember when Twitter updated its mobile page so that it could behave more like a smartphone application? Well Google has done something similar for Google Maps. Instead of mimicking the Google Maps application for Android, Google has brought the Google Maps desktop experience to Android and iOS web browsers.

If you take a quick stroll over to Google Maps in the Android Market, you’ll see that the application has been updated to version 5.4.0. This update doesn’t add anything massive to the already robust catalog of features Google Maps offers, but it does further capitalize on phone and web synchronization.