It happens to me all the time. I am sitting in my desk minding my business and suddenly I need to find directions to a location. I use Google Maps to find them on my computer and then decide to head ...

When it comes to getting around there are few tools handier than Google’s very own Maps service. This is one of those features which is ever-evolving and seeing new features being added on a fairly ...

Mac OS X Mavericks comes with a slew of new features, most of which are helpful tweaks as opposed to paradigm-shifting upgrades. Not that there’s anything wrong with that..for the most part. Anyway, ...

Update: Google has contacted us to clarify how the feature works on iOS devices. Google Maps for iOS has been updated today to 4.7.0 and includes a neat new feature introduced on Android back in April ...

iOS: If you tend to look for locations on your desktop more often than your phone, Google’s rolled out a handy feature for iOS that lets you send location searches from the desktop version of Google ...

Google Maps is one of the most widely used applications on smartphones, but there are plenty of neat tricks that some iPhone and Android users might not even be familiar with. These hidden Google Maps ...

Google’s Waze navigation app has picked up a few handy updates recently and, today, it’s picking up yet another. Starting today, Waze users can send directions from the web to their smartphone in just ...

Google Maps is getting another useful feature on Android Automotive, this time as part of what looks to be an increasing effort to bring all devices running Google software in sync. The Mountain ...

Have you ever used Google Maps to figure out your trip, then left the directions sitting on your kitchen counter? It happens to me all the time. Now, Mercedes is working with Google and Yahoo to get ...

Android: A while back, Google added the ability to type “send directions” into Google to automatically forward directions to your phone. Then it added the much more useful ability to send directions ...

Bertel is a Linux user who likes budget smartphones more than flagships, uses a custom ROM, and gets his apps from F-Droid. When he isn't writing short stories for Android Police, you might find him ...