- Facebook finishes 2012 as number one smartphone app Despite trailing Google Maps for most of 2012, Facebook catapulted in popularity through the final quarter to become the number one mobile app in terms of monthly unique users.
- German watchdog says new Google Maps app breaches data protection law Google's recently released Google Maps app for iOS may be in breach of European data protection law, according to a German data protection firm.
- Native Google Maps app for iPhone to be released soon Google is preparing its new native maps app for release on the iPhone and iPad soon reports the Wall Street Journal citing a "person with direct knowledge of the matter".
- Anyone can add 360-degree panoramas to Google Maps with Android 4.2's new Photo Sphere feature One of the most exciting feature announcements to come from yesterday's Android 4.2 launch and Google's new suite of Nexus devices is Photo Sphere, a feature that enables anyone to capture full 360-degree panoramas intuitively, which can then to added to Google Maps.
- Google taking full advantage of Apple Maps debacle, Street View mobile web app arriving tomorrow Google is taking full advantage of Apple's recent Maps app debacle (yes, the one that gifted south Dublin a shiny new airport), and rightly so. While there's still no announcement to be made regarding a native Google Maps app for iOS yet, its browser app is excelling ahead with the introduction of Street View tomorrow.
- Google Maps brings biking directions to mobile in Europe Google has added 530,000 kilometres of biking directions to Google Maps for Android to Australia and nine other European countries.
- Downing Street available to tour on Street View Similar to its showcase of The White House three months ago, the British Prime Minister's Office at Number 10 Downing Street is now available to view on Google Street View.
- Google Maps reduces API usage rates as high profile companies find alternatives Google Maps is lowering its API usage fees and eliminating the distinction between styled and regular maps and associated tiered pricing in a bid the stem the flow of high profile companies opting to employ alternative and free open source mapping solutions instead.
- Google Maps' next dimension revealed with fully automated 3D cityscapes Google has somewhat taken us to the next dimension at its special Google Maps event in San Francisco today as it unveiled its improved version of 3D maps.
- Google may reveal revolutionary new Google Maps feature next week Google may reveal a revolutionary new Google Maps feature next week, an invitation-only event referencing "the next dimension of Google Maps" would have you believe.