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  • Updated version of Apple Maps released, adds significant changes, new features, shareable elements

    Apple on Wednesday released a significantly overhauled version of its Apple Maps program on Wednesday. The application now features faster and more accurate navigation, along with fuller views of items like roads, buildings, parks, airports, and malls.

    Other new features include a new “Look Around” feature for major cities, which offer tours through New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, and Oahu on their device. More cities will be added in the future.

    Users can also compile “Collections” of restaurants or other locations you like, and these collections can be shared with friends.

    A new “Favorites” feature allows you to save a location you visit often, and place them atop the app’s home page.

    Other new features include:

    • Real-time Transit
    • Share ETA
    • Flight Status
    • Indoor Maps for airports and malls
    • Siri Natural Langauge Guidance
    • Photo-realistic, immersive, 3D ‘Flyver’ view

    If you’ve had a chance to try out the new Apple Maps app, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

    Via The Mac Observer

  • Apple Maps adds public transit information for Orlando, Florida

    Apple Maps’ data has now been updated to include public transit data for Orlando, Florida.

    The update provides users with information about bus routes, times, and service updates across the metropolitan area.

    The new Transit data adds information to Apple Maps relating to Lynx bus stops and routes taken by public transport. Searches for bus stops will bring up a list of the routes that pass by and when the next bus will stop at that location, with the overall route the bus will take also viewable.

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  • Google Maps app for iOS hits version 2.0, adds slew of new features

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    The new version tends to offer something cool.

    Per 9to5Mac, Google began rolling out version 2.0 of Google Maps for iOS on Wednesday. Most notably, the new application includes support for the large touch screens found on the iPad and iPad mini.

    Additionally, like with the recent update to the Android version, enhanced navigation with incident reports and live traffic updates are included.

    Also new is an “Explore” function to browse popular places such as restaurants, shopping, playing, and sleeping. This feature is integrated with Zagat ratings and deals via Google Offers.

    The 2.0 update also includes indoor mapping functionality for malls, transit stations, and airports, according to Google. The new update has begun rolling out to some countries in Asia, but is not yet available in the United States. In fact, Google Maps is currently unavailable to download in the App Store for many countries until this update is released.

    Google Maps ia available for free and requires iOS 6.0 or later to install and run.