COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) - In a new effort to compete with traffic app Waze, Google Maps is adding new features to its update, including the ability to see where officers are catching speeders.

Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google Maps is incredibly useful when you’re navigating a country you ...

It’s always been a wonder why Google has two fantastic navigation apps under one umbrella. What does Google get from people going to Waze? Shouldn’t they all just be at Google Maps? New features to ...

Google Maps is one of the best apps Google ever made, and it's obviously a must-have app on either an Android device or an iPhone. However, the app does have one huge downside, and it's one Google has ...

IPhone users who want to avoid the police can now hit up Google Maps before they hit the gas. Google is rolling out the ability to report speed traps, crashes and slowdowns in real time to its Maps ...

Google Maps will soon begin testing a new feature that’s more common to social networks like Facebook, rather than a maps app: the ability to find and follow other users. In Google Maps’ case, it’s ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Google Maps has added a new feature that lets you search for ...

Google Maps celebrated its 15th birthday today by announcing a new milestone: in the last year, the company mapped as many buildings as it did in the previous decade. The service reached this landmark ...

Google Maps is adding a feature that will make it easier for people traveling in foreign countries where they don’t speak the local language: built-in translation with text-to-speech support. The ...

Google Maps is one of the best services for navigating the planet and, for a couple of years now, the web version of Maps has been able to show you the surface of other planets too. Now, Google has ...

While drivers have learned to rely on navigation apps for turn-by-turn directions and a whole lot more, it remains quite likely that no one app delivers everything you need in every situation. To wit: ...