Google Inc.’s Maps application is making headway against the No. 1 map Web site, MapQuest, according to an analyst from Hitwise Pty., which examines Internet usage data. A year ago, the number of U.S.

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One of the best things about having an Android phone is the fact that Google Maps and turn-by-turn driving directions are generally included with your device: you don't need to install a third party ...

MapQuest has just received another big update, so if you were still having doubts over a potential switch from Google Maps, things might be clearer now. MapQuest has long been considered an underdog ...

MapQuest for both Android and iOS received major updates late last evening, bringing the third party maps app up to version 2.0. Inside the update are a few important things that needed to come in ...

However Nokia is making a renewed bid to challenge Google’s mapping supremacy with a rebranded platform “ Here,” new APIs, a Google Street View-like offering, augmented reality and new apps for third ...

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Cowen & Co. recently ranked Google Maps as the best online mapping tool in terms of quality -- but when it comes to traffic, AOL's MapQuest is still king. Nearly half of all map-seekers head to ...

Can developers help MapQuest regain its luster? Trailing Google Maps, Mapquest is courting developers by rebuilding its Developer Network and introducing two products to make developing applications ...

In the second mapping-related announcement of the morning, MapQuest has introduced a new, Adobe ActionScript API for third party developers to build on. The bottom line is that this new platform will ...

MapQuest, the No. 2 Internet-mapping service after Google's, is taking the first steps toward a Wikipedia-like model -- in which users would generate the maps themselves and combine the results for ...