Google Introduces Upgraded Maps App
Nearly a month after its acquisition of mobile map service provider Waze, Google has updated its map app for both smartphones and tablets, the company announced today.
The new, upgraded Google Maps is compatible with both smartphones and tablets running Android OS, and will soon be available for Apple's iPhones and iPads. Google's December 2012 release of Maps was not compatible with iPads.
According to Google's blog, the new Maps app has several enhanced features, including one-touch browsing, enhanced navigation, and Zagat reviews of local businesses. Similar to Waze, the new Google Maps allows users to access potential road condition problems, including incident details, and suggest an alternative route, if one is available.
Google also announced that beginning Aug. 9, Google Maps Latitude, which lets users share their location, and check-in features will no longer be compatible with the upgraded Maps, and will "be retired from older versions." Google also said its offline Maps feature is no longer available.
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