Google Maps adds indoor Street View and directions, grabs local Google Offers deals

Google Maps for Android now tells you where to go even when you’re inside a building. The 6.7 update now available in Google Play provides the option for Maps users to get directions within certain facilities. So someone inside a mall can get directions to the food court from JC Penny, provided that mall has uploaded its floor plan to Google. This feature is available only to users in the United States and Japan.

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Apple sales rocket in China, but growth may slow

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Apple Inc is likely to see its sales growth nearly double in greater China this year, but the pace will probably taper thereafter as competitors hit back with new products in the biggest global mobile phone market. For the world's most valuable technology to get a bigger slice of the China market, it will also have to come up with an iPhone that supports the biggest Chinese …

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London Underground now providing live updates on Google Maps

The 2012 Olympic Games in London are right around the corner, and the transportation many attendees will use just got a Google Maps update. Google announced today that it is bringing real time service alerts for the London Underground on Google Maps. The updates will give transit riders in London the ability to know when and where disruptions to the subway schedule might affect their transit plans. On both Google Maps online and within the Google Maps Android app, users will receive notifications about changes.

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Google Maps serves up 30 billion miles of navigation, adds new shortcuts, transit choice, and maps for hi-res screens

Google Maps 6.5 is available in the Android Market. The latest version of Google’s beloved turn-by-turn navigation app now looks better on high pixel density phones thanks to a “cleaner, faster map style.” Also of note is that users with Android 4.0 or higher will see a new Navigation home screen that follows Holo conventions and enables shortcuts to important locations. When selecting Navigation from the drop-down Menu on Google Maps’ home screen, users can search/speak a destination or tap the “Go Home” button to navigate to their defined home address automatically. It also has a log of Recent Destinations, addresses of known contacts, and starred locations that can be visited with just a tap. Transit riders also have more choice when getting directions.

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