With the iPad, the maps app gets some subtle new features. The Google-powered maps for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been a mainstay of the iPhone OS since its inception.

But most importantly, it has finally added iPad and iPad mini support so people don’t have to use Apple Maps. First spotted by 9to5Mac, the app update brigs Google Maps for iOS in line with the ...

Apple's navigation app tallies more than 5 billion map-related requests each week, the AP said. That's a major step for an app that was initially and widely criticized for its gaffes and ...

Split-screen iPad multitasking: A few weeks ago, we reported that Apple is working on a split-screen application multitasking mode for the iPad that could ship as soon as iOS 8.

I turn on the iPad and click Google Maps. It shows my last spot in Nashville where I live. 15 or so seconds it pops to my location and shows the blue dot approx 15’ from where I am standing.