The original version of Google Maps is being shut down soon and a new "lite mode" of Google Maps will replace it.

When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries ...

The geniuses in charge have finally killed off the old Google Maps, one of the best products they ever made. They've spent the better part of two years trying to get people onto the new (read ...

Lite mode now shows up by default when you go to Google Maps on your desktop. However, there is a link on the Lite mode maps that will take you to the old style map on your desktop.

Google Maps 5.0 for Android is here, and it makes every other maps app—including older Google Maps and Google Maps on the iPhone—seem straight-up Stone Age. Just watch.

When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for ...

Apple iPhone users are rejoicing after Google announced Wednesday evening that it Google Maps app is once again available for download on Apple devices.

Google didn't just give us our subway directions back—a feature Apple Maps doesn't have it all—it made them much, much better. The old Google Maps app (pictured below at left) would overlay ...