Tag: MAPQUEST

[Full disclosure: AOL is the parent company of both MapQuest and Download Squad] MapQuest for iPhone has been highly successful, and now Android users can take the app for a test drive, too. MapQuest had reported more than 1.4 million Android users visiting its mobile website every month, and those users will definitely enjoy the native MapQuest app for Android. Fire it up, and MapQuest ...

Although we've seen MapQuest struggling to keep up with Google Maps, the popular map service continues to add features and improve existing ones. MapQuest has been especially active in the mobile arena lately, introducing new versions of Mapquest Mobile 4 for BlackBerry and iPhone, and updating its mobile site for iPhone and Android users. The most important new feature on MapQuest's mobile ...

A few years ago I really thought that MapQuest was going to go the way of Kleenex or Xerox. When I asked people if they had directions, they'd say "I mapquested it." These days, Google Maps, Microsoft's Bing Maps, and other services are constantly getting new features while MapQuest sometimes feels like it's stuck in 2005. But in the world's slowest game of catchup, MapQuest added 360 degree ...

AOL's MapQuest is branching out and adding local content to its online map service. The idea is that MapQuest already lets you figure out how to get from one place to another. MapQuest Local lets you know what you might want to do when you get there. You can access MapQuest Local via a the Local button at hte top of any MapQuest page. If you've never visited the page before, MapQuest will try ...

Once upon a time, it looked like MapQuest was on the same path that TiVo, Kleenex, and Xerox had taken before it. If you were looking up directions using any web site, there was a good chance you said you were "mapquesting it." But now the pioneer in online directions faces stiff competition from Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, and others. But it looks like AOL (the company that owns both MapQuest ...

MapQuest has finally gotten around to adding a feature that Google Maps has had for over a year: real-time traffic info. When you search for a location or driving directions on MapQuest, all you have to do is click the traffic button in the upper left corner of the screen and all of the major roads will be highlighted with color codes showing the traffic conditions. One thing that MapQuest has ...

SXSW is a junction of film, music and interactive folks with the iF! trade show floor reflecting that eclectic mix. We found a healthy smattering of music booths, some film schools and lots of web app companies. Big booths included Sony, Mapquest, Opera, Yahoo and O'Reilly while smaller booths from Axiom, Kyte and AIM provided a smorgasbord of interactive wares. You can see the full list on the ...

Google has been promoting Google Maps on search results pages, and according to Hitwise, their promotion is paying off. As a result, Google Maps has seen a sizeable increase in their traffic in the last year. If you were to search for an address on Google before last January, you would have seen map links for Yahoo, MapQuest, and Google Maps. Now, you only see a link for Google ...

Mapquest has added a few features to its gas prices page, including a calculator that will let you figure out how much your next road trip will cost you. Mapquest has allowed users to look up gas prices at nearby filling stations since last year, but now you can take the number, plug it into a calculator, enter you car's mileage and get a decent estimate. We know you could do the same ...

Earlier this month MapQuest got a much needed facelift. Now it's MapQuest Mobile's turn. AOL (which owns both apQuest and the blog you're reading right now) has added several useful new features to the mobile interface for MapQuest as part of an overhaul of AOL's mobile services. There are three major updates: Gas prices: You can now use MapQuest to find the cheapest gas stations near a ...

AOL is revamping its mobile phone services. That means a new customizable MyAOL service for phones, and a new version of AOL.com that's optimized for viewing on WAP-enabled handsets. AOL (which happens to be this blog's parent company) started upgrading its mobile offerings a few months ago. But today the company is pulling of the beta label. The new AOL Mobile doesn't just fit better on small ...

The other day Goog 411 graduated from Google Labs. So while Gmail is still in beta, the much younger service that lets you get phone numbers and directions on your phone is 100% officially launched. So what does Microsoft do? They announce Live Search 411. Right now if you dial 1-800-CALL-411 you get a "coming soon" message. But if history teaches us anything, when Live Search 411 launches it ...

When you need a word for tissue, you probably say Kleenex. Xerox and copy machine are almost synonymous. And for many people, Mapquest means online maps. A huge number of people still use Mapquest as their primary online direction service, even though Google Maps and other services have long had features missing from Mapquest. It looks like AOL (the company that owns both Mapquest and this blog) ...

Google has added public transit info for some cities, although it looks like we'll have to wait a little while before Google Transit expands beyond a limited number of cities. And HopStop gives you transit and walking directions in a limited number of US cities. But so far most services that provide directions online assume you're driving a car. Mapquest, Google Maps, and pretty much everybody ...

General Motor's OnStar service and AOL's MapQuest have reached a deal to let drivers plan their trip on a PC and then send the information to their vehicle's navigation system. About 3,000 customers will participate in a pilot of the OnStar Web Destination Entry program starting this summer with a full release expected later this year. OnStar customers will be able to login to Mapquest and select ...