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Google Maps have found their way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps' iPhone app.

The search giant now has brought its all-seeing eyes — mounted for the first time on a backpack — down into the Grand Canyon, showcasing the attraction's most popular hiking trails on the South Rim and other walkways.

Hate the new Maps app that Apple ships with iOS 6? You're not alone. Fortunately it's easy to add Google Maps back onto your iPhone and iPad. However, so far there's been one feature lacking in the browser implementation of Google Maps that was present in the app -- Street View.

Google has just announced an event called "The next dimension of Google Maps," where they are expected to introduce 3D maps to it s standard offering. The demo will be less than a week before WWDC2012 event at which Apple is expected to introduce its own map app, with 3D capabilities, as part of iOS 6. At the same time Google is making moves to monetize its services on all fronts, so making the value proposition for its unique offerings is crucial.

The agency imposes a $25,000 penalty after the tech giant 'apparently willfully and repeatedly violated commission orders' during its data-collection investigation into Google Street View.

When Google included smaller Web sites in the fees it charges to incorporate its maps online, many of them rebelled.

Taking a road trip soon? You may already be using Google Maps to get directions, but starting today, the service may help you decide what to pack, too.
My Post colleague Jason Samenow reported that Google has added a weather layer to Maps, giving users the option to check the current weather, cloud patterns and forecasts for the next four days.

France's online privacy watchdog has fined Google €100,000 for unfair data collection from wireless networks through the company's Street View mapping service and localization program Latitude.

Google on Saturday released its first satellite images of Japan since the devastation that followed a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit the island nation Friday afternoon local time.

Google has added biking directions, bike lanes and bike trail data for 150 US cities to Google Maps, the online search giant announced Wednesday. The new feature helps bikers determine the best, most efficient bike routes ...