CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

I know the world is filled with fans of Google Maps and Waze, but when I need to find out where I'm going, I turn to Apple Maps on my iPhone. I think Apple's made great strides in recent years to ...

I keep trying to use Apple Maps more on my iPhone. But I routinely find myself switching to Google Maps and staying with it. Google Maps is by far my favorite Google app, having become one of those ...

A capable map app will save you time (and your sanity), but which one is best at dodging all the holiday season traffic? I ...

I'm an iPhone user in the European Union, which means I can benefit from all the perks that the European Commission has forced on Apple. I have access to third-party App Store alternatives, ...

Millions of drivers use Google Maps for driving directions, but it can also save parking spots. Both Maps and Waze (a Google company) can store your car's location using satellite technology and help ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. As a hamburger enthusiast, I often need directions to some burger joint I’ve never tried. Recently, my phone’s instructions sent me toward the on-ramp for the ...

Ms. Angwin is a contributing Opinion writer and an investigative journalist. On my way to Kennedy International Airport, I grip the wheel tightly, swerving across three lanes of expressway traffic at ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

ChatGPT, Claude, and Google's own Gemini AI bots seem to know a lot more about what's happening in your location than your Navigation app does. Google is taking big steps towards fixing that by ...