A lot of the map and GPS apps that are out there today have traffic information on them. The challenge for those using the maps is knowing if the traffic data that the map is offering is correct.

For all intents and purposes, Bing Maps Beta, which went live Wednesday, is uncannily similar to Google Maps, but distinguishes itself with a few innovative tweaks. For one, there's Bing's Streetside, ...

Microsoft has set its sights on Google Maps, adding more than 165 terabytes of new satellite imagery to Bing Maps. This is the biggest ever data release for Bing Maps, which had 129TB of data at its ...

Microsoft today updated Bing Maps with its largest shipment of Bird’s Eye imagery yet, nearly 270 terabytes of data. The company also expanded the number of Venue Maps to more than 4,700 in 59 ...

Microsoft’s Bing said that it had added about 270 terabytes of bird’s-eye data to its Bing Maps database, versus the 500 terabytes of data that it had already stored. The existing data covered ...

The latest update to Microsoft's maps site also adds aerial images, and you can check out 3D views of some cities through a new Windows 8.1 app. Bing Maps takes you to the Golden Gate ...

The problem for Microsoft is that "subtle" features won't be enough to draw users away from the Google tools they already know and love. Bing optimists should take the Bing Maps Beta as a pilot light, ...

Despite Microsoft’s sell-off of the tech and talent underlying Bing Maps last week, the company has now signaled its intention to stay in the mapping game: Microsoft today announced an overhauled Bing ...

Bing Maps can help people find your business when they're searching the Internet for local products and services. In addition to your map location, Bing Maps shows users information about the services ...

Bing is now offering 165 terabytes of new birds-eye-view satellite shots of locations all over the Earth, from the Moroccan Mountains to Egypt’s pyramids of Giza to the Extraterrestrial Highway in the ...

Massive points to Microsoft on this one. Over the past three years, Microsoft has created a uniform, detailed map of the Continental United States and 17 countries in Western and Central Europe. The ...