Mapquest was there in 1996, almost a decade before modern-day Google Maps. It is the world’s first online mapping and turn-by-turn direction service. The name Mapquest was synonymous with finding ...

Whether you prefer Google Maps or Waze, there is a wide range of apps that provide driving directions these days — and they will often give real-time traffic and accident updates, alternative ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MapQuest, a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today integrated traffic and road condition cameras into their maps and directions. Now available in over 100 ...

Harnessing the wealth of OpenStreetMap data, MapQuest has launched an "Open" version of itself, allowing anyone to add restaurants, fix errors, define the best directions that real drivers know, and ...

Apple has faced heaps of criticism over its decision to ditch Google as the data source for iOS 6’s rebuilt Maps app. Though it looks great and adds turn-by-turn driving directions, users have been ...

MapQuest has stopped Google Maps' market share gains for the time being. But Google Maps increasingly benefits from Google search results. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

MapQuest on Monday took the wraps off a new application for iPhone users designed as an alternative to the built-in Google Maps software and billed as a "leap forward in how people interact with maps, ...

For those who don't leave home without first checking MapQuest, you can now have the directions automatically sent to your car. Research your trip on MapQuest and pick the route that is best for you, ...

In talking to Mark Law, the new VP of product development for AOL’s MapQuest, I was surprised to learn how powerful the service still is. To my mind the formerly leading mapping system is a trailing ...