Amazon today announced on its mobile app developer blog that its Maps API is now available in beta as part of its Mobile App SDK. Like the Google Maps API, it allows app developers to integrate ...

Amazon has recently announced the general availability of Amazon Location Service, a platform that’s been in preview since December and is a direct competitor to Google Maps Platform. It's worth ...

The rapid expansion of mobile Internet use has made the ability to collect contextual details like location for personalizing content almost a requirement for website owners. Users expect localized ...

Amazon.com has opened its Maps API to all Kindle developers, who can now use it to integrate maps in their applications for the Kindle Fire family of tablets. The Maps API is the latest addition to ...

Apple will be removing Google Maps from its tablets and smartphones when it releases iOS 6, and now it would appear that Amazon has similar ambitions for its Kindle Fire tablets. Amazon has now ...

When you think of Amazon, what comes to mind? Ebooks, next-day delivery and the Kindle probably float to the top, but what about maps? Not so much. But it turns out the online retailer wants to also ...

Waiting for your Amazon package to arrive just got a little easier. Amazon Map Tracker, a feature that launched late last year to only some users, is now expanding its reach to all Amazon packages ...

Amazon is once again jumping into the online mapping fray with a new Maps API for Android developers building apps for the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets. While it's just for Android ...

Earlier this year, Apple announced that it will replace Google Maps on its iOS mobile operating system with a mapping service of its own. And now, Amazon may be moving in the same direction. On Monday ...

You thought your worldview was secure, with your addiction to Google Maps. Then you were willing to reconsider, when you heard about how awesome Apple Maps would be. But now you may have to prepare ...