The new Google Maps API v3 promises a simpler, faster set of tools and has been optimized for the small screen with the iPhone's Mobile Safari and Google Chrome making the list of supported ...

The planned demise of the Google Maps API for Flash has been a three-year process to allow developers to replace it with JavaScript Maps API v3.

Google has added two new pin drop animations to the Maps API v3 for developers to integrate into their map applications, which are too sophisticated to be used in IE6.