Google to unveil improvements to digital maps

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is expected to unveil the latest improvements to its digital maps amid reports that the navigation service is about to lose its prized perch on Apple’s iPhone and iPad.

The upgrades are scheduled to be shown off Wednesday at a San Francisco event that Google is billing as “the next dimension” for the world’s most popular digital mapping service. The presentation will be handled by Brian McClendon, a Google vice president who works on the mapping service.

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