Google Maps Navigation is bad news for GPS companies
Google recently announced their new mobile application for Android powered smartphones.
Google Maps Navigation aims to offer free GPS powered navigation on mobile devices.
It is pretty powerful with integrated Google Street View and Voice Search.
And the best thing about it is that it would be provided as a [...]
Google Maps Navigation for Android would be free!
Google is all set to shakeup the GPS navigation market.
The company has announced that they would soon launch a new mobile application for the Android devices.
This new application is named Google Maps Navigation and it would be offered for free.
It would require a GPS [...]
What place you want to see on Google Street View?
Google is now inviting suggestions on what next place they should add to their Google Street View imagery.
The company highlighted their special vehicle Street View trike which is a tricycle with a mounted Street View camera.
They are looking for some unique locations in [...]
Google Street View now in Canada
Google has expanded their Street View services to some parts of Canada.
The company said in a blog posting:
Now, whether from your chesterfield or smart phone, you can explore 360-degree street-level photographs of Canadian hotspots ranging from Parliament Hill and the CN Tower to Old Quebec City and Halifax’s [...]
Google Street View now easier to navigate
Google has improved the navigation features on their Street View service available on Google Maps.
Until now, users had to click on arrow buttons to move ahead and back on Google Street View images.
They have now updated the service and users can now just double click on a particular spot [...]
Greece has issues with Google Street View
Greek Data Protection Authority has ordered that Google cannot take any more pictures in the country for their Google Street View web based service.
The authority has asked for more information about the photos taken for the service from Google.
They are seeking information like how long Google would keep the [...]
Google Street View now on Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile
Google has announced that they have now added support for Google Street View on mobile mobile devices.
It was already accessible on devices like Android (G1), Blackberry, and iPhone.
The latest update brings the support on devices powered by Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile operating systems.
Google Maps for [...]
Apple iPhone 2.2 firmware released
Apple has released the latest firmware for their iPhone mobile phone device.
The company said that this update has following updates and fixes:
Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking directions
- display address of dropped pins
- share location via email
Enhancements to Mail
- resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of [...]
