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Google Mobile Map App Offers Turn-By-Turn, Voice Guidance
Oct 28, 2009, 8:57 AM
Today Google announced Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices. The new Google Maps Navigation application will offer 3D maps that users can layer with wikipedia information or ...   read

Google Adds Windows Mobile Version of Maps App
Feb 2, 2007, 8:50 AM
Google Maps, which has been around since November 2005, is now available to users of Windows Mobile devices. It supports Windows Mobile 2003 and higher. Maps lets users interact ...   read

Google Adds Voice Search to Mobile Maps for Android
Jun 15, 2009, 11:29 AM
Today Google added the ability to perform searches within Google Maps for Android by using your voice. This means that when using Google Maps, users can speak a search ...   read

BlackBerry Pearl Series Gets Google Maps Voice Search
Jul 6, 2008, 8:33 PM
Users of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110, 8120, and 8130 can now perform searches using their voices rather than keying in queries when in Google Maps. The technology uses the ...   read

Google Maps for BlackBerry Now Supports Layers
Oct 21, 2009, 4:09 PM
Today Google made a new version of Google Maps for Mobile available to the BlackBerry platform. Google Maps version 3.2 brings a major new feature to BlackBerries -- the ...   read

Samsung Breaks 1mm LCD Barrier
Nov 21, 2006, 3:47 PM
Samsung has announced a new LCD technology to create the thinnest display while increasing durability. The new LCD integrates the screen, and a protective layer technology into a unit ...   read

Google Offers Updates to Maps and YouTube for Symbian
Jul 22, 2009, 3:51 PM
Google recently provided updates for the Symbian versions of two of its products. Google Maps for Mobile now has the ability to add layers. These layers can contain different ...   read

T-Mobile Adds Detailed Coverage Maps
Apr 22, 2005, 12:12 PM
T-Mobile USA has added a new, street-level coverage map to their website. This new map provides quality of service ratings on a gradual scale from great to good, fair ...   read

Windows Mobile and S60 Get Street Views in Google Maps
Dec 10, 2008, 11:22 AM
Google made a new version of its Maps for Mobile product available today for the Windows Mobile and S60 platforms. Maps for Mobile 2.3 now supports the Street Views ...   read

Find Your Friends with Google Latitude
Feb 4, 2009, 8:37 AM
Today Google announced a new feature of Google Maps for Mobile, a friend-finding service called Google Latitude. Latitude allows users to share their location with friends as well as ...   read

Google Offers Street Views on Maps for Mobile
Sep 17, 2008, 12:16 PM
Google has added new functionality for its Maps for Mobile program. Users of BlackBerrys and other Java-based phones will be able to use the Street Views feature of Google ...   read

Google, Tele Atlas Map Out New Licensing Agreement
Jun 30, 2008, 8:23 AM
Today Google announced that it has signed a 5-year licensing agreement with Tele Atlas. Tele Atlas will provide Google Maps for Mobile and other Google map services with mapping ...   read

Google Enhances Mobile App for Windows Phones
Sep 24, 2009, 7:37 AM
Google has updated its mobile application for devices running Windows Mobile. The biggest new feature includes My Location, which allow users who perform Google searches to find local results ...   read

Dual-Sliding Messenger Phone for Helio Spotted on FCC Site
Feb 21, 2007, 2:30 PM
A new dual-slider with Helio branding on it was seen on the FCC web site today. Internally called the Pantech PN-810, the phone features a three-layer design. The top ...   read

Google Adds Contacts Sync to BlackBerries
Nov 20, 2008, 9:30 AM
Google has recently added some features to its Google Sync for BlackBerry product. One new feature is the ability for BlackBerry users to automatically sync their Google contacts over-the-air ...   read

Google CEO Schmidt Resigns from Apple's Board
Aug 3, 2009, 7:44 AM
Today Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced that he will resign his position on Apple's board of directors. This is significant because many felt that Google and Apple's businesses were ...   read

Nokia To Give Away Mapping Application
Feb 8, 2007, 2:15 PM
Nokia will release its mapping and navigation application for free to S60 and Windows Mobile users this weekend. Using a GPS enabled phone, or a phone connected to a ...   read

Nokia Revises Its Maps Application
Sep 11, 2007, 8:00 AM
Today Nokia made a new version of its Maps application available for download. The revision to the software includes a new user interface that makes searching easier. It also ...   read

Nokia Moves Mobile Maps to PCs
May 13, 2008, 7:05 AM
Nokia has extended the functionality of its mobile mapping software by moving it to its Ovi platform. Maps on Ovi will allow users to create maps and routes on ...   read

 

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