8:17 pm in Apple, Google by Sina Hamedian
After much rumor and speculation that Google would bring its popular (and free) turn-by-turn GPS to the iPhone, Google shot down the rumor today by saying that they have no current plans to bring the application to the iPhone – at least for now. Google, however, did say that they would bring the app to other platforms. Click the jump for the full statement by a Google spokeperson to PCWorld. Read the rest of this entry →
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3:56 am in Cell Phones, Software by Sina Hamedian
Just when you thought that Google Maps and Android could not get any better, there’s this: a turn-by-turn GPS that can find the nearest burger joint for you – free. Dubbed Maps Navigation (beta), the app will give you voice navigation, traffic, integration with Google Maps, satellite view, map view, and no multi-touch, but this is something that the iPhone can’t deliver out of the box, which Apple insists is because of “legal issues”. And still good, it comes with a horizontal “car dock” mode, so you can use it just like you would use a nuvifone, as seen in the picture above, which is intended for viewing at “an arm’s length away. Slap this onto Android 2.0, and every Android phone becomes a must-have.
Via Engadget.
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