Google on Wednesday revealed a free online navigation service that will be a part of its forthcoming Android 2.0 mobile operating system. It could also come to the iPhone, the company said, if given the green light by Apple. A beta of Google Maps Navigation will arrive next week when the Motorola Droid smartphone debuts… Continue reading Google says its navigation will come to iPhone, if Apple approves
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Google Introduces Free GPS Navigation for Android 2.0
Google today announced a free, turn-by-turn GPS navigation application for the new Android 2.0 smart phone platform. This new feature comes with everything you’d expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up… Continue reading Google Introduces Free GPS Navigation for Android 2.0
Droid arrives on Verizon Nov. 6 with Google Maps Navigation
Motorola and Verizon hope to slow the momentum of Apple’s iPhone with next week’s launch of the Motorola Droid phone, which will arrive equipped with a beta version of the new Google Maps Navigation. The first Android 2.0-equipped smartphone will arrive on the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. next week, Verizon officially announced Wednesday.… Continue reading Droid arrives on Verizon Nov. 6 with Google Maps Navigation
Is Google Secretly Working On A Free Mobile Navigation App?
There’s a lot of speculation about Google working on and preparing to release a mobile navigation app. For free. The logic’s there and the pieces fit, but we still lack solid proof. With Google’s increased focus on collecting map data (and less reliance on third-party map providers such as Tele Atlas) and Android 2.0’s rumored… Continue reading Is Google Secretly Working On A Free Mobile Navigation App?
Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid (iDon't) Commercial
Very close to it’s release in USA here is the commercial
Apple's iPhone 3GS blunts Palm Pre impact, challenges BlackBerry
A new consumer survey shows smartphone ownership is still growing rapidly, future demand is strong, and that Apple’s iPhone 3GS has made a big impact since its launch, overshadowing the Palm Pre and approaching RIM’s BlackBerry. The survey of 4,255 users was conduced by ChangeWave Research last month to provide a look at how the… Continue reading Apple's iPhone 3GS blunts Palm Pre impact, challenges BlackBerry
Google releases Android 2.0 SDK
As Verizon Wireless prepares to unveil its new Motorola Droid smartphone tomorrow, Google today released the SDK for the much-anticipated 2.0 update to the operating system. Code-named Eclair, Android 2.0 offers a number of feature improvements and interface tweaks. As expected, we will get multitouch support (yay!), but Google has some surprises up its sleeve.… Continue reading Google releases Android 2.0 SDK
Sun, Oracle save Microsoft's Pink after Danger data disaster
Microsoft has announced the restoration of Sidekick users’ contacts as the first milestone in recovering data it lost in the cloud computing disaster affecting its Danger subsidiary, while a new source explains why the restoration was possible without a backup and why it is taking so long. A source familiar with Sun SAN hardware used… Continue reading Sun, Oracle save Microsoft's Pink after Danger data disaster
Windows Mobile 6.5.1 on the Way?
I guess this is no huge surprise, but Download Squad reports that Microsoft is already working on a minor revision to the recently released Windows Mobile 6.5: When Microsoft launched Windows Mobile 6.5 earlier this month, the latest version of the company’s operating system for cell smart phones and mobile devices was met with lukewarm (if not… Continue reading Windows Mobile 6.5.1 on the Way?
Verizon Goes on Offensive Against iPhone Again With 'Droid Does' Teasers
Just weeks after attacking AT&T’s 3G network and indirectly the iPhone with a “There’s a map for that” ad campaign, Verizon has rolled out a new campaign for a yet-to-be-introduced device from Motorola known as the “Droid”, focusing on what it perceives as deficiencies in the iPhone. The new television commercial, introduced yesterday, features iPhone-like fonts… Continue reading Verizon Goes on Offensive Against iPhone Again With 'Droid Does' Teasers