The best mobile application in the past year, Google Maps, publishes new version compatible with Symbian S60 5th edition is, by far, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. It has the functions of known location, search, traffic information, routing, and establish favorites, as seen in the photo images to the street of major cities. (more…)
The method streetview Google Maps for mobile open to other terminals as the Blackberry. Now, users of Symbian smartphones and Windows Mobile will be entitled to all the photographic details.
It is in September that Google had made the function streetview for Mobile terminals available on BlackBerry, iPhone and Android, bringing the mobile experience of the PC and allowing access to image banks of Google with the same interface as on PC.
With one click, you can view the photo of a street or a building taken by the Google Cars in various corners of the world (including France) or read comments left by people about these photos .
Extension of compatibility
By moving to version 2.3, Google Maps for Mobile brings streetview terminals Windows Mobile and Symbian S60, whose users can turn to a preview and read the comments on a shop or restaurant before going there. (more…)
Oah!Google has violated the rules governing the development of programs for the Apple iPhone. The Mountain View giant confirmed using APIs (programming interfaces) not documented in the SDK (software development kit) from the iPhone for the new version of Google Mobile. Launched a week ago, the latter includes, among other things, a search application by voice recognition.
To function, application uses the sensor near the device. It is, initially, to watch the screen when it reaches the ear. The rules are strict SDK. Nobody can, for example, duplicate a function already developed by Apple. Fear of competition …?
However, the application was found on the Apple Store, in theory very guarded. But since the application is available and confirms that Google have violated the rule, Apple is aware, the review of applications in the Apple Store is not as strict as it sounds.
Clearing the ‘lessons’ on Google Android features. After the video appeared in recent days to talk about Search, is now the turn of Google Maps.
At present, we can safely say that the version of Maps available for Android is the most complete available on any mobile platform integrates well with the hardware on which G1 of the touch screen, the accelerometer and GPS. (more…)