wraggster
April 21st, 2010, 16:14
Google Maps Navigation has been released as a beta for Android phone users in the UK and Ireland.
As the name implies, it blends turn-by-turn navigation with Google Maps, adding in voice search, satellite views, Street View, live traffic data, and a special mode for when the handset is placed in a car dock.
The app caused a huge stir when announced - not to mention a sharp drop in share prices for the GPS satnav firms whose services it competes with.
Google Maps Navigation was initially only available for Android 2.0 devices (i.e. the Moto Droid) when it was first unveiled in October last year.
A version for Android 1.6 handsets was released a month later in the US only.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/36838/UK-and-Ireland-get-Google-Maps-Navigation-beta
As the name implies, it blends turn-by-turn navigation with Google Maps, adding in voice search, satellite views, Street View, live traffic data, and a special mode for when the handset is placed in a car dock.
The app caused a huge stir when announced - not to mention a sharp drop in share prices for the GPS satnav firms whose services it competes with.
Google Maps Navigation was initially only available for Android 2.0 devices (i.e. the Moto Droid) when it was first unveiled in October last year.
A version for Android 1.6 handsets was released a month later in the US only.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/36838/UK-and-Ireland-get-Google-Maps-Navigation-beta