Friday, October 30, 2009

LATEST VERSION GOOGLE MAP FOR MOBILE

Features

* My Location (watch video). See your location on a map, even if you don't have GPS.

* Business listings. Search for any business or category of interest.

* Driving directions. Thanks to My Location, you don't even have to enter your starting point.

* Navigation (Beta). New! Get turn-by-turn GPS navigation with voice guidance. Learn more.

* Transit & walking directions (watch video). Get routes and schedules to travel via subway, bus, or on
   foot.

* Latitude. See your friends' locations and share yours with them. Start Maps and then select "Join Latitude."
   Learn more.

* Street View (watch video). View street-level imagery of businesses and turns in directions. With Compass
   Mode, you can rotate your phone to see a 360 degree view.

* Layers (watch video). New! View layers of geographic information (e.g. My Maps, Wikipedia, Transit).

* Traffic. Real-time traffic helps you find the fastest route.

* Enterprise. BlackBerry administrators can deploy Maps for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

* My Location (watch video). See your location on a map, even if you don't have GPS.

* Business listings. Search for any business or category of interest.

* Driving directions. Thanks to My Location, you don't even have to enter your starting point.

* Transit & walking directions (watch video). Get routes and schedules to travel via subway, bus, or on
   foot.

* Latitude. See your friends' locations and share yours with them. Start Maps and then select "Join Latitude."
   Learn more.

* Street View (watch video). View street-level imagery of businesses and turns in directions.

* Layers (watch video). New! View layers of geographic information (e.g. My Maps, Wikipedia, Transit).

* Traffic. Real-time traffic helps you find the fastest route.

* Enterprise. BlackBerry administrators can deploy Maps for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Supported Phones

Google Maps for mobile works on most phones, including those that run the below platforms. You can always download Maps to your phone using your cellular connection -- just visit m.google.com/maps on your device's browser, or send yourself a text message using the button at the top of this page. Some mobile phones also support the ability to sideload Google Maps onto your phone.

Android
BlackBerry
Java
Windows Mobile: Download Binary
Symbian S60 3rd Edition (most new Nokia smartphones): Download Binary
Palm OS: Download Binary
iPhone (pre-installed)

If you're not sure whether your phone runs one of these platforms, just try sending yourself a text message to get Maps. It will probably work!

VIDEO LOOK

Coming Soon Samsung Moment slider coming to Sprint, packing Android

DESC

Samsung just accidentally leaked a Sprint-bound Android QWERTY slider called the Moment in an otherwise totally boring press release about its OLED handset lineup -- it'll have an 800MHz processor, a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen, optical trackpad and a 3.2 megapixel camera. We're guessing this is the long-rumored "high-end" InstinctQ, but we're not sure why Sprint and Sammy have dropped the Instinct branding in favor of Moment. Samsung has a press event scheduled for 2PM EST, so we're guessing we'll find out more shortly -- stay tuned. Follow the break for live shots!

Update

: Oop -- Sprint just posted its PR ahead of the event as well, along with a pre-registration page. Yep, the Moment is indeed the InstinctQ. Pricing will be $179 on a two-year contract after $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate when it launches November 1. Oh, and there's no TouchWiz here after all -- that's another hyped manufacturer UI shelved in favor of "With Google" branding. Interesting.

FIRST LOOK