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Google Maps for Android leaps to v5, brings 3D and offline navigation
Google’s recently announced Maps for Android devices is now available in the Android Market. The app that relied on a decent internet connectivity to provide the latest maps and navigation now supports offline navigation. Well, it still has a lot of ground to cover to come close to Nokia’s Ovi Maps but it’s a [...]
Free Google Maps Navigation expands to UK
The free Google Maps Navigation that worked only in US is being reported to work fine in the United Kingdom. The Maps application was updated to beta v4.1.1 that gives British users free turn-by-turn voice navigation and has been confirmed to work perfectly fine with HTC Desire, Nexus One and some Android 1.6 devices [...]
Google Maps introduces Landmark-based Driving Directions in India
Say goodbye to road name directions. Google Maps has introduced landmark-based driving directions for the Indian consumers so when you’re going from say, location A to location B, Google Maps won’t give you directions to take a Left from Road XYZ but instead will say take a left from DEF Petrol Pump and so [...]
Ovi Maps 3.0 comes out of beta
Nokia’s Ovi Maps 3.0 has graduated from the beta labs and can now be downloaded from the Nokia Maps portal. The graduated final build comes in with some nifty features like traffic report for North America, ironed out bugs and UI enhancements. Google Maps for many might be a sophisticated navigation app but for [...]