Posts tagged maps
Apple ditched Skyhook and Google, rolled their own location database
Jul 30th
TechCrunch went through the fine print and noticed that, with iOS 3.2 (iPhone 3.2 for iPad) Apple switched from using Skyhook and Google’s location database to using their own, home spun, solution.
When reached for comment, Skyhook wouldn’t specifically talk about their relationship with Apple, but they did say that “everyone who has a platform wants to own as much of the location stack as possible. Location data is going the be huge and owning it is going to be the next big war in mobile.“
Indeed. Now roll Apple-acquired PlaceBase and Poly9 Map layer brain-trusts into the equation, and what will we get?
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Google Gets Social With New “Google Buzz”
Feb 10th
Today, February 9th, 2010, Google has yet another release for us(Android Users) that extends the abilities of your Android Device and Gmail account. This free service is called Google Buzz and is essentially another social networking medium. With Google Wave not making much headway, the introduction of Google Buzz to all Google Accounts combined with the simplicity of the service, Buzz may actually prove to be quite popular. It is accessible through your online Gmail account or from any mobile phone. Buzz specific features include just some of the following:
- Public updates and “buzz’s” that can seen by friends
- Updates can be made public to be seen by anyone
- See nearby buzz updates
- Comment on or Like friend’s updates
- See nearby buzz updates via a new layer in Google Maps for Android, iPhone, Nokia S60, and Windows Mobile
- Read buzz updates about anywhere from the Places Page
- Speak “post buzz” into Android Quick Voice Search on Android and iPhone
- Location added to buzz updates
- Pulls media/photos from links for fast and easy access
Not only will you be able to make status updates but you will also be able to share anything you want with friends such as Twitter, links, videos, pictures, and much more. For a chart of features supported on different mobile phone platforms see below:
| Feature | Android | BlackBerry | iPhone | Nokia S60 | Windows Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| buzz.google.com | Yes | Coming soon | Yes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Buzz Layer on Google Maps for mobile | Yes | Coming soon | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Buzz on a Place Page | Yes | Yes | |||
| Voice shortcuts | Yes | Yes | |||
| Buzz icon shortcuts | Yes | Yes |
If you have not already set up your Google Profile and combined it with Buzz, try it out now! Watch the following video for a demonstration:
Click here to view the embedded video.
Get on Buzz now! You can even check me out here.
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Nexus One OTA Update Brings Multi-Touch
Feb 6th
A lot of folks went and grabbed the update online and installed manually. I am a patient boy. I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait. And when something does happen, I turn on my camera. So here’s a video of me hitting a button, waiting a long time, and then testing pinch-to-zoom in the stock browser, gallery, and in Google Maps version 3.4. I threw in a little music so the wait wouldn’t be too boring. The update brings a few other changes, like seeing Google Goggles in your All Apps Menu, Goggle night vision features, and favorite places from your desktop use of Maps in the app:
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Multi-Touch Maps for Motorola’s Droid
Feb 6th
I welcomed an update for my Nexus One last night with open arms, as it brought pinch-and-zoom functionality to Maps and the stock browser and gallery apps. I filmed the update for the obsessively curious and will post later today. But if you’re a Droid user, there’s no need to wait for that multi-touch jazz. Go download Google Maps v. 3.4 from the Market right now. Add Multi-Touch Gallery (B&B Gallery), and Dolphin Browser, and you’ve got the same basic features Nexus users do – just not in the native apps.
Via BGR
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Google Makes it onto iPad, Everything “Stable” for iPhone too?
Jan 28th
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad, he showed off the Apple designed but Google fed Maps application, and the Google-ownd YouTube app. He even named Google during the Maps demo. Much has been made about a falling out between Google and Apple, how Steve Jobs dislikes Eric Schmidt, and how the iPhone would turn to Microsoft’s Bing for default search and maps going forward.
if the iPad, running iPhone 3.2, is any indication, nothing much has changed yet. Of course, Eric Schmidt said during the Google conference call that their relationship with Apple was “stable“, and Apple COO, Tim Cook said during Apple’s call that while they compete in some areas, they partner in others.
So everything quiet on the Apple/Google front, or just quiet before the storm?
Of course, there was no sign of Google Voice integration, but we’re sure they’ll figure out an up-scaled WebApp in no time…
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Google Makes it onto iPad, Everything “Stable” for iPhone too?
Sony Ericsson’s 3D landscaping
Jan 20th
Now available for Android and Java Micro Edition is Sony Ericsson’s new 3D Landscaping SDK which enables rapid rendering of high-quality three-dimensional maps. Stokholm, Sweden is the only map currently available, but I expect adoption will spread rapidly.
Via Android Central
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Survey the Damage in Haiti With Google Earth
Jan 14th
If you switch the layer on and off for some before-and-after perspective, you’ll see just how serious the damage is — as if the
You can help relief workers, orphanages and other critical services in Haiti by donating on the web. We’ve put together
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