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Google Offers Turn-by-Turn GPS Directions for Android Phones

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 10:49am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Wednesday announced the release of Google Maps Navigation for Android mobile phones, an update to its popular mapping application that provides turn-by-turn directions, as well as voice-powered search and other features.

The free service will initially be available in the U.S., on the new Droid smartphone from Verizon.

Google Maps Navigation brings GPS-powered turn-by-turn directions to Google Maps for the first time.

The service also offers features such as searching in "plain English" search strings -- meaning one doesn't have to know a location's exact address -- as well as voice-powered search; traffic view; satellite view; and street view.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/svjrl (Google blog)

http://snipurl.com/svjqw (Reuters)

Published in DMW Daily, October 28, 2009
tags: Mobile | Search | Google | Android | Google Maps Navigation |



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