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  • UPDATE: Street View and Walking Directions come to Google Maps for Mobile

    Not yet available for Windows Mobile smartphones, today Google launched a new version of Google Maps for Mobile with the same street-level imagery as available available on desktop. Furthermore, Google's new Maps for Mobile features walking directions (beta) which I wrote about some weeks ago and which Google recently recently launched on desktop. Last but not least, Google Maps Mobile also features to help you search for and get to businesses and locations. You can now read business reviews, so you'll know if it's actually worth driving across town to that store. Finally, Google hopes we'll notice significant improvements in search speed with this version, as well as better location accuracy in all versions thanks to this week's My Location update. [ 1 Comment ] [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • SERVICE: Google introduces Mobile Search with My Location for Windows Mobile

    Previously, when you went to google.com from your Windows Mobile phone's browser and performed a local search, the results were tailored to the last location you entered. Now, using the Gears Geolocation API, Search with My Location approximates your actual location using the same Cell ID technology used by Google Maps Mobile. So if you want to find sushi nearby, just type "sushi" and Google will return local business listings around you. If you want to know the forecast, type "weather". If you want to search somewhere else, specify a location in the query like "pizza Kansas City". [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • ON-TIME: HTC (again) confirms first Android Smartphone for Q4-2008

    HTC just send out a press information where the Taiwanese smartphone manufacture confirmed that it's still on plan and and in time for its first Google Android smartphone launch. HTC replied to a report from Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research who recently said that HTC is "having structural problems to incorporate Google's demanded feature set" and HTC is "demanding a guaranteed minimum revenue surety from Google", from which Chowdhry concludes that "Probably HTC does not think there will be enough demand for GPhone". [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • MAPPING: Google releases Google Maps Mobile 2.2 with Transit Directions

    A few weeks ago the Google Mobile team released Google Maps Mobile with Transit directions for BlackBerry and Java-based handsets. But now, with the release of Google Maps Mobile v2.2, Google also released Transit directions for Windows Mobile (Professional and Smartphone 5.0 or later) or Symbian S60 (3rd edition or later) smartphones as well as added other improvements to its latest Google Maps Mobile client. Transit directions on works by brining up Directions from the main menu and you'll see a second tab labeled called "Transit" or "Public Transport", where you can request a route using only public transportation. You'll receive a number of alternatives that take you (car-free) to your destination. [ 2 Comments ] [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • COOPERATION: Google signs five year Map Agreement with Tele Atlas

    While it's not yet clear why Google want to use Tele Atlas maps for Google Maps and Google Mobile, it could be an indication that Google wants to join the GPS navigation area as well. Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, yesterday announced that Google has signed a long term 5 year license agreement with the company that gives Google access to Tele Atlas maps and dynamic content in more than 200 countries around the world. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • RUMOR: Is HTC's first Windows Mobile 7 smartphone to be released in Q1-09?

    While real Windows Mobile 7 information are still in the dust, Kevin Chen, HTC's General Manager for MEA and CIS is quoted that HTC plans to release its first Windows Mobile 7 smartphone at Q1 next year. That's at least what PhoneReport says, which had the chance to chat with Chen during the HTC Touch Diamond launch event in South Africa. At this event, Chen unveiled that HTC is planning to release a device with Google's Android Operating System by Q4 of this year and also confirmed that Windows Mobile 7 is on the roadmap for a Q1 launch early next year. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • COLLABORATION: Opera to extend (Google) Gears to Desktop and Mobile Devices

    Opera Software announced today it will support (Google) Gears in its desktop and mobile browsers (which includes Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile as well). Gears is an open source browser extension that lets web applications run offline. The inclusion of Gears in Opera's main browsing products supports Opera's vision of transforming the browser into a full platform for applications, regardless of device. According to Charles Wiles, Product Manager for mobile web apps at Google, Opera will have full support for Gears on Opera Mobile 9.5 when they launch this year. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • UTILITY: Google releases Google Search Windows Mobile plug-in

    A few weeks ago, Google launched a mobile plug-in for Symbian devices that put a Google search shortcut onto the phone's home screen. This shortcut reduces the time it takes for you to get answers from Google by eliminating the initial search steps like finding and starting the web browser and navigating to Google.com before entering your query. The same plug-in has been available for BlackBerry devices since last December and today Google made it available for Windows Mobile devices too. Basically it's quite similar to Microsoft's original Windows Live search plug-in as available for Windows Mobile. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • COOPERATION: Google becomes Opera's default Mobile Search Engine

    Opera Software announced today, that Google will be the default search engine in future Opera mobile Web browsers. With Opera Mobile or Opera Mini, everyone will be able to access Google's powerful mobile search directly from the browser start page, meaning they'll be able to quickly and easily get the information they need, whenever and wherever they need it. Google has been the default search option on Opera's desktop browser for seven years. This new mobile collaboration covers all global territories except Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and includes all of Opera's standard mobile Web browsers. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • RELAUNCH: Google Mobile now combines Web, Images Local Business and News results

    Google has revised its mobile portal for smartphones which now combines results from web, images, local business directories and news searches in one page. Google believes that users searching on a mobile phone are more likely to be looking up snippets of information, such as football scores or directions, rather than conducting in-depth research and the search company has tailored its mobile results to suit this requirement. This means that searching for specific terms now provides links to photos of the terms as well as web pages - as Google said today. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • SOLVED: Gmail's IMAP finally works proper with Windows Mobile [UPDATE]

    Following earlier user reports that the IMAP issue with Windows Mobile and Google's Gmail seems to be solved, Google has now confirmed it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages. In October last year, Google began supporting IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for Gmail. That means messages that mobile users send or receive from their phones are synched with their Gmail accounts, appearing the next time users access their accounts from the web or any other IMAP E-Mail client. But shortly after the announcement, Windows Mobile users began complaining in online forums about problems. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

  • SOLVED: Gmail's IMAP finally works proper with Windows Mobile

    Following earlier user reports that the IMAP issue with Windows Mobile and Google's Gmail seems to be solved, Google has now confirmed it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages. In October last year, Google began supporting IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for Gmail. That means messages that mobile users send or receive from their phones are synched with their Gmail accounts, appearing the next time users access their accounts from the web or any other IMAP E-Mail client. But shortly after the announcement, Windows Mobile users began complaining in online forums about problems. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved
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