05 October 2010

Phonelocator Text:
Send Your Location Via SMS

If you ever spent ages on the phone explaining to your friends where you are than just released application from Birkett Enterprise could be very useful to you?

Phonelocator Text allows you to send (e.g. to your friends) an SMS message containing a link to your location (provided you have an internal or external GPS) quickly and easily. The SMS is also pre filled for you with the recipient’s name and the position so you don't need to write anything extra in the SMS message unless you choose to.

The receiver of the SMS message will be able to select your location and on compatible devices it will load the Maps application displaying your location. This could be a fun appli... .. .

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.:[ Send Your Location Via SMS Or Email - full story ]:.

22 April 2010

Search by Voice Comes To
Google Maps 4.1 for S60 Devices

According to today’s announcement over at official Google maps blog, Symbian OS users can now use Google’s voice tool inside of Google Maps and search through the maps in the most natural way possible -- with your voice, making it easier than ever to look up places while on the go!

Search by voice lets you easily search for anything by simply speaking your search terms instead of typing them. Just open Google Maps, press your phone’s “call” button, and clearly speak your search term like “Park Plaza.”

Search by voice works with all the kinds of searches Google Maps for mobile already supports, including places, addresses (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway), specific bus... .. .

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.:[ Google Mobile Announces Search by Voice for Maps - full story ]:.

28 August 2009

ITIS's Mobile Traffic Client Gets Major Update
Overhauled Interface & Support For 5th Edition

ITIS Holdings, a leading supplier of traffic and travel information, has released a major update for Mobile Traffic Client, its all-in-one traffic jam solution for the UK Market. The just released public build of the traffic client (1.20 build 5) brings numerous improvements including the full touch screen support (you can scroll smooth around the map for example) and major user interface overhaul.

New features also include an "alternative view" full screen pop-up window, which alerts you to the most relevant incident the application knows about, based on your heading and average speed for the last few minutes.

This was implemented as many of you said you couldn't see the small icons on the map, even when you had pulled to the side of the road to check the traffic conditions. ITIS dev team have managed to fix this by using full screen traffic icons and large fon... .. .

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.:[ ITIS's Mobile Traffic Client Gets Major Update - full story ]:.

23 July 2009

Google Maps For Mobile Version 3.2
Adds Layers And Improves Search Feature!

Just as the world itself can be viewed through many lenses, the latest mobile version of the Google Maps allows you to view many layers of information on your map at the same time. Google Maps for mobile Layers is available now for S60 devices for all countries where Google Maps for mobile is currently available and to get it on your phone just point your browser to m.google.com/maps

Layers make it easier and more useful to find and interact with geographic content, like public transit, traffic (with incidents!), local search results, Latitude friend locations, Wikipedia and more.

You can also see your own My Maps content as a layer on Google Maps for mobile, and finally, multiple layers can be combined at the same time to give you a content-rich view of wh... .. .

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.:[ Google Maps For Mobile adds support for multiple layers - full story ]:.

10 July 2009

Compass Application For Nokia N97
Use The Built-In Compass To Get Directions!

As you may well already know, Nokia has equipped their latest GPS enabled phones such as Nokia 6210 Navigator, Nokia 6220 Classic as well as Nokia N97 with digital compass that using Earth's magnetic field for improving accuracy of determining the azimuth.

The built-in digital compass is used to improve accuracy of determining the azimuth and helps the default mapping applications to automatically orients any map to the direction you are facing.

Such compass can determine how a user is turned toward north direction. With geographical coordinates of a target point, the device itself (fixed by satellite navigation) and direction in which the user is turned, the device can determine dire... .. .

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.:[ Use The Built-In Compass To Find Your Way - full story ]:.

04 February 2008

Google Maps 3.0.0 - Now with Latitude
Locate Friends In Real Time With Google Latitude!

Way back in November 2007, the Google Maps dev team, location-enabled all of Google Maps for mobile clients to bring location awareness to the masses and improve the local search experience.

Using My Location, millions of you have been able to easily find yourselves on a map at the touch of a button. But what about finding other people?

Lots of you have been requesting to see where your friends are on a map, too. Well now you can with Google Latitude. Latitude is a new feature of Google Maps for mobile, as well as an iGoogle gadget, that allows you to share your location with your fri... .. .

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.:[ Google Maps 3.0.0 - with Latitude - full story ]:.

01 February 2009

Buddycloud Gets Touchy-Feely!
Let Your Friends Know What You Are Doing

Along with the highly anticipated release of the new Nokia touchscreen phone, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Buddycloud announces the release of version 0.2.65. With added touch screen support, Buddycloud takes full advantage of Nokia and Symbian's new touch screen platform.

Buddycloud is yet another location based application for your mobile phone that lets your friends know what you are doing and where you are.

Buddycloud adds context to the places you visit in the real world and makes it fun and easy to share these on sites like Twitter and Facebook. As a Buddycloud user, you can bookmark and tag locations that mean something to you. For ea... .. .

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.:[ Buddycloud Gets Support For S60 5th Ed - full story ]:.

13 December 2008

Weekend Watching:
Google Maps Street Views On Nokia 5800!

Here is the little video demo of the latest Google Maps version for the S60 devices on the mighty Nokia 5800 made by folks from over at tnkgrl mobile blog. I'm sure most of you will agree with me when I say that there's no denying that Google Maps on the on the first S60 5th Edition device is a gorgeous application and thanks to the stunning graphic and intuitive touch user interface, it is also extremely easy to use!

The Maps are better, bigger, crisper and deliver an ultimate visual experience like you never thought possible on a mobile phone! There’s no question that the combination of a great high-definition display and seamless integration of the touch user interface is the killer combination that takes mobile naviga... .. .

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.:[ Google Maps Street Views On Nokia 5800 - full story ]:.