Google Maps Goes Offline This Summer to Compete with Nokia and Bing

With the Nokia and Microsoft partnership, a combination of Bing Maps and Nokia Maps would give birth to a great product, that even Google would fear. Thus, they decided to pre-empt the rivals’ move and come up with an offline navigation software of their own. Supposedly a version of Google Maps with offline navigation will come out this summer.... 

Fujitsu F-01A Is a Waterproof Phone, Packs a Fingerprint Scanner

Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo have done it again! They’ve created the F-01A, a handset that’s completely waterproof and that also packs a fingerprint sensor. The latter bears the name of TouchStone and was developed by AuthenTec, in order to secure your personal and corporate data. Fujitsu F01-A can be submersed at a depth of one meter for up... 

Find Voting Locations for The 2008 Election Via Google Mobile Tool

We’re days away from the big election day, November 4 and Google used the opportunity to launch a mobile voting locator tool, available online at m.google.com/elections. Also, the tool can be sent to your handset by accessing this link. Using Google’s tool you’ll find the voting location of any registered user simply by entering his/her... 

Google Maps + Street View Hits Windows Mobile… Sort Of

Don’t get excited for nothing, as Google hasn’t released a Google Maps with Street View update for Windows Mobile. However, xda-developers member KDKobes managed to get Google Maps 2.3.1 (Java-based) for BlackBerries to work on his HTC Kaiser (AT&T Tilt) with Street View. You can download and install his version of the software here,... 

The Love Story of Google Maps and Mobile Phones

Google has been praising the good house that their older application Google Maps makes with the Android system. They tried to show just how good it replaces GPS and can become a great solution for easily finding specific locations. Android Product Manager David Conway played around with a touchscreen phone running on Android and showed that users can... 

Preview Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Touch the “Tube” Virtually

Since there’s already a T-Mobile G1 and BlackBerry Storm “simulator” online, why shouldn’t Nokia demo its latest handset, the 5800 XpressMusic on a similar site? Get a taste of the touch S60 5th Edition mobile OS right here and check out Nokia Tube’s features in action. This microsite is all about demoing the S60 Touch... 

HTC Touch HD Product Tour (Video)

HTC has just posted a neat video on its YouTube Channel, giving its fans a product tour of the just announced Touch HD. Here’s the short video that demonstrates the potential of the new smartphone: It supports full page browsing at high speeds, offers “no more compromise” and makes your “wildest fantasies come to life”,... 

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