This will be a big blow to maps maker, especially those that deal with GPS Navigation system. Google has actually made the rumored GPS Navigation Map. It has called the application, Maps for Mobile.The application, specially built for mobile set has some features that is not found on current Navigation system. It took advantage of ...

Google Maps has already been providing directions to millions of its users since its launch in 2005. While, Google maps, in its current form is cool, it seriously doesn’t go well when you are driving. In order to solve this problem, Google has announced the next step for Google Maps for mobile: Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices. Google Maps for Android 2.0 offers some cool features like latest map and business data, search and search by voice ( in english), traffic vie

Investors fled GPS-makers' shares today after Google announced it would offer free turn-by-turn GPS directions in its Android phones and as a service for other mobile phones, like Apple's iPhone. Garmin shares dropped 17% and TomTom shares dropped 21%. What about Google's shortcomings, like its inability to store maps locally on devices? Daring Fireball's John Gruber has a nice rebuttal . The biggest objection is that the dedicated devices store all the map data locally. That’s great, a

Was invited to the Tele Atlas event today (27th Oct 09) at Red Dot Museum. It was a no fuss event. Got the chance to catch up with fellow bloggers. Anyway, the event is about Tele Altas maps. As you may already know, Tele Altas maps have been used by many GPS map vendors (Tom ...

Shipping next month, GiSTEQ’s $69 PhotoTrackr Mini geotagger promises improved Mac and RAW compatibility, along with extra eensy-weensyness. Press release . Via Engadget . Previously: GiSTEQ GPS Loggers Now Mac-Compatible . GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr Mini first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps on October 26, 2009. Copyright © 2009 Jonathan Crowe. Distributed under a Creative Commons licence .