Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News » Google Maps Navigation http://pulse2.com Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Google Maps Navigation Android App Can Now Reroute You In Traffic Jams http://pulse2.com/2011/03/12/google-maps-navigation-android-app-can-now-reroute-you-in-traffic-jams/ http://pulse2.com/2011/03/12/google-maps-navigation-android-app-can-now-reroute-you-in-traffic-jams/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:53:00 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=44571 Continue reading →]]>
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced this past week that the Maps Navigation application will now allow turn-by-turn to automatically reroute you from traffic jams.

“You don’t have to do anything to be routed around traffic; just start Navigation like you normally would, either from the Navigation app or from within Google Maps. Before today, Navigation would choose whichever route was fastest, without taking current traffic conditions into account,” wrote Google Maps Software Engineer Roy Williams on the company blog. Williams also said that the app will generate alternate directions such as the shortest route or one that uses highways instead of side roads.

[Google Blog]

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Best Buy Mobile announced that they are pre-selling the Verizon DROID today. The phone will be available on November 6. The DROID is the first phone on Verizon to run on the Google Android operating system. By ordering the phone through Best Buy, customers are able to avoid mail-in rebates and instant savings. Best Buy is selling the phone for $199.99 with 2 year activation.

“We’re excited to feature this new device for our consumers, as it represents the latest and greatest in mobile technology,” stated Best Buy Mobile President Shawn Score in a press release. “Bringing the DROID to Best Buy Mobile expands our already unmatched assortment of smartphones allowing customers to compare high-end devices like the iPhone 3GS, HTC Hero and DROID all under one roof. The fact that customers can purchase the phone first at Best Buy through the pre-sell is an added bonus.”

The DROID has a 3.7″ screen, 5 MP camera with autofocus and image stabilization. The camera also has dual-LED flash and DVD-quality video. The DROID is the first phone to have Google Maps Navigation.

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