Google Updates Maps Via Android Market

on 06/16/2009, filed in Home > Computers

Good news for folks running on Android-powered smartphones and devices – Google has introduce the ability to update the integrated Maps Android application with a handful of new features which ought to get you drooling, including voice search, a much more comprehensive Latitude as well as directions for both the public transport system as well as bus no. 11 – we mean, walking using your two legs. It would be nice to see these updates being released just as they’re ready instead of consumers having to sit back and wait for carriers to do their stuff.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

Google: Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

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