Google Maps for Android recently hit version 4.4, and the update brought a lot of great new features with it. Google Maps now makes it easier than ever to find new places around you with a new, dedicated Places application. If you already got the update to 4.4, you should now have a new Places icon in your application menu. Places is a powerful new tool that will let you find whatever sort of establishment you are looking for quickly and easily.
Google seems to be very keen to make Android the most popular mobile operating system. Few days ago the company announced new revolutionary service, which allows all users to easily create applications for their phones. Basically users will not require any programming skills or knowledge to create an application, and anybody will be able to do it. This service is called Google App Inventor and is available for users to register their interest. The official website says that users will be given access to the service in the coming weeks. Users will be able to create and download applications to their phones, but not to other Android users at this stage.
There is nothing more frustrating than being lost and not knowing how you got there. What if you are not looking for a specific building or house, not searching for the shortest route, you just want to return to the starting point in an unfamiliar area. There is an excellent program that will help you do just that – My Tracks.
Everyone knows about Google’s navigation software for mobile operating systems (OS) – Google Maps. The application is used to find landmarks, addresses, navigation, and just to view a city plan and determine the best route. Recently Google released their new offspring for the Android OS, namely the application called Google Sky Map. “What is it?” – You would ask, “and what does it do?” It is used to find objects … objects on the star map.
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