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Official Google Blog: Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
Since 2005, millions of people have relied on Google Maps for mobile to get directions on the go. However, there's always been one problem: Once you're behind the wheel, a list of driving directions just isn't that easy to use. It doesn't tell you when your turn is coming up. And if you miss a ...
Google Maps Navigation (Beta) (video)
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Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn
Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn
news.cnet.com — Don't try this on game day, but the new Google Maps Navigation application will show you how... to take a spin past Boston's Fenway Park. (Credit: Google) You can almost hear the portable navigation industry swearing already. Google is ... (more) Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn
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News: Free Google turn-by-turn GPS coming to iPhone
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Google has revealed details of its upcoming free turn-by-turn Google Maps Navigation, and has said it plans to bring the app to the iPhone. The new application will offer common Google Maps features, including the ability to search by name of business and traffic data, as well as new features like voice-assisted turn-by-turn navigation, integration with Satellite and Street View, and the ability to search along the selected route for upcoming points of interest like gas stations and restaurants. The application will launch with Android 2.0 on the Motorola Droid, which will be ...

GPS Makers Just Got Lost Due to Google Maps for Android 2.0
jkOnTheRun — ... While today might go down as the day the Droid took over, it’s just one handset. Oh, it’s a sweet handset — one that has me tempted to get a new Verizon account — but at the end of the day, it’s just one handset that will have the spotlight until the next great handset hits. The bigger news in the long term is what comes with the Droid, and other Android 2.0 phones in the future: the free Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0. ...

Google Announces Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
Mac|Life — ... Today Google announced a new application for its Android Mobile OS, Google Maps Navigation. This application will be a turn-by-turn application, comparable to a navigation unit that you would buy separately.  ...

Is New Google Nav Service Really Android-Only?
iPhone News Updated — ... According to Google’s official blog, the service includes all the features you’d expect in a high-end GPS for an automobile. These include turn-by-turn voice navigation, search bu voice, live traffic data, constantly updated maps, and searching along your route. ...

Google Says They'll Release Nav for iPhone... If Apple Lets Them
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — ... Google announced earlier today that they would release a beta of Google Maps Navigation, a free service bundled with Google Maps for Android 2.0 when the new Motorola Droid phone is launched by Verizon next week. Google said that they would be willing to bring it to the iPhone, but implied Apple was standing in the way. Google Maps Navigation will be a feature of Google Maps on the Droid, providing such functions as turn-by-turn directions, voice recognition and Google Street View. "Mobile platforms--Android and ...

Magellan Releases GPS iPhone App, For Some Reason
iPhonefreak — ... . Retailing for $79.99, the app follows in the footsteps of its high-priced brethren. Of course, all of these applications seem set for extinction if Google’s free Maps Navigation ever makes it way over to the iPhone (and it most likely will), so I’d have to question Magellan’s wisdom in releasing this app. They’ve most likely been working on it for months and have no choice but to release it, even if it will soon be made obsolete. RoadMate offers features like Highway Lane Assist (to let you know when to switch lanes), Pedestrian mode, a parking bookmark feature, and more. ...

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Updated: Google Maps Navigation [Free as in Just Free] for Android 2.0 — Coming Eventually to iPhoneThe Free iPhone Blog
UPDATE 3: As pointed out in the comments, there’s no sign of ad support in Google Maps Navigation (at least not yet). It’s just free as in free. UPDATE 2: According to Gizmodo, Google: implied they are working closely with Apple now on [Google Maps Navigation]. iPhone 2.2 saw Google ...