Google brings Google Maps Navigation to more Android devices

User Comments: 19

1. November 24, 2009 6:32 PM
   

   codefeenix said:

   sounds like bad news to tom-tom's and similar companies stock.

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2. November 24, 2009 6:59 PM
   

   Xclusiveitalian said:

   Love the idea of using the phone as a gps, maybe this will make the real gps drop there prices and then I can afford one.

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3. November 24, 2009 8:58 PM
   matchu said:

   I wonder if the phone's built-in gps is as accurate as an actual GPS device, though. This would be a huge issue if you were driving in a densely populated metropolitan area. You'd get so loss with all the roads going about.

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4. November 25, 2009 12:59 AM
   

   Puiu said:

   This is why google became so successful. Give people a lot of free stuff and make them worship you. After that you can offer them some paid services too.

   I hope this will make regular GPS devices drop their prices a bit because they are too expensive. (although i'm pretty sure that they won't)

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5. November 25, 2009 2:16 AM
   Razerblade said:

   I really wish they would bring this out for Windows Mobile. It looks really good, especially with it being free! Hopefully they will bring it out as Google maps is already available for it! Come on Google do your thing!

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6. November 25, 2009 2:59 AM
   Hyperian said:

   killing all the stocks lol, also bring this to webOS

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7. November 25, 2009 4:13 AM
   ajickes said:

   Very cool! Map navigation tools for free - thanks to Google! I just wish I already had one of those Android phones... maybe this Christmas I'll finally get one.

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8. November 25, 2009 4:37 AM
   

   yangly18 said:

   yup, just like one of the guys said above, give them free stuff and they will worship you. Google definatly knows what they are doing by giving free GPS to every user out there- they are selling out phones like crazy. I still dont have a GPS for my car, and if the gps on the android is as fast to update routes as it is on a tom-tom, you can bet that I will be using the android for my traveling needs. I'm hoping that it is world-wide gps though, since I don't really want to put update map packs on the phone if I don't need to.

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9. November 25, 2009 5:20 AM
   yorro said:

   Kudos to Google for bringing this App to the market, but also making it compatible to older phones.

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10. November 25, 2009 5:22 AM
    freedomthinker said:

    I can't say anything just that google is awesome ! They always make these things awesome , yet free !

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11. November 25, 2009 7:10 AM
    DJ83 said:

    I love my nokia device, and have been using a symbian phone since 2001, would love to give andriod a try on a nokia device.

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12. November 25, 2009 7:51 AM
    

    Kibaruk, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    I have been wanting to try Android for a while now, I own an Acer Aspire One netbook and read they are shipping new AODs with Android and wish someone reading here know how to make it dual booting, if possible.

    Leaving that aside, maps navigations from google is a really good utility.

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13. November 25, 2009 7:57 AM
    z00lander said:

    All the news about Android makes me want one but I am tied to Sprint and they don't have a phone with 2.0, yet. I might make the switch when and if they do.

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14. November 25, 2009 8:10 AM
    swilllx2p said:

    I'm looking at upgrading my phone anytime now...does anyone know if at&t offers any phone with android capable of this, that isnt to expensive with a 2yr agreement?

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15. November 25, 2009 11:03 AM
    pomonasi said:

    i actually heard this app brought stock prices down for a lot of the GPS companies... they must be doing something right

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16. November 25, 2009 2:08 PM
    levar said:

    swilllx2p said:

    I'm looking at upgrading my phone anytime now...does anyone know if at&t offers any phone with android capable of this, that isnt to expensive with a 2yr agreement?

    Don't know of one mate, but anyways this is very nice, I'm acutally looking forward on using Google Maps my 2yr contract with Verizon ends next yr Jan. looking forward on getting my hands on the DROID.

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17. November 25, 2009 4:13 PM
    manintech said:

    There must be a lot of companies want to kill google now

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18. November 25, 2009 7:09 PM
    

    LookinAround, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

    sounds like bad news to tom-tom's and similar companies stock.

    I think it gets even worse. I think a close look at Google Maps reveals its impact will be even far more reaching. Google Maps not only competes with nav device providers (like Tom-Tom and Garmin) but will also hurt the two major nav map data providers: TeleAtlas and Navteq.

    Originally, Google bought its street level map data from both TeleAtlas and Navteq

    • Then, in September, 2008 Google announced it would get all its US data from TeleAtlas (even though Navteq was considered to have better data for the US market)
    • And now it looks like Google has discarded TeleAtlas as well. It appears it is now using its own Street Level data it collected itself. (Take a look at Google maps. You only see the Google copyright. You no longer see either a TeleAtlas or NavTeq copyright)

    Given

    => Google's deep pockets and hoards of cash

    => Google's offering free map navi apps on Android devices (hurting Tom-Tom et al)

    => Google's cutting out the map providers (TeleAtlas and NavTeq) and maybe even reselling its data to compete with them as well

    Sounds to me like we'll be hearing news of lawsuits soon claiming unfair business practices and antitrust.

    Btw: As of a couple years ago

    > Tom-Tom bought TeleAtlas (so it becomes a double "whammy" for Tom-Tom!)

    > Nokia bought Navteq

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19. November 27, 2009 7:28 PM
    jerry53 said:

    we all love the android now it just got a little better happy for the android phone users as people know google brings a lot to that particular platform.

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