(cross posted with the Google LatLong Blog)The world just got a little bit smaller. Google Earth is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch, allowing you to fly to the far reaches of the world from the palm of your hand. Since we launched Google …
One of our goals here on the location team is to keep shrinking that magical blue circle that shows you where you are. In fact, just a few weeks ago, we released new optimizations for My Location that helped us calculate location even more accuratel…
Now that Google Maps can give you subway, train, bus, and ferry directions in New York City, it’s a handy tool for planning a night on the town. But what if your plans change while you’re at dinner?Luckily, Google Maps for mobile can give you the same…
This July, Street View went international for the Tour de France, and in August, expanded coverage to Japan and Australia. Now, Street View is coming to another new frontier: your phone. Today we’re launching a new version of Google Maps for mobile wit…
My Location just got better for all the applications that use Google’s geolocation service!In November 2007 we launched My Location on Google Maps for mobile, and in the past few months, we’ve location-enabled other applications from third parties and …
When we launched the mobile (xhtml) version of orkut back in April on m.orkut.com, we were overwhelmed by its adoption.However, Google always tries to build our products for a diverse group of users. Many people access orkut from their smartphones, ma…
It turns out we’re not the only ones excited about the new Google Mobile App for iPhone and iPod Touch. Adam Pash, of the productivity blog Lifehacker, shows off how he uses the Google Mobile App.Our friends at Blendtec got a new 3G iPhone and loaded i…
Posted by Effie Seiberg, Mobile TricksterWe’ve got some more cool submissions on Mobile Tricks, our new YouTube channel celebrating everything that can be done with a mobile phone. Today’s theme is magic.Did you see Marco Tempest’s magic trick about be…
Posted by Alastair Tse and Nicholas Jitkoff, Software EngineersYou probably agree that nothing can be made too easy. We’ve been dreaming of ways to make searching on phones easier and more fun.Today, we’re showing off our first native app for the iPhon…
Posted by Jonathan Matus and Luca Zanolin, Google Maps for mobile voice search teamOn the Google Maps for mobile team we’re always experimenting with new technologies, so we’re happy to announce that we’ve started testing voice search as a new feature….
Posted by Jerry Morrison, Software Engineer and Ryan Pollock, Product Marketing ManagerWe’re excited to release an update to Google Maps for mobile for Palm OS. For Palm Centro users, this update includes the My Location feature which allows you to …
Posted by Ryan Pollock, Product Marketing ManagerThe See into S60 blog recently ran a contest on YouTube that encouraged readers to submit videos highlighting how they use their S60 phones. We were pleased to see that the winner of the “Show Your Favor…
Posted by Joe Hughes, Software EngineerEver since Google Maps added public transportation directions for San Francisco, it’s been a lot easier for me to figure out which buses and trains will get me where I’m going around town, so that today’s gas pric…
Posted by Chris Nguyen and Tom Dimopoulos, Mobile Product Specialists, Google mobile teamHave we mentioned that we like doing things faster? In the spirit of speed and helping you to Better Know Your Mobile, the next couple of videos in our series will…
Posted by Ryan Pollock, Product MarketingSilicon.com recently published this case study about how Monarch Airlines set up Google Custom Search Business Edition on www.flymonarch.com to enable better customer self-service and reduce the number of custom…