Linus Torvalds, the man who created the Linux operating system on which Android is based, said he likes using the Google Nexus One smartphone for its Google Maps Navigation turn-by-turn GPS software. Torvalds said he generally hates phones because they are irritating and disturb you as you work or read or whatever, but is intrigued by Linux-based phones. The Google navigation Torvalds enjoys is the Google Maps Navigation turn-by-turn GPS feature so many users have found useful since it launched on the Motorola Droid in November.
– The Google Nexus One smartphone, based on Google’s Android
operating system, is getting fans in high-profile tech places even as it
battles a reputation for poor 3G service.
Linus
Torvalds, the man who created the Linux operating system on which Android
is based, purchased a Nexus One and spok…