You may remember earlier this year when the guys at Google launched biking directions for the Unites States’ version of Google Maps. Well, they’ve just done the same for Canada. The following regions should start showing biking directions now: Calgary, Edmonton, Gatineau, Kelowna, Ottawa, Toronto, Waterloo, and Winnipeg. Biking directions were added after many users [...]
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Google Maps for BlackBerry Boasts Biking Directions, Shared Location
June 3rd, 2010 |
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Google June 2 added biking directions and shared locations to its new Google Maps 4.2 for BlackBerry application, just three weeks after adding these features to Google Maps 4.2 for Android. BlackBerry for Maps users can also use a location-sharing feature to meet up with friends. Google June 2 also added results for mobile applications to its mobile search results, a nod to the company’s standing belief that applications are nearly impossible to find outside of a mobile application store. – Google June 2 added biking directions and shared locations
to its new Google Maps 4.2 for BlackBerry application, part of the company’s work
to boost mobile app functionality across all major platforms.
Google added biking directions to Google Maps in March and the company has worked hard
to por…
Google Maps for Android Gets Biking Directions, Sharing Feature
May 12th, 2010 |
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Google May 11 brought its biking directions feature to Google Maps 4.2 for Android, along with the ability to share places with friends for smartphones using Android 1.6 and higher. Google Maps Navigation also got a shortcut to make it easier for users to access turn-by-turn directions from their Android phones. These moves are designed to boost the use of Google Maps on Android-based devices at a time when users are looking to do more with location-based data.
– Google May 11 brought its biking directions feature to Google
Maps 4.2 for Android, along with the ability to share places with friends for
smartphones using Android 1.6 and higher.
Google introduced biking directions on its desktop version of Google Maps March 9, but
conspicuously left out the …
Google Bike Directions Point to Google Maps as Key Search Tool
March 11th, 2010 |
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Google’s addition of biking directions and bike trail data to Google Maps is one more example of the search engine giant’s increased emphasis on connecting users to information. The move is also part of the company’s plan to get more users coming to Google Maps for the purpose of showing them advertisements from local businesses. Of course, the biking directions are at the beta stage and leave something to be desired. The New York Post sent one of its intrepid reporters out to test Google Maps’ biking directions; it didn’t go well.
– Google’s addition of biking directions and bike trail data to Google Maps March 9 is
one more example of the search engine giant’s increased emphasis on connecting
users to information, with a side of advertising.
The idea is to help cyclists plan bike routes that quot;avoid big
hills quot; an…