Use Android to locate the nearest places with ‘Place Directory’ apps

On June 3, 2009, in android, android applications, android embedded, android mobile, by mahesh
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Android app, "Places Directory" listing places

We mostly get into a situation were, the nearest ATM, Bank, Bar, Gas station and much more are not known in a new place. Few members from Google Mobile decided to address this using 20% of their time. This resulted in “Places Directory” a new Android App.

This application uses the GPS data (for your current location) and Google Maps, to find the places near by. The places fall under 11 categories. They are,

  • Attractions
  • Banks
  • Bars
  • Coffee
  • Gas Stations
  • Hotels
  • Medical
  • Movie Theaters
  • Parking Restaurants
  • Shopping
  • Taxis

Android app, "Places directory"

The resultant places are shown with distance, direction, ratings, pictures, reviews and contact information. The direction arrows point to the direction of the place, which is one cool feature.

From androidguys

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18-20 Android phones to be available by end of the year

On May 28, 2009, in android, android mobile, by mahesh
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 Andy Rubin, Senior director for Mobile Platform for Google said, there are 18 phones confirmed by the end of this year and possibly up to 20.

 

There are three flavors of Android the phones can fall in,

 

  • Google free – Free to download, where google applications (Gmail or Google Calender) is not available. But the manufacturers can load as many free applications to it.
  • Strings attached – Same as Google free, but the manufacturers sign a distribution contract with Google and pre-install Google applications. (12-14 phones fall this category)
  • The Google Experience - There phones should have a Google logo on the phone. The phone will have all the Google apps installed with unrestricted access to Android market. (5-6 phones fall this category)

 

Still which phone to which category and to which carrier is not mentioned yet. Lets pick category and wait for the phones to come.

 

From engadget and tmotoday

 

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Android phones from Verizon

On May 28, 2009, in android, android mobile, by mahesh
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Verizon to analyse to selling Android mobiles from Motorola later this year. So all the three jaints are now into Android business.

 From money.cnn

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