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Google Maps, probably one of the best mobile applications ever created, and one I use multiple times a day since my navigation skills have totally atrophied since getting a Nokia N95 in 2007, has just been upgraded to version 3.3. What’s new? The ability to sync stared places!
Google Maps has the ability to favorite locations and then place them on a map as a star. It’s different from the “My Maps” feature that is complicated to access since it’s a layer you have to enable. Stars are like quick bookmarks in Firefox or Google Chrome, just one tap away. I’ve starred my apartment, my girlfriend’s apartment, all the places I like to visit for lunch, clubs, pubs, and any shops I fancy. The problem with stars is that they reside on your device’s local storage. Not anymore with Google Maps 3.3.
Type m.google.com/maps into your mobile browser, download the application, available only for Symbian and Windows Mobile devices at the moment, launch it and then enter your Google credentials to sync your favorites.
Update: After installing it on my Nokia E71 I noticed that the names of the stared items don’t sync, only the actual stars. For example, my address is Kalevankatu 21, Helsinki, Finland. I starred the location and renamed it “Home”. On the desktop version of Google Maps it does not appear as “Home”, instead it appears as the full address. Not perfect, but better than before.
[Via: Google Mobile Blog]
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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