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Early last month, Google Maps for Android updated with the new biking directions that had come to the existing web service. Today, BlackBerry gets in on the fun, along with a few other goodies. The local search function has been redesigned a bit, and now includes a Share option, so you can send information about businesses to friends via e-mail or SMS, and even attach a picture taken from your BlackBerry if you want to be extra helpful.
The last version of Google Maps for BlackBerry included a ton of new stuff, like voice search, Buzz, a terrain layer, and saved searches. Buzz, Google’s answer to Twitter and Facebook status updates, has been pretty nicely implemented with Maps, though I don’t find myself using it too often at all. Sharing location through something other than Latitude, however, is a great addition. Not all of my friends are into the high-end mobility, so being able to text them my location with minimal fuss is great.
To get downloading, go to m.google.com/maps on your BlackBerry.
[via Google Mobile Blog]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
