Re: Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn

2009-10-29 Thread Kevin T. Neely
That really works? I've been rocking mobile navigation for a couple years with Ovi Maps (formerly Nokia Maps), and more recently waze. The first is excellent, the latter very promising. I understand that Ovi Maps is not quite ready for primetime on the N900. Maybe one of the reasons they

Re: Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn

2009-10-29 Thread Mark
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Kevin T. Neely ktne...@astroturfgarden.com wrote: That really works?  I've been rocking mobile navigation for a couple years with Ovi Maps (formerly Nokia Maps), and more recently waze.  The first is excellent, the latter very promising. I understand that Ovi

Re: Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn

2009-10-29 Thread Kevin T. Neely
Ovi Maps uses Navteq maps. The engine is different from the mapping application on the N8x0 series tablets. On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Mark wolfm...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Kevin T. Neely ktne...@astroturfgarden.com wrote: That really works? I've been

Re: Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn

2009-10-29 Thread Gary
midoscentavos Maps and navigation aside, who originally published android.img.bz2 and android-installer.deb? More importantly, I wonder if Nokia's considered releasing and Android 2.0 version of the N900 but if not, how about the original Android porters? Everyone and their brother's cousin is

Re: N900 battery duration

2009-10-29 Thread Tuomas Kulve
Tuomas Kulve wrote: igor.sto...@nokia.com wrote: There is a bug in the cellmo SW related to absence of SIM: the current is higher when the SIM is not in. So in real life use case (i assume people who will buy it will actually use it as a phone) the use time will be longer. I guess I need