Google gives closer look at maps on Android
Oct.08, 2008 in
Android Software News, News
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) gives a lot more detail on how Google Maps will work on the new Android-based G1 in a post on its Google Mobile blog. Tight integration of all the hardware and software features at its disposal is once again the key. The touchscreen lets users zoom in and out of maps, which can be easily switched to Street View. It also makes use of the phone’s built-in accelerometer with its Compass mode, that lets users look around Street View
October 15th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
hi john
if your interested in a follow up story to your earlier story on zzzphone in new york times please read this; you can call me at xxxxxxxxxx for more details. also we have the names of 3 MIT students who have been working summers for google android. they have been offered full time after post grad from MIT. the MIT android team were awarded $350,000 in the contest while our 4 submissions were thrown out. we have since applied for china and USA patents on our 4 software/hardware apps.
further we have been bad mouthed on the official google android blog , saying we are not recognized by google. while the android system is revolutionary and complements our revolutionary process of custom making each cell phone to each customers requirement,(including free uploading 3 android softwares of customers choice),it is anything except “open source”
as david killed goliath, we are beating google to worldwide markets (except we lose the first battle by 1 month in USA). and with a far superior, unlocked(really open sourced), 2 sim card phone. at less than half the true google phone price($179 plus $840 in extra t-mobile charges over 2 years) price.
to my knowledge only google and zzzphone are taking orders as of now.
our engineering team has 22 Chinese in shenzhen as opposed to the 1000s working in the “alliance” you can see the press release (attachment) and our phone at http://www.zzzphone.com beta
larry horowitz, president