http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/ Engadget Comments for Google Maps Navigation comes to Canada and mainland Europe, remains free as a bird http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
This will be even better when my HTC Hero gets updated past 1.5!]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Xda developers. my friend. you can have a faster 2.1 overlooked CPU to 768 mhz and jit enabled right now]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
Sigh.. Yes, that will be the day, won't it? Stupid HTC *grumble*]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
Isn´t so that a data connection is required in order to use Google Maps from a mobile phone? Meaning, isn´t so that without an unlimited/flat rate data plan using Google Maps from a mobile phone can generate LARGE bills due to the derived connection costs? Could engadget.com ellaborate on that? If this statement is correct, the term "free" in "free as a bird" sounds relative.
]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
Oh and... yaaay! No more hacked Maps version! :)]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
but when will it come to iPhone?

never :(]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/It caches your route (and any detours necessary) initially, so as long as you don't use the fluffy features (street view, layers, etc.) and just stick with the navigation, the data usage is relatively low.

If I remember correctly, I measured consumption a while back during a trip from KY to TX and I only pulled down 10MB during the whole ride down just using standard navigation. On the way back, I enabled all the other stuff and it was closer to 50MB. Either way, nothing to cry about.]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
Google should be ashamed of stopping supporting of iPhone just because they decided to compete with Apple and then blame Apple on not giving internal device information without users' consent.]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
i think free bird is taken. it's free as a chicken!]]>Jun 9th 2010 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/unfortunately i'm in a country in Europe where the service hasn't been enabled, so i'm asking you guys: what is a good GPS app for turn by turn directions? (i'm new to Android)]]>Jun 9th 2010 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Agreed. Would love to run the untainted Google Maps on my Nexus One (thus no longer requiring Google Maps [brut])]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
There are roads in Austrailia?

Mostly Kangaroo paths me thought.]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Yeah, hurry up google!]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
We call them roads because not all of us ride kangaroos. Some of us prefer to use koalas on each foot as a skate. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Civilisation, in my Australia?
Its more likely than you think.]]>Jun 9th 2010 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
Kangabangers.]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.macuser.co.uk/news/277093/google-brings-free-satnav-to-uk.html]]>Jun 9th 2010 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
Japanese phones are different though... we (americans AND europeans) are at least 10 years behind them. For example: while everyone is heating up about payments with iPhone trough some external card reader, the Japanese already pay with their phones in stores, on public transport,... for YEARS. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
In the UK we got 3G in 2003. But we do all use the same mobile phones since there are a small collection of manufacturers who sell worldwide.
Although we generally don't pay for mobiles over here unless you want an iPhone.
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Navigation has already been built in. They just have been disabled server wise for some countries. If you have the latest update it should have been activated automatically]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/
I would love to see Google make the effort and start including public transportation as well. Buses, metros, trains. That would be outstanding!
Love Google Maps. I use it almost every day. :-)]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/But I also miss the paid apps - bring it on Google. Soon.]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/google-maps-navigation-visits-canada-and-mainland-europe-remain/Jun 9th 2010 6:18AM