Google’s put out another tiny update to one of its apps today, with its famed Google Maps Android tool getting upgraded to v4.5.0. According to the post-update splash screen, the only changes here are to the user interface, plus the app now lets you filter Places results by distance.
Here it is.
The integrated menu buttons for Places, Layers and Location on the top right are definitely recent additions, plus Buzz looks jazzier than we remember. But then it’s been quite a long time since we last looked at Buzz. We really ought to pay more attention.
Thanks to Mr Nij for the tip.
UPDATE:
Google’s put up the official announcement. This is a much bigger update than we thought, including GPS navigation for walking directions and tighter Street View integration. Still requires Android 1.6 or above.
It’s smooth to use, the 1080p display is sharp, clear and bright, the device is extremely light and thin and therefore very pocketable and portable — much more so than other 5-inch phones we’ve used. And yet… we’re a bit unimpressed by the overall package…
A relatively high-spec smartphone, with a 4.5″ display running at 480 x 854 resolution and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus the Ascend G510 arrives running Android 4.1.1 — albeit potentially hindered by Huawei only sticking 512MB of RAM inside it..
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
Chris
/ October 7, 2010Hi Gary, not sure where else to ask.
What in your experience are the best Sat Nav apps for Europe, more specifically the UK. I see a lot of round ups for apps, but they all seem to be US based.
Matt S
/ October 7, 2010CoPilot is good