Nokia Google Earth App Review

You can install Google Maps to use the Earth or Satellite view on your memory card. It is not required to install it on your system drive. I like installing applications on memory card, giving the applications more power to use the system memory because it is not full yet. Google Maps require 1MB of disk space.

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After installing Google Maps, you will find it in the Installations menu of your Nokia phone. To easily open Google Maps on your Nokia phone, I suggest adding a Google Maps shortcut to your Home Screen (Settings>Personalization>Home Screen>Mode Settings>Home Screen Applications>Application Shortcuts).

The first time you launch Google Maps to view the earth or search for locations by voice or manually typing, you will be presented by a Terms and Condition screen. Accept it to start using the program.

You can connect Google Earth or Google Maps using your SIM cards connection (GPRS, for example) or if there's public Wi-Fi, you can use that too because the program will search for any available GPS network.

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With Google Maps for S60 devices from Nokia, you can enjoy the following features:

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• Search for a business name or location using your voice. I love this new feature because it works without issue. I tried searching for New York using my voice and the device was fast to recognize what I wanted to find and it was right on. The map of New York was displayed!
  

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• Browse or view a place using satellite view (this is the Google Earth version for Nokia) or just look at the map as your guide.
  

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• Find your family, friends or colleagues that are using Google Earth with Google account using Google Latitude. If you are going to meet a friend, a co-worker or new client, simply ask the person to use Google Latitude so you won't be lost in finding each other. This feature really works and it's very useful.
  

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• Avoid traffic when you have Google Maps. You can avoid getting caught in a traffic jam if you use Google Maps to display the traffic conditions.
  

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• Show your location and get directions - I've used this feature many times. When I travel to another state here, I always use the said feature to display to me my location and the direction where I'm heading. I even used this feature to help a taxi driver find the street of the Embassy and he thought it was very cool. I suggested to him to install Google Maps so he'll never have to radio their base for locations.
  

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