Awaz Apni

We had assumed that iOS 5 would have turn-by-turn directions implementation by using someone like Poly9 or Placebase. However, that does not seem to be the case and is said to be sticking with Google for now. This does mean that the search engine giant will still be supplying the maps for the iPhone for another year at least. It is no secret that Apple is a little behind when it comes to offering turn-by-turn directions compared to the likes of Android and Nokia. We all know that Apple is a little slow when it comes to offering support of certain features – the camera being the perfect example of that. However, we now know that they are working hard to improve this, and a rumored 8-megapixel camera on the next iPhone is proof of that. An article on  9to5 Google  suggests that Apple is now in the process in improving their mapping system used on the current iOS, but it will not be Apple based. However, after the purchase of both the companies mentioned above, we know ...

We are sure you have tried to send an URL for a map location in Google maps to a friend, or even tweet it, only to have to shorten the URL because its 8-million characters in length. Using this new Google Maps feature, a built-in URL shortener, you no longer have to worry about that. It's a Google Maps Labs feature, so to enable it, you need to go to the Labs settings (upper RH corner of a Maps screen; the beaker) and enable "Short URL." You may need to log off / log back on to see the feature work. Once enabled, URLs will be shortened using their goo.gl URL shortening service. However, they remove the embedding option (as you can see above) normally available when you click the Link button. Also, to be clear, one might assume the Send button would similarly use the shortened URL, but it does not. Try it yourself, and let us know what you think.

We are sure you have tried to send an URL for a map location in Google maps to a friend, or even tweet it, only to have to shorten the URL because its 8-million characters in length. Using this new Google Maps feature, a built-in URL shortener, you no longer have to worry about that. It's a Google Maps Labs feature, so to enable it, you need to go to the Labs settings (upper RH corner of a Maps screen; the beaker) and enable "Short URL." You may need to log off / log back on to see the feature work. Once enabled, URLs will be shortened using their goo.gl URL shortening service. However, they remove the embedding option (as you can see above) normally available when you click the Link button. Also, to be clear, one might assume the Send button would similarly use the shortened URL, but it does not. Try it yourself, and let us know what you think.