Comments on: Google updates Maps for Windows Mobile http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:03:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RG9 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-67606 RG9 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:13:18 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-67606 What I find more comical than this is that almost all of the other mobile phone / PDA blogs have picked up this story and quoted (sourced) this posting on BGR complete with the "The new version is also the first to be released as a stand-alone native Windows Mobile app, having graduated from Java-midlet status." Even the WinMo blogs didn't weed out the misinformation or at least make a correction. It puts in perspective just how lightly you have to take the blog reports. I very much appreciate them, though. What I find more comical than this is that almost all of the other mobile phone / PDA blogs have picked up this story and quoted (sourced) this posting on BGR complete with the “The new version is also the first to be released as a stand-alone native Windows Mobile app, having graduated from Java-midlet status.”
Even the WinMo blogs didn’t weed out the misinformation or at least make a correction.

It puts in perspective just how lightly you have to take the blog reports. I very much appreciate them, though.

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]]> By: NuShrike http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-66486 NuShrike Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:52:51 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-66486 JK drops the bomb again! heh. However, this new Google Maps certainly IS missing the quick icons the Palm OS version has. JK drops the bomb again! heh.

However, this new Google Maps certainly IS missing the quick icons the Palm OS version has.

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]]> By: Pete http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-66326 Pete Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:51:58 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-66326 Not only has the Google maps app been native for a while, but the screenshot is outdated too - the new app has the iPhone style dropping pins. Not only has the Google maps app been native for a while, but the screenshot is outdated too – the new app has the iPhone style dropping pins.

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]]> By: Christopher Cox http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-66098 Christopher Cox Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:01:02 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-66098 Wow. Lol I would not have expected this kind of crap from the BG. Doesn't he filter out the writers who know nothing or for some reason ove to stay a year or more behind the times? Wow. Lol I would not have expected this kind of crap from the BG. Doesn’t he filter out the writers who know nothing or for some reason ove to stay a year or more behind the times?

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]]> By: hill http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-66063 hill Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:11:56 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-66063 haha I didn't even bother to put this on my blog. I am surprised bg. haha I didn’t even bother to put this on my blog. I am surprised bg.

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]]> By: backbeat http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-65946 backbeat Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:15:59 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-65946 Look on the bright side ... Looks like BG is **still** looking for good writers! :) Look on the bright side … Looks like BG is **still** looking for good writers! :)

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]]> By: Amar http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-65709 Amar Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:39:31 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-65709 This news is soooo old. This news is soooo old.

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]]> By: HughJass http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-65562 HughJass Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:48:10 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-65562 "The new version is also the first to be released as a stand-alone native Windows Mobile app, having graduated from Java-midlet status." Um, WOW. What horrible reporting that is. Google Maps has been available as a native Windows Mobile app for ages. Where have you guys been? “The new version is also the first to be released as a stand-alone native Windows Mobile app, having graduated from Java-midlet status.”
Um, WOW. What horrible reporting that is. Google Maps has been available as a native Windows Mobile app for ages. Where have you guys been?

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]]> By: Sal http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-65500 Sal Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:37:58 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/17/google-updates-maps-for-windows-mobile/#comment-65500 This is not the first Java less Google Map app. The previous version was native as well. thanks --Sal- This is not the first Java less Google Map app. The previous version was native as well.

thanks

–Sal-

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