Google Maps and Google SMS

This is old news

But since the iPhone launch I've given at least 6 demonstrations of Google Maps on a Blackberry.

So if you have a blackberry and you aren't running Google Maps than you are missing out.

It works just like google maps in Firefox but it's integrated with the phone

You can type in for example "Starbucks near 02116" and get a map, address etc.  And in just one click your phone can call the number. More info here.

Or just point your blackberry browser to www.google.com/gmm

Google SMS is also killer. I use it at least once a week. It's crazy simple and super fast. It works on any phone but on a blackberry or iPhone its absolutely yummy. Here's how it works.

Comments

[Erik Schwartz]

Treo 700P does Google maps too. On EVDO it rocks, especially switching back and forth with satellite view.

[Tim Shey]

I use both apps fairly constantly -- to the point I rarely close the Maps app on my (well, Emil's) Nokia E61. Also recently downloaded the new GMail client for the Nokia and I'm loving it -- great key commands for everything, really fast and easy to use. If only the installed Nokia apps, especially for messaging, were so user-friendly and well-designed, I might buy a new Nokia... but for now, Blackberrys and iPhones offer a much better experience.