The Google Maps new version is here with some new tempting features and with some solved bugs that may have worried you previously. Have a glance at some of its ingredients:

• Layers are upgraded now; a tree of layer categories are being constructed on the “More Layers” list of layers. Wikipedia, MyMaps and Transit line are the new added layers.
• Use MyMaps and Google Maps by accessing your Google account through Google Maps
• Specified icons enable you to get to various reviews, photographs, business info,  Wikipedia articles,etc through businesses or places of interest.
• Specialists around the world will present you their favorite places which you can access by logging to  http://google.com/favoriteplaces.
• Search by category including point of view of business and other interests
• Option for additional result display

Now here are some of the bugs resolved:

• Crashes on Samsung i890, Nokia 5800 and N70 are fixed up(though screening of such on some carriers is still under process)
• Copy and paste feature for fields like Search, directions, and user name is re-enabled for Windows Mobile. For Symbian S60, bugs relating to shortcut keys have been done up with.

The app’s available for Windows Mobile devices and Symbian Series 60. Have a download at the official webpage and revert back with your views.

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Now, you can get a freeware to twitter on your Windows Mobile Phones with Twaddle, the new Twitter Client. Though still in the stages of development, the twitter client displays your and your friend’s tweets and enables geotagging of your tweets(that can be viewed on Google Maps.) The Twaddle also gets along with the avatars and supports inertial scrolling.

The app also includes- Pop-up notifications, Is.Gd support, and Portrait and landscape modes. The new version is on the way that includes a new navigation bar and direct message support.  Look for more at the official website.

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Verizon Wireless is about to release an update for the Touch Pro, which now unlocks the GPS and also adds in visual voicemail.

Now, you will able to use GPS with Google Maps and won’t have to stick to Verizon’s app: VZ Navigator. To use Visual Voicemail, you will have to pay $3/month.

Phonenews is already offering the update:
[Download the update]

The browser was is getting fiercer every day. The NetAcceler Mach5 promises to provide the best web browsing experience to the user.

Mach5 Web for Mobile enables mobile users to take the full PC web browsing experience to their mobile devices. Featured websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps, YouKu, YP Map and many other featured sites with Flash animations and videos, AJAX, JavaScript, ActiveX and more, are easily accessed. Video Clips on YouTube are full screen supported.

With the latest and unique remote browsing technology, Mach5 Web for Mobile requires just minimal bandwidth to retrieve FULL web content. Other features such as view and save Text and Image can also be supported by Mach5 Web for Mobile.

Learn more about it here

[via solsie]

Google has released an update of Google Maps for Windows Mobile. Although, the new version does not adds any features, but it makes several bug fixes, especially to the Google Latitude.

Now, the Google Latitude allows to update your location even when Google Maps are not running in the background. When running in the background update mode, it will use the cell ID location detection to save some battery juice.

• Auto-restart location updates: Read the rest of this entry