Open Mobile Map

Read more on the Ovi Blog: blog.ovi.com With version 3.06 beta, which you can download right now from Nokia Beta Labs, Ovi is introducing various improvements to Maps: a more powerful search, a more relevant and more beautiful place page, more place sharing possibilities, public transportation lines in 85 cities and live traffic flow in 19 countries around the world. And on top of this, a fantastic new feature, Check in, that Jennifer and Pino are going to explain in the following video.

With Google Maps you can find the best places to eat, shop and stay. After you find a place, click on “more info” to get reviews, ratings, business hours, and check out its Street View. If you are on the ground, remember to use Google mobile to find where to go and get there fast.

www.uberpulse.com Summer is usually a slower period for Google. At least in terms of traffic and across all its online properties. Well, *except* this year, where for the very first time Google engineers saw a surge in traffic for the company’s mobile services (Gmail, Map, Picasa…). A good surprise for the search engine, although not enough to compensate the decline of the more traditional Web traffic. “We’re seeing more and more mobile activity. Every week at Google. I give a weather …