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In a shock turn of events just hours after Ice Cream Sandwich’s 11 October launch had been confirmed via YouTube, Google and Samsung have postponed their joint ‘Unpacked’ event.

A combined statement from the two companies reads,”Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product announcement at CTIA Fall. We agree that it is just not the right time to announce a new product. New date and venue will be shortly announced.” read more

Free Google Maps Navigation ranks as one of the best sat nav apps on the market and not just because it’s gratis. It offers an almost full-fledged performance that rivals more expensive solutions on Android Market. That said but it’s still lacking in some departments, most notably live traffic updates, but the Big G has now rectified this miss by adding the dynamic feature to the app.

Historically, Google Maps Navigation would calculate the fastest route, offering alternatives like shortest route or sticking just to motorways. Now, using real time traffic updates and past knowledge of the roads, it will automatically determine the quickest, congestion-free journey to take from those route choices. read more