Artificial ignorance

I’ve had my Samsung Blackjack II for a few months now. One of the things about this phone that excited me the most was the integrated GPS. I unlocked the GPS receiver (follow the instructions on that site verbatim to unlock your GPS*) to work outside of just TeleNav. Unfortunately though, I couldn’t get Windows Live maps to detect the GPS. So I decided to download Google Maps for Mobile and started using it exclusively.

The one thing to keep in mind is that the Windows Live App has more than just Maps to offer. It’s a full fledged ‘search’ application with Maps as one of the features.

A couple of weeks ago, I found the patience (and the time) to startup Windows Live for mobile again to see if I can figure out why exactly the GPS wouldn’t work. Turns out, it was working just fine. Since, I’ve started using Windows Live Maps for Mobile and I thought I’d chart out my comparison between the 2 products. Overall, feature wise, Windows Live Maps for Mobile wins. User interface wise, Google Maps for Mobile wins. Continue reading