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Homemade Google Maps application for Windows Phone 7

Homemade Google Maps application for Windows Phone 7

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TechAutos has made a relatively simple Google Maps application for Windows Phone 7 that is available for download if you have a developer unlocked handsets (which means that you will have to manually deploy the XAP package to your phone). This is more of a proof-of-concept demonstrating the use of the Google Maps API on WP7 and not a full blown Google Maps application given the sever lack of features. As you will see in the short video I shot you can do much other that pan and zoom.Only one data layer is available and localization is done video the Cellular or GPS system. Check it out after the break:

It will be intersting to see if Google ever comes out with an official Google Maps (or even youTube app) for Windows Phone 7…

source: TechAutos thanks to everybody who sent this in

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