Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $24.52 Billion in Second Quarter

Re:Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $24.52 Billion in Sec... by csdigi on Thursday January 23, 2014 @08:56PM (#7112919)

I travel in Europe a lot, but Google Maps for Android has had the ability to save offline maps for ages now (which I use all the time). GPS also works offline obviously so you can navigate pretty well (still no search for offline though). In the latest version (7.5 I think) you just get the area you want to save in screen, click the search bar and scroll down to the bottom to see the option. I think it works on iOS too but you might need to use the "OK Maps" easter egg.

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Re:Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $24.52 Billion in Sec... by bruceboughton on Friday January 24, 2014 @05:32AM (#7114234)

That Google think this is an appropriate UI for this feature tells you everything you need to know about the state of design there.

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Re:Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $24.52 Billion in Sec... by Kequc on Friday January 24, 2014 @02:25PM (#7117194)

> get the area you want to save in screen, click the search bar and scroll down to the bottom to see the option.

That is going to be really useful, it doesn't allow me to search even for something as simple as "home". It does let me zoom right in and keeps names of important landmarks intact like rail stations.

Thanks for the tip.

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