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The mobile feature comes one month after desktop biking directions were introduced, but is only available in 10 countries, presumably where there is the highest mileage of bike trails.

The carrier-agnostic NFC phones have one big advantage over competitors like Google Wallet: The carriers get to call the shots as to whether they'll be included on their devices.

TomTom offers offline navigation among other features, but it's not likely that will entice many Android users to pay for the $49.99 app while Google's mobile mapping service is available for free.

Google, whose fortunes were built on simplicity, now believes loading its maps with features, including public transit info, will differentiate again Apple's upcoming maps.

From bike-share finders to budget GPS services to real-time traffic updates, these ten apps will make navigating your destination much easier.

The update helps travelers translate the physical world around them, as well as improves upon the app's voice translations, dialects, and Japanese symbol recognition.

This Google service relies both on Android users worldwide and use of Google Navigation and as those numbers grow so should the traffic snapshots from back roads in Kalamazoo to the German Autobahn.

Remains to be seen if airline customers take to the less-cooler, not-iPad option -- especially if they're not used to the UI and don't want to deal with the learning curve over the short flight times.

SeatGuru is one of the more useful apps for the iPhone, so it's nice that team Android finally has it's services in the palms of their hands.

Android trumps iOS here with access to the travel warnings from governments in addition to the U.S.