A MSNBC article states that TomTom has a working turn-by-turn GPS solution for the iPhone. MSNBC spoke with the top GPS developers, Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom but all three refused to release much information on the matter. TomTom did however release a statement saying “We have made our navigation system run on the iPhone; it looks good and works very well.” […]
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iPhone 3G to Get Turn-by-Turn Directions in Coming Months?

Aug 16th 2008 by

A MSNBC article states that TomTom has a working turn-by-turn GPS solution for the iPhone. MSNBC spoke with the top GPS developers, Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom but all three refused to release much information on the matter. TomTom did however release a statement saying “We have made our navigation system run on the iPhone; it looks good and works very well.”

The other two companies said they were looking into the iPhone platform, but no details were released. The only thing really believed to be holding this from coming to market is the iPhone SDK and it’s terms of agreement. This type of App needs Apple’s consent to see the light of day. What do you think? Will TomTom or some other third party developer bring turn-by-turn directions to the iPhone or will Apple present their own offerings?

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