Category Archives: Navigation

Rocket Man Puts TTC Stops Right on Your iPhone

by on February 26th, 2012 at 5:34 pm

You know your dad is into his iPhone 4S when he starts e-mailing you about his latest App Store finds. This is exactly how I was introduced the TTC-specific map app, Rocket Man, earlier this weekend. The app only works for the Toronto Transit Commission here in, well, Toronto, but …

iSource Picks of the Week

by on February 10th, 2012 at 10:02 pm

Welcome to our weekly installment of Picks of the Week at iSource where we provide our expanded coverage of Apple accessories and applications Here we will promote our favorite iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV related items, as well as bring you occasional tips and tricks. Hopefully many of …

Review: Mophie Juice Pack Plus Outdoor Edition and Mophie Outdoors App

by on November 23rd, 2011 at 5:05 pm

Okay, so first off, I have to admit that I have never really used any of the plethora of battery backup cases available for iOS devices before. I’ve had a couple of backup batteries that just plugged into the dock connector, but never a case that would extend the life …

Navigon Releases MobileNavigator 2.0, Declares War on Oversized GPS Apps

by on November 17th, 2011 at 7:19 am

Since its release, Navigon’s MobileNavigator has been at the forefront of the Navigation category in Apple’s iOS App Store. It was the first of the name brand apps to be released for the iPhone, and it has stayed ahead of the pack, at least as far as features were concerned, …

iOS5 updates Find my iPhone with Find my Friends

by on October 4th, 2011 at 2:20 pm

Today’s announcements at Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone” included a new iteration of Find my iPhone now including Find my Friends, a pretty neat evolutionary step in location awareness and sharing. This is a great idea in principle and in practice. You can locate those who have opted to share location …

iSource Picks of the Week

by on September 23rd, 2011 at 7:18 pm

Welcome to our weekly installment of Picks of the Week at iSource where we provide our expanded coverage of Apple accessories and applications  Here we will promote our favorite iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV related items, as well as bring you occasional tips and tricks.  Hopefully many of …

Navigon MobileNavigator Update Coming This Fall

by on September 1st, 2011 at 6:22 am

Hot on the heels of Garmin’s release of StreetPilot onDemand yesterday, Navigon announced some of the details of their latest update to MobileNavigator, which is coming this Fall. I’ve been using the app almost every day for over two years now, and I’m a huge fan. It has the most …

Garmin Adds to its iOS Presence With StreetPilot onDemand

by on August 31st, 2011 at 5:39 am

Garmin has been as busy as anyone in the iOS Navigation category over the last year or so. First, they abandoned their customized Nuvi cell phone line to focus on apps, and soon thereafter released Garmin StreetPilot in the App Store. This initial offering, which I reviewed here, was met …

iSource “Best of” Picks of the Week

by on July 9th, 2011 at 11:58 am

This week for our weekly installment of Picks of the Week we are changing things up a little bit.  It’s hard to believe that we have been running the POTW post for 30 weeks now!  So far our writers at iSource have highlighted almost 150 separate iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac …

It’s iOS GPS Appopolooza!

by on June 29th, 2011 at 1:52 am

Well, at least it’s felt that way for the last week or so. There have been four updates to iOS navigation apps during that time, with Magellan’s last RoadMate refresh just behind less than a month ago. I’ve sort of been the unofficial “GPS guy” on iSource since I got …

iSource Picks of the Week

by on June 24th, 2011 at 9:56 pm

Welcome to our weekly installment of Picks of the Week at iSource where we provide our expanded coverage of Apple accessories and applications  Here we will promote our favorite iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV related items, as well as bring you occasional tips and tricks.  Hopefully many of …