Tag Archives: gps
Apple Adds GLONASS Support to iPhone 4S GPS Capabilities
Apple has quietly updated their iPhone 4S tech specs page and now notes that the new device can offer Assisted GPS and now, GLONASS, which is the Russian equivalent of GPS. This is semi-impressive in the fact that Russia just two weeks ago launched their final of 24 satellites bringing …
Review: Skobbler, a free GPS navigation app for iPhone
Skobbler, a free Internet based GPS navigation app based on the OpenStreetMap project’s crowsourced maps, has been updated to version 3.0. This upgrade adds interface improvements, iOS 4 Background Navigation support, and improved search. To be completely honest, I hadn’t heard of this app before Patrick let me know about …
Epic Follow-Up Review: Navigon MobileNavigator for iPhone
The last time we took a look at Navigon’s MobileNavigator was back in December at version 1.4. Navigon released version 1.6 for the iPhone about a month ago, and if you haven’t heard the news, MobileNavigator turned one on August 12 and Navigon is having one heck of a sale …
Happy Birthday to Navigon’s MobileNavigator
MobileNavigator has turned one, and what better way to celebrate its birthday than a big sale. Mobile Navigator North America, US, Canada, and all US MyRegion versions are all 50% off, as well as in-app purchases Live Traffic and Panorama 3-D. The US MyRegion in-app map upgrades are 30% off. …
TomTom USA iPhone App Gets Big Price Cut!
It seems like just about every major navigation app has announced a holiday sale, and with each new announcement it seems like each company is trying to undercut the last one. In this case, following Navigon’s price cut yesterday of their MobileNavigator app to $59.99, TomTom announced today that they’ve …
Navigon MobileNavigator for iPhone Gets a Huge Price Drop & New Features in a 1.4 Upd...
MobileNavigator, the turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone from Navigon, has just been updated to version 1.4, which adds several new features and performance improvements. In addition, Navigon has also dropped the price for MobileNavigator North America (iTunes link) to only $59.99 until January 11, 2010. If you’ve been holding …
Update On MapQuest Navigator Pricing Scheme
MapQuest Navigator (link to review) has been re-launched on the App Store, albeit at a higher price point. You may remember from my earlier review post, the original $0.99 cost included a 14-day trial period, after which you could purchase a subscription using the in-app purchase. According to MapQuest, they …
MapQuest Navigator – Very Inexpensive Turn-By-Turn Voice-Guided Navigation App For i...
MapQuest entered the voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation iPhone app market today with their offering, MapQuest Navigator. What initially stands out about this app as compared to most of the other navigation apps is it’s cost. MapQuest Navigator is listed for only $0.99 which includes the first 14 days of service (yes, …
AT&T Navigator app FAILS me, ends up on my app Hall-of-Shame!
I decided to give AT&T’s turn-by-turn navigation app, AT&T Navigator, a try today while running errands here in Portland. I had several places I needed to go that were in a part of the city I wasn’t completely familiar with, so I thought it would be a great trial for …
iPhone 3G to Get Turn-by-Turn Directions in Coming Months?
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 …
TomTom Home for Mac Updated
Some people commented on my earlier post that the Mac version of Tom Tom Home was inferior to the PC version, as it was only at version 1.5. On 31st January, Tom Tom released a new version for the Mac. Version 2.2.016 is now available, although I wasn’t successful in …