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Navigon announces Traffic Live for MobileNavigator North America

by Jake Gaecke on Nov 9, 2009 at 11:01 PM

The best GPS app on iPhone just got a little bit better. Navigon’s MobileNavigator is already an amazing GPS routing app with its voice prompted directions, smoothly animated maps and excellent everything-I-can-think-of, but Today they’ve added Traffic Live for North America. Continue Reading »

Google Maps Navigation to make its way to the iPhone?

by Jake Gaecke on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:27 AM

Today, Google released their free GPS guidance app for Android 2.0, called Navigation. But rumor, or CNET, has it that the app will make its way to iPhone at some point in the future. Many first time users guess, erroneously, that the iPhone has a GPS navigation app built in.… Continue Reading »

TomTom car kit briefly appears in Apple’s online store, but not yet shipping

by Patrick Lutz on Oct 22, 2009 at 06:21 AM

The long-awaited TomTom car kit for the iPhone has finally shown up on the online Apple store, although the page is now currently offline. The hardware unit alone sells for $119.95, and the app is an additional $50-$100 depending upon where you’re located. The cradle was made to enhance the… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews TomTom for iPhone

by Jake Gaecke on Sep 19, 2009 at 08:21 AM

What’s the first name that comes to mind when you think of GPS navigation? Likely TomTom, after all, they are known for GPS devices. But what about iPhone apps? Let’s take a look at how TomTom’s iPhone navigation app compares to the other big names in navigation on the App… Continue Reading »

TomTom cradle to enable GPS for iPod touch and other apps

by Jake Gaecke on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM

According to Yann Lafargue, PR for TomTom, the much anticipated TomTom iPhone cradle will do more than just keep your iPhone’s battery topped off. Its GPS enhancing abilities seem to take advantage of the dock connector on not just the iPhone, but also the iPod touch to enhance (or to… Continue Reading »

TomTom for iPhone is here

by Ed Parry on Aug 17, 2009 at 05:36 AM

TomTom appeared on stage at this years WWDC showcasing their GPS application and in-car accessories, stating that the app would be available in the near future. Not a minute too soon, TomTom for iPhone has appeared in the App Store in various versions, so far including New Zealand ($94.99), US… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews Navigon’s MobileNavigator North America for iPhone

by Jake Gaecke on Aug 10, 2009 at 06:30 AM

Ever since Apple added GPS as a feature of the iPhone 3G, consumers have (wrongfully) assumed that this meant turn by turn navigation. Finally, Apple is now allowing turn-by-turn GPS navigation apps on the app store with iPhone OS 3.0 and above. And it didn’t take long to find a… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews Sygic Mobile Maps 2009 North America for iPhone

by Jake Gaecke on Aug 9, 2009 at 06:27 PM

Sygic is a company that makes its GPS software available on numerous mobile platforms. The latest of which is the iPhone. So you can look at this from two perspectives. The first is that it’s awesome that Sygic has refined and perfected their GPS software for 7 full numbered versions… Continue Reading »

Turn by Turn GPS only an update away for the iPhone

by Ed Parry on May 4, 2009 at 10:23 AM

Since the last Apple event, when Scott Forstall (SVP iPhone Software) told us that turn by turn GPS would be coming for iPhone 3.0, developers have been working hard at producing the best possible app. Their efforts were hampered slightly because Apple couldn’t allow them to use Google Maps as… Continue Reading »

iPhone OS 3.0: Everything you need to know…so far

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 17, 2009 at 08:23 PM

Today’s iPhone OS 3.0 preview was quite the show. Apple almost outdid themselves by catching up on all standard features of regular cell phones, and then some. Amongst today’s biggest features were items such as Copy and Paste, Push Notifications, Turn by turn GPS and MMS. But that’s not all,… Continue Reading »

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