GPS provider TomTom now offers a navigation app for Android smartphones. It offers detailed, turn-by-turn driving directions and pretty much lets you use your phone as a full-fledged GPS device. At $38 for the US version, it’s kind of expensive for a mobile app. But that’s a lot less money than you’d pay for a dedicated GPS […]
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Google Maps for Android to add support for map downloads
Google will soon roll out an updated version of Google Maps for Android that will let users download maps to their phone or tablet for offline viewing. This isn’t a completely new feature. Google has offered the ability to “cache” maps for selected areas to your device for almost a year. But it’s been a […]
Verizon launches VZ Navigator VX mobile navigation for $10/month
Sure, most Android phones ship with free access to Google Maps navigation. But Verizon is hoping it can entice you to pay $9.99 per month to use its VZ Navigator VX service instead. So what does Verizon offer that you don’t get from Google’s free service? Here are just a few things: Virtual City Driving […]
Garmin launches StreetPilot navigation software for iOS
GPS navigation apps for the iPhone are a dime a dozen these days, but somehow one of the biggest names in GPS hasn’t launched an iPhone app… until now. Today Garmin has released a GPS app for iOS called StreetPilot. The app runs $39.99 and provides maps and directions for the US and Canada. It […]
Navigon MobileNavigator app brings augmented reality to GPS navigation
Navigon’s MobileNavigator USA app for Google Android offers all the features you’d expect from a GPS navigation app. It plots your point on a map and displays turn by turn directions from point A to point B on a 2D or 3D map. It offers live traffic information, speaks directions out loud to you using […]