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New Rugged GPS Mapping and Satellite Mobile Device Design Em...

Design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has announced that it has extended its ruggedized handheld system design portfolio to include a very versatile rugged GPS device with integrated mapping capabilities and two w [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

TomTom Debuts GPS Devices with Facebook, iPad and iPhone App...

TomTom announced the revamping of its North American line of personal GPS devices at this year’s CES with the release of its Start, Via and GoLive units. Marketed as an entry unit for budget conscious consumers, the Start features l [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Magellan iPhone App Giveaway!

That's right - 5 lucky readers will get fully licensed, fully functional copies of Magellan's iPhone navigation App (version 1.3.2 for the United States). Contest: We have 5 copies of the App to give away. Just leave a comment on [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Garmin Approach G5 Review

The Garmin Approach G5 is simply amazing and it will shake the Golf GPS market in several ways. One of the most remarkable advantages is the usage of the large color touchscreen. Due to its high-sensitive GPS receiver Garmin Approach G5 m [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Navguard launches GPS app for BlackBerry

NavGuard, a leading location solutions company for GPS technology, has entered the Middle East market with the launch of combined navigation and tracking application, NavTrack, for BlackBerry smartphones, which is now available on BlackBe [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Xora GPS TimeTrack App for iPhone Now Available on the App S...

Xora, Inc., a global leader in mobile enterprise applications, today announced its Xora GPS TimeTrack app for iPhone is now available on the App Store. With this app, mobile employees can use their iPhone to create electronic timecards by [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Group test: GPS navigation apps

iOS 3.0 feels like a long time ago, but in 2009 it ushered in the ability for the iPhone to transform itself into a portable GPS unit (and suddenly made it a lot more difficult for dedicated GPS hardware manufacturers to sell their produ [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS Tracks You--And You're Happy About It

Some years ago, doing some research for our book MarketBusters, my colleague Ian MacMillan and I ran across some interesting experiments Progressive Insurance was doing to change the business model in the car insurance market. The idea w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

iPhone GPS App Crowdsources Traffic Conditions

Have you ever been running late to an important business meeting or client presentation only to find yourself stuck in a two-mile traffic jam due to an accident on the highway, or having to reroute around a flooded road? Of course you ha [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

About developing GPS navigation apps for iPhone

The new iPhone 3.0 OS will let developers embed maps in applications with a public API to allow pan and zoom, custom annotations, current location, and geocoding. They’re enabling developers to use core location as the bas [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Nike+ GPS app lets you play tag

The Nike+ GPS app tracks your speed and distance, maps your runs, and allows your friends on facebook and twitter to view your progress. It costs $1.99 on itunes and just got a fun new update; you can now play tag with other runners. You [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

TukTuk: India's first GPS-based auto fare app

A Kochi-based firm launched what it claimed was India's first multi-platform auto fare calculating application that uses GPS. MindHelix Technologies claimed that its "Tuk Tuk" metre, a mobile phone application, will enable [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Track Santa by GPS? There's an app for that

A new iPhone application developed amid the snow drifts of the Edmonton Research Park will let parents both track Santa’s journey around the world and rank their children on a naughty or nice-o-metre. The free application, called S [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

A totally free iPhone GPS app--but is it any good?

Navfree USA for iPhone offers turn-by-turn navigation, voice guidance, integrated Google search, and map updates for life--all for free. How is that possible, especially when competing apps from the likes of CoPilot, Navigon, and TomTom [...]