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BMW integrating more iOS apps into driving experience

by Mel Martin (Mar 27th, 2013)

BMW is moving aggressively to bring the iOS app experience to drivers through its BMW Apps option. Today, the company announced tie-ins with four iOS apps, including Audible, Glympse, Rhapsody and TuneIn. Plug your iOS device into the console USB connection of any BMW Apps-enabled car, and ...

Navigon and Garmin GPS navigation apps get updates and new features

by Mel Martin (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Garmin and Navigon have a barrel full of free updates today, bringing the two GPS navigation solutions into closer parity. This seemed inevitable, since Garmin acquired Navigon in 2011. Both iOS apps now support voice directions through your car speakers if your iPhone has a Bluetooth ...

Glympse app gets integrated with Ford SYNC

by Mel Martin (Jan 7th, 2013)

Ford car owners with SYNC AppLink can now enable voice-controlled location sharing through the Glympse app on their iPhones. To use Glympse, drivers must have the app installed on an iOS or Android-based smartphone. The car automatically recognizes the app when the phone is Bluetooth-paired or ...

TUAW's Best of 2012 Personal Picks: Mel Martin

by Mel Martin (Dec 25th, 2012)

Well, it's time for the year-end best-of post, and this one is a pleasure to write. There is a real explosion of useful apps that can make our lives easier or more fun. Happily, since the apocalypse didn't destroy us all on December 21, we're all here to enjoy them. To get on my list, the app ...

Garmin and Navigon integrating Glympse and Foursquare into nav apps

by Mel Martin (Dec 18th, 2012)

This is cool. I'm a big fan of the Navigon family of apps, and also the Glympse location-tracking app. Now they are together, and it seems a natural fit. The integration of location-sharing service Glympse allows you to easily share your location with friends and family, so they always know ...

Glympse for iOS gets a major update for easier location sharing

by Mel Martin (Oct 16th, 2012)

Glympse has been a favorite app for me since it came out a couple of years ago. Whenever I'm meeting someone, Glympse sends out my exact location and time of arrival to as many people as I want. Friends or associates can see my progress in the Glympse app if they have it, or on any browser ...

Twist for iPhone is an interesting 'twist' on location sharing

by Mel Martin (Jul 18th, 2012)

I've been a big fan of Glympse as a way to share my location with friends, so they know where I am and when I might arrive. In fact, it's a favorite app of mine. So I was interested to try Twist, an iOS app that has similar features but accomplishes things quite differently, and in many ways does ...

Glympse partners with Mercedes to bring built-in location sharing

by Mel Martin (Jun 6th, 2012)

I've been a frequent user and a big fan of Glympse ever since I first reviewed it. If you're on a trip, meeting someone for lunch and so on, you can share your location in real time, along with your ETA and your route. It's a clever marriage of iOS and GPS. The Glympse app is free, and has had ...

New iPhone? Try these must-have free apps

by Mel Martin (Dec 26th, 2011)

If you have that new iPhone you received for the holidays, you're probably looking to load it up with some apps that will enhance your mobile experience. Let me suggest some of the best of the free apps. Of course, everyone will have their own list, but here are my 5 favorites that I think most ...

Updated 6/3: Weber's On The Grill, Glympse, Bump, Stitcher Radio, WebEx

by Michael Rose (Jun 3rd, 2011)

iOS App Store updates this morning: Weber's On the Grill: additional language support Bump: Faster photo uploads Glympse: Redesigned favorites view & more favorites features. Stitcher: Support for the Ford Sync radio. Cisco WebEx: Support for WebEx Beta sites. Hit your app updates ...

Glympse is a great way to share your location

by Mel Martin (Feb 3rd, 2011)

Somehow we missed telling you about Glympse, the great little free app that lets you tell others where you are in real time. To get started, download Glympse to your iPhone and accept the terms of use. There are no accounts to set up or anything else to fiddle with. When you're ready to share your ...