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One not-so-secret reason Apple built its own Maps for iOS 6

by Michael Rose (Sep 23rd, 2012)

In the uproar over iOS 6's move to Apple's homegrown Maps service, the driving theme is user frustration (not to say outright anger). Even the most ardent apologists have to acknowledge that Maps has serious issues, and the company's critics are having a field day. Some of the challenges may be ...

Driving around with Maps for iOS 6

by Mel Martin (Jun 17th, 2012)

Much of the excitement in iOS6 centers on the new Maps app. It replaces the Google Maps-powered version that's been part of iOS since the beginning The revamped Maps adds Flyover (3D aerial perspectives) for some cities; it also offers spoken turn-by-turn navigation, a feature that the old Maps ...

AT&T updates Navigator app for the 5th time

by Mel Martin (Feb 9th, 2010)

Hot on the heels of the Navigon update, AT&T is adding more features to its subscription based Navigator app for iPhone [iTunes link]. This update includes 'shake-to-go,' which allows users to shake their iPhone at any time while in an AT&T Navigator menu screen; the phone will automatically ...

AT&T Navigator for iPhone updated

by Mel Martin (Dec 12th, 2009)

Not wanting to feel left out of the festival of updates for GPS apps, AT&T has given AT&T Navigator [iTunes link] some new features that are sure to please people who use the app. Here's what's new: Full landscape view integration Enhanced iPod controls with the ability to search ...

Uh oh! Google releasing free turn by turn GPS app for Android

by Mel Martin (Oct 28th, 2009)

Just when you thought it was safe to buy a nav app for the iPhone, Google goes and announces a free app for Android, and says it's going to be available for the iPhone if Apple will let it into the App Store. The app, called Google Maps Navigation, will ship with phones running the Android OS 2.0 ...

Waze for iPhone has a ways to go

by Mel Martin (Oct 14th, 2009)

Several of our readers suggested that we take a look at Waze, a free navigation app [iTunes link] that depends on other users for reports of traffic tie ups, accidents, and speed traps. It also functions as a turn-by-turn navigator with spoken directions, although it doesn't have text to speech ...

MapQuest jumps into navigation pool

by Mel Martin (Oct 8th, 2009)

MapQuest is now offering a GPS navigation system for iPhone users in the U.S. and Canada. MapQuest Navigator [iTunes link] is U.S. $0.99 for a 14 day trial. After than you have to buy it for $3.99 a month, $9.99 for 3 months, or $29.99 a year. According to the company, key features include: ...

Holy Grail of turn-by-turn arrives: Navigon updates GPS app with text to speech

by Mel Martin (Sep 10th, 2009)

Users have been begging for it, and now Navigon has updated the Mobile Navigator [iTunes link] app to read street names to you as you drive. I've tested the app around town, and it worked well, and the speech is clear and easy to understand. Here in Arizona, a lot of the street names are Spanish, ...

TomTom car kit delayed until October

by John Burke (Sep 3rd, 2009)

Since its release in late August, the TomTom for iPhone [iTunes Link] application has received a lot of attention. When the application was first debuted at WWDC, it became one of the first products to combine both hardware and software for the iPhone. The car-kit (which provides a separate GPS ...

Navigon scores with MobileNavigator

by Mel Martin (Jul 24th, 2009)

While many have been waiting for the TomTom hardware/software combo for the iPhone, Navigon has delivered a very appealing app for the iPhone running version 3.0 of the OS. MobileNavigator [App Store] has a striking on-screen display, with many features lacking in some of the other products that are ...

Another turn by turn app with voice for the iPhone

by Mel Martin (Jul 7th, 2009)

Many months ago I received a review copy of G-Map for the iPhone. It had its own maps and turn by turn directions, but no voice guidance, and North was always up. Apple was limiting nav apps at that time, and I had real trouble with G-Map. I couldn't load it on my iPhone. It kept locking up about ...

European nav app first out of the gate for iPhone

by Mel Martin (Jun 20th, 2009)

It looks like our European friends will get first crack at an advanced turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone/iPod touch. MobileNavigator Europe [App Store] requires the 3.0 software, and looks to be fully featured: 2D and 3D map displays Can be used in portrait and landscape format ...

TUAW Review: XRoad G-Map US

by Steven Sande (Apr 9th, 2009)

During the discussion earlier in the year about why Apple was blocking turn-by-turn GPS navigation apps for the iPhone 3G (it will be "legal" in iPhone 3.0), a reader pointed out that there have been a pair of turn-by-turn navigators in the App Store for quite a while. Upon following the reader ...

iPhone 3.0 feature roundup

by Cory Bohon (Mar 17th, 2009)

If you've been listening to all the clamoring on Twitter, or perhaps have seen the updated Apple page, then you know there was an iPhone event today to discuss a new version of the iPhone OS, version 3.0. While you will have to wait until the summer to get the new version (unless you join the ...

Sygic demos turn-by-turn GPS app at MWC09

by Steven Sande (Feb 18th, 2009)

One of the most elusive and desired apps for iPhone is turn-by-turn GPS navigation. Just before the iPhone 3G hit the market, we heard that TomTom was developing a GPS navigator. To date, it hasn't shipped. Recently, the focus has been on xGPS, an app that requires a jailbroken iPhone to work. ...