NavFree launches free US iPhone navigation app with offline map data
There's no shortage of iPhone navigation apps out there, but we can't say we've seen too many that come with 1.6GB of offline map data -- especially for free. That's the hook for NavFree USA, which just went live in the App Store -- sure, it also has some interesting social features like crowdsourced map updates and navigating to friends, and you can buy add-ons like traffic and speed camera info, but we think most people will use the free turn-by-turn and call it a day. That is, until Apple builds navigation directly into the OS .
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: app store, apple, camera, gps, gpsapp, hilariously, info, ios app, iosapp, map, navfree, navigation-app, navigation-apps
Samsung releases ‘GPS Restore’ app for Captivate and other Galaxy S models
Seems Samsung still hasn't solved the GPS woes on many of its Galaxy S models to the satisfaction of every user -- complaints of inordinately long (or impossible) lock times continue to trickle into our inbox to this very day. To that end, folks might be interested in the news that Samsung Mobile is tweeting about a "GPS Restore Application" that it's thrown together for wiping the GPS subsystem and making it factory-fresh.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: defaults, factory, galaxy s, gps, news, only-compatible, restore-values, samsung-mobile, tweaks
Magellan RoadMate GPS app updated for iOS 4, includes real-time traffic and multitasking
Magellan may not be the head honcho when it comes to standalone PNDs here in North America, but that's not stopping the outfit from keeping its iOS app up to snuff. With TomTom, Navigon and Garmin all introducing iOS 4-compatible apps over the past few months, Magellan has finally done likewise -- version 1.3 of the app now enables navigation to occur in the background, meaning that iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 users will still hear turn-by-turn guidance while using another application.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: all-introducing, charge-through, done-likewise, gps, ios4, iphone, ipod-touch, navteq, north, over-the-past, real-time traffic, real-timetraffic, result, RoadMate, source
Garmin officially exits the smartphone business, reports mixed Q3 earnings
Based on our experience with relationships, we've learned that it takes two to tango. It also takes two to produce co-branded wares, and with ASUS already withdrawing (respectfully, of course) from the ill-fated Garmin-Asus smartphone partnership, this here is more a formality than anything else
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: aviation, earnings, efforts, engadget, garmin-asus, gps, Kill, our-experience, partnership, q3 2010, quarterly, result
Acer Liquid Metal S120 spotted running Android 2.2 on AT&T bands in FCC
Rumors of a 3.6-inch 800 x 480 Liquid Metal handset from Acer have been heating up in recent months. Now the aluminum handset said to be housing an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230-1 processor just cleared the FCC sporting GSM/EDGE 850/1900 and WCDMA Band II and V making it the perfect candidate for an AT&T launch. The listing also confirms Android 2.2 Froyo, GPS, Bluetooth, and 802.11b/g/n WiFi on the tested model S120 DVT2 (that's Design Verification Test 2) prototype
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: acer, after-the-break, aluminum, design, edge, fcc, gps, Metal, north, perfect, qualcomm, spotted-running, wcdma
Garmin-ASUS collaboration said to be ending in January
It was hinted at back in September, now the Chinese-language Economic Daily is reporting that the Garmin-ASUS joint venture will end in January after the two-year deal expires. We've heard this from our own sources as well.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: asus, daily, dedicated, device, garmin, gps, iterations, joint venture, market, rumor
Samsung Galaxy S sales surpass five million, world domination plans still on track
Believe it or not, Samsung is only now getting around to introducing its Galaxy S handset to the fine isle of Japan.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 5 million, five-million, galaxy, galaxy s family, galaxy tab, gps, handsets, korea, rest, result, sales, samsung
Samsung Captivate gets GPS fix, other Galaxy S versions wait patiently
Sammy just hit us up with a brief statement that should make Captivate owners jump clean out of their seats and do a spit take if they're enjoying a cup of joe: "An update to improve the Samsung Captivate's GPS performance is now available. Captivate customers will receive a notification on their device that an update is available and will simply need to download the file to update their phone
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: att, device, entry, galaxy, gets-installed, gps, joe, microsoft, pudding, spit, versions-wait
TomTom offers free iPhone 4 adapter for Car Kit
We still maintain that you've got better options than TomTom when it comes to iPhone GPS software, but if you pulled the trigger before giving yourself a moment to consider what you were actually doing, this here news may just interest you. In an effort to maintain compatibility with Apple's latest and greatest iPhone , TomTom is now including a simple adapter for all Car Kit orders going out on September 1st or later.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: actually-doing, Adapter, better-options, gps, iphone, mount, nav, now-including, pnd, result, tomtom
Samsung Galaxy S Power Pack: when internal batteries are just too convenient
Somebody at Samsung apparently forgot that its very popular Galaxy S handset (in all its varieties ) has -- are you ready for this -- a user-replaceable battery .
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: batteries, external battery pack, gps, like-the-galaxy, power, power-pack, result, samsung, screws, very-popular