Smartphone GPS shootout: Google, Ovi, and Verizon go head-to-head
It wasn't long ago that getting somewhere required a map on paper.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: battlefield, BlackBerry, dashboard, featured, n97mini, navigator, review, Units, vznavigator
Palm Pre Plus MMS and GPS issues crop up, webOS update can’t come soon enough
It doesn't look like we've got any showstoppers here -- but just as with any major new smartphone release, Verizon's Pre Plus is starting to take some lumps after romping in the field for a week since its retail availability kicked off. Of the two biggies being cited so far, one is of particular concern: apps other than VZ Navigator don't seem to take advantage of GPS augmentation, meaning they're relying on a straight-up GPS signal alone to get a location lock -- something that often doesn't work on a phone (a reliable workaround seems to be to open VZ Navigator before you open the app you really need, but still, not an optimal situation).
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: biggies, mobile, open-the-app, palm, preplus, regressions, result, rigor, surprising-lack, take-advantage, verizon-wireless, vznavigator, wifi