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I Get Around! Ten Best Navigation Apps for the iPhone

The App Store is stacked with navigation apps for the iPhone, with prices ranging from absolutely nothing to really quite a lot.  If you’re confused by the sheer volume of choice, they we’ve gathered together a collection of ten top GPS apps for your iOS device, making sure we cover all the bases at the [...]

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After Apple’s Location Data Scandal, Will You Give Up Your iPhone?

Thanks to some detective work carried out by two researchers, it was revealed this week that a log containing location data from your iPhone was being backed up and stored on your computer; and this file could be decoded fairly simply. Lots of shouting about privacy and the reasons why Apple would be doing this commenced, [...]

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Garmin Release StreetPilot, Their First GPS iPhone App

Navigation experts Garmin partnered with Asus up until late 2010, producing some half-hearted smartphones loaded with their GPS software.  When the divorce papers were drawn up, Garmin kept hold of the right to release their own branded navigation apps on other platforms, which has finally led to the announcement and release of their first iPhone [...]

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Free iPhone GPS Navigation with NavFree

If the smartphone has adversely affected the market for standalone GPS units, how will free navigation apps affect the market for pay apps?  Available right now inside the App Store is NavFree, a free GPS navigation application for the iPhone and the iPad, which will undoubtedly suffice for many people who may be considering paying [...]

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Select NAVIGON MobileNavigator Apps 50% Off

You’re going to have to be quick though, as these offers are valid for ‘a short time’, which looks to mean between today and the 15th August!  The promotion is being held to celebrate MobileNavigator’s first birthday and the fact they have gained 1 million-plus iPhone users. There are more than 20 MobileNavigator apps covering many [...]

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MotionX GPS Drive HD for the iPad

I have been a pretty big fan of the MotionX GPS app for the iPhone in the past, and it looks like an HD version has recently been released (or maybe has just been discovered by myself). Either way, if its new it requires a mention and if I had missed it then its likely [...]

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CoPilot Live USA GPS for iPhone launches with $4.99 introductory price tag

If the last GPS app that I mentioned was not your thing, maybe this latest from ALK Technologies will be what you are looking for. Personally I have been eyeing the iPad version (CoPilot Live HD), but thankfully this one is priced much lower than $29.99. The app is called CoPilot Live USA and its a [...]

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Skobbler offering free turn-by-turn GPS app for US customers

Looking for a GPS app for your iPhone that is both offering turn-by-turn navigation and is free? Well, you may be in luck because an app called skobbler US is offering just that. Some of the features listed for the skobbler US app include; high-quality turn-by-turn GPS Navigation choice between 2,5D bird eye’s view and 2D map [...]

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Voice Navigation Added to Free MapQuest App

For a long time, one of the main reasons to purchase a standalone GPS unit, or pay for a GPS app on the iPhone, was to enjoy the many benefits of voice navigation.  Google may have canceled this out recently with their free Google Maps Navigation service, but seeing as this is still only for [...]

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Dual Electronics XGPS 300 for the iPod touch now available and shipping

The last of the news that we heard in regards to the XGPS300 navigation device for the iPod touch was the is should have begun shipping in late-February. And as I am sure everyone realizes that the late-February time frame has turned into later-than-February. But in a little bit of good news, well good news [...]

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