While it has mapping data and navigation, the primary purpose of the app is to create personal maps that can be shared and collaborated on with friends. Read more »
The market for dedicated GPS navigation devices has surely taken a hit due to smartphones and mapping apps. But Garmin’s newest $129 cleverly works with a smartphone app, putting directions right… Read more »
Facebook may not be buying Waze after all, but the Israel-based mapping data company is rolling out a new Facebook Events integration that will let users of its app coordinate travel… Read more »
The OpenStreetMap-based app, already out there for Android users, can now be downloaded for iPhone and iPad. It’s a consumer play, but also a B2B showcase for Skobbler’s mapping technology. Read more »
Telenav’s latest iPhone update has some nifty new collaboration features, including the ability to notify friends and family or your ETA and for multiple users to converge on the same location. Read more »
Google released its Maps app for iOS today, and the title is already drawing rave reviews as it tops the App Store charts. That’s very bad news for Nokia, whose Here… Read more »
Bad directions and misdentified locations are usually just inconvenient or annoying; they don’t usually lead to life-threatening scenarios. But police patrolling a remote national park in Australia are finding otherwise. The… Read more »
Nokia said it make its mobile mapping technology available for Google’s Android, Apple’s iOS and Mozilla’s Firefox OS. The Finnish company is wise to look beyond Microsoft’s Windows Phone to expand… Read more »
Waze has introduced ads to its popular mobile navigation app, enabling retailers and others to deliver pitches alongside users’ routes. The move underscores the vast potential of location-based ads, but it… Read more »