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skobbler withdraws from Android

skobbler withdraws from Android

Fed up with business model, security worries and pre-installed alternatives.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Feb 20th 2012 at 1:00PM in News
Global PND sales down 33m - apps to blame

Global PND sales down 33m - apps to blame

Phones swallow SatNavs just like alarm clocks and watches before them.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 17th 2012 at 3:26PM in News
Intel buys Telmap

Intel buys Telmap

Significant move to bolster chip giant's mobile software activities.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 30th 2011 at 10:20AM in News
skobbler discontinues free satnav app

skobbler discontinues free satnav app

350,000 users of skobbler Lite will get free trial of the new Navigation 2 premium version.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Sep 23rd 2011 at 2:04PM in News
Telmap launches location-based restaurant coupons in Israel

Telmap launches location-based restaurant coupons in Israel

Helping users find discounts on their meals.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Sep 7th 2011 at 7:30AM in News
TomTom adds apps to SatNav service

TomTom adds apps to SatNav service

Claims to be the first SatNav maker to do so.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Aug 30th 2011 at 2:57PM in News
Waze hits 5m drivers as text-to-speech guidance goes live

Waze hits 5m drivers as text-to-speech guidance goes live

Social traffic startup also launches predictive commuting widget for Android users.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jul 27th 2011 at 3:02PM in News
Waze passes 4.5m users and inks TV partnership with KABC-TV

Waze passes 4.5m users and inks TV partnership with KABC-TV

Social traffic and navigation app continuing to build momentum.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jul 6th 2011 at 11:40AM in News
CoPilot Live for iOS and Android gets new premium version

CoPilot Live for iOS and Android gets new premium version

ALK drops price to £14.99 to reward buyers of the previous version.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jun 27th 2011 at 11:01AM in News
TapNav iPhone app gives GPS navigation an augmented reality spin

TapNav iPhone app gives GPS navigation an augmented reality spin

Overlays directions onto live video feed, and claims to be 'just the beginning of the future of driving'

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jun 24th 2011 at 11:54AM in News
Two thirds of European consumers happy for ads in navigation apps

Two thirds of European consumers happy for ads in navigation apps

That's according to Navteq's latest survey, which also finds real-time traffic services are particularly popular.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jun 21st 2011 at 7:22AM in News
NAVTEQ brings indoor navigation to third party apps

NAVTEQ brings indoor navigation to third party apps

Never ask 'where's the toilet' again.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 8th 2011 at 1:43PM in News
2m users for location firm Navmii

2m users for location firm Navmii

Mobile navigation taking off for UK startup, six months after its free NavFree app was released.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on May 13th 2011 at 11:47AM in News
More realistic 3D Ovi Maps

More realistic 3D Ovi Maps

New 3D models of metropolitan areas – but only on the web for now.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 19th 2011 at 12:18PM in News
Telmap tops 5m users for mobile maps and navigation services

Telmap tops 5m users for mobile maps and navigation services

600k of those are using its iPhone app, too.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Mar 17th 2011 at 10:43AM in News
Telmap reveals instant LBS solution for operators

Telmap reveals instant LBS solution for operators

One package bundling local search, mapping and turn by turn navigation into customer subscriptions.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 8th 2011 at 3:15PM in News
Navmii offering free iPhone navigation app

Navmii offering free iPhone navigation app

OpenStreetMap-based NavFree available now for the UK & Ireland, with Europe and US to follow

Stuart O'Brien
by Stuart O'Brien
on Sep 27th 2010 at 12:33PM in News
TomTom updates iPhone app with pictures

TomTom updates iPhone app with pictures

Users can illustrate destinations using photos from their galleries.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 6th 2010 at 11:35AM in News
Telmap hits 200k iPhone app downloads

Telmap hits 200k iPhone app downloads

But still lags some way behind the likes of Waze and Ovi Maps

Stuart O'Brien
by Stuart O'Brien
on Aug 16th 2010 at 3:05PM in News
Telmap and Singtel team on navigation

Telmap and Singtel team on navigation

Satnav giant to offer personal search, mapping and navigation services to operator's subs.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Aug 13th 2010 at 2:44PM in News