http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/utility.works.to.shorten.routes/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/navigonsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NAVIGON has announced that its Traffic Live service is now available for users of the MobileNavigator iPhone app. The feature is designed to help users cut time from routes by avoiding congestion. Users can receive on-screen alerts showing icons for accidents, construction, or other obstructions. The interface also presents detailed information such as the severity of the accident or the speed of ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/utility.works.to.shorten.routes/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.maps.helps.gps.maker.stock.crash/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/googlemapsnavigation-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Shares of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom plummeted today through a combination of their quarterly results and the launch of Google Maps Navigation. Following both low guidance for Garmin's next quarter as well as poor results from TomTom, shares for the two fell 16.4 percent and 20.8 percent respectively and remained low through the entire trading day after news of Google's free, turn-by-tur... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.maps.helps.gps.maker.stock.crash/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/kensington.iphone.sound.amplified.cradle/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/kensingtonsoundamplifiedcradle.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kensington today provided users of any iPhone GPS app an option to improve the GPS navigation experience with a new peripheral. The Sound Amplified Cradle mounts to the windshield or a vent and passively doubles the volume of the built-in speaker to make spoken driving directions more audible. It's characterized as an ideal fit for NAVIGON's updated app but should also work for any iPhone mappin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/kensington.iphone.sound.amplified.cradle/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/nav.app.customizes.route.based.on.traffic.flow/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/navigonsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with ETA) NAVIGON has expanded its MobileNavigator iPhone app to include an option for the company's Traffic Live feature. The system is claimed to optimize routes based on real-time traffic information and historic data. Real-time data is taken from over one million drivers, including commercial vehicles and regular drivers, to determine congested areas that should be avoided.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/nav.app.customizes.route.based.on.traffic.flow/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/adds.text.to.speech/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/navigonapp-story-10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NAVIGON has launched a second, free update for the North American version of MobileNavigator for the iPhone. The app turns an iPhone into a GPS unit, with maps for the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It works in both portrait and landscape modes, and has features such as intelligent address entry, signpost display and lane assist. It also displays warnings when exceeding... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/adds.text.to.speech/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/04/navigon.intros.car.mount.for.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/navigoniphoneintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Navigon on Friday introduced a car kit for Apple's iPhone. Although full specs are unknown, the new model appears to be simpler than the TomTom version as it doesn't have extras like a speaker.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/04/navigon.intros.car.mount.for.iphone/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/gps.smartphones.to.top.77m/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/iphone3gs-compass.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Smartphones from Apple and others should help the number of GPS-aware smartphones surge this year, according to a Strategy Analytics study. Shipments of the devices should spike a large 34 percent to 77 million phones and are chiefly credited to rapidly growing sales of devices like the iPhone, Nokia N97 or BlackBerry Tour. Many often have stronger mapping tools like BlackBerry Maps, Google Maps... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/gps.smartphones.to.top.77m/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/22/navigon.iphone.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0907/mobinav.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Following a month's delay, NAVIGON has launched a North American version of its MobileNavigator GPS app for the iPhone. The software replicates the functions of a dedicated GPS unit, providing turn-by-turn navigation using preloaded maps. The app can also display road signs, points of interest and lane guidance, using a choice of 2D or 3D views.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/22/navigon.iphone.app/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/12/apple.tomtom.buy.in.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/tomtomiphonekit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dutch shares of native GPS device maker TomTom spiked on Friday morning after speculation rose that Apple is mulling getting a stake in the company. Following Apple's WWDC presentation Monday that saw TomTom introduce an iPhone GPS app and a matching car kit, some investors claim to have heard that TomTom being singled out and its tight integration of software with the iPhone are advance evidence... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/12/apple.tomtom.buy.in.rumor/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/09/navigon.iphone.gps.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/navigonmobilenavigator.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NAVIGON today signaled its intent to compete against TomTom's iPhone app with software of its own. A version of MobileNavigator will use iPhone OS 3.0's support of turn-by-turn GPS to provide the same driving directions as many of its dedicated GPS units, including its Reality View, lane and speed assists, and its notification of road signs. Owners can play music from their device's existing lib... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/09/navigon.iphone.gps.app/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:40:00 GMT