"navigation" news, interviews, and features

News about navigation

• $2M investment will help deliver new, super accurate GPS tech

  SBAS can deliver GPS accuracy in some applications down to 10 centimetres

• TomTom revamps portable navigation units with "map centric" interface

  TomTom has introduced a completely revamped user interface to its top of the range portable GPS units

• Vic Police warns of Apple Maps dangers

  Maps sends Victorian motorists into hazardous terrain

• Waze for iPhone and iPad

  Waze is only an adequate navigation app but it's also a game

• Garmin acquires navigation rival Navigon

  Garmin, maker of personal navigation devices, has snapped up its Germany-based competitor Navigon

• TomTom caught selling speed data to Dutch Police

  TomTom's CEO apologized to customers and said that assisting police with speed traps went too far.

Features about navigation

• Today's best GPS devices

  GPS navigation devices can make trips easier, but shopping for one can be a headache.

• Google Maps Navigation: Free and easy

  Analysis: Google's new turn-by-turn GPS for Droid holds its own on the maps, and beats the price of the iPhone's offerings.

• Can TomTom iPhone app compete with standalone GPS unit?

  TomTom's new GPS navigation application for the iPhone may sound appealing, but it's true cost and capabilities are still a mystery.

• EasyGPS helps your PC and GPS device plan trips together

  Plan your trip on your PC with the EasyGPS software

• GPS can help your business

  The benefits of GPS-based applications are truly cost-justifiable