http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4EvNxWhskf8#! If you were wondering how to use Google Glass, probably because you aren’t part of the Explorer program, Google has released a short video describing how to navigate through the UI. It describes the card system, where cards are arranged left to right, with cards on the left being ones… Read more
Have you been drooling over Paranoid Android’s new feature called PIE? It makes your notification bar and navigation disappear, replaced by a slide out navigation menu. In the Paranoid Android version, it shows five different buttons, time, some information, and your notifications. Of course, LMT isn’t such a deep integration, but it’s customizable and… Read more
TomTom makes great GPS units, so I was excited to see the TomTom GPS app launch on Android.. Unfortunately, there was one problem that ruined the app: it was only compatible with phones that have a display that is 480 pixels wide. Yes, that leaves out all qHD and 720p devices. No brand new phone, not the Galaxy S III or the One X, would be able to run… Read more
After a while of uncertainty about the state of navigation in Mexico, Google finally added it to the list of supported countries. Now those who are in Mexico can take advantage of Google’s fantastic turn by turn navigation built into their Android phones. While Mexico still doesn’t have piblic transit built into Maps, this is a huge step forward, and… Read more
When the TomTom GPS app for Android launched, it surprised us that it wasn’t compatible with any of our high end devices. Top selling phones like the Galaxy S III and the One X were left out. It doesn’t get much stranger than that, considering a massive part of the audience is left out. CoPilot didn’t waste time in using that as an incentive for… Read more
TomTom is set to preview it’s future Android navigation app this week at the IFA trade show in Berlin. TomTom says the app will arrive in October offering navigation, traffic and a host of other features in the hopes of bringing users away from Google’s own bundled navigation app. The key factor here will be TomTom’s price and what it can… Read more
The TomTom name is synchronous with Navigation as its in-car solutions have long provided consumers to truckers with everyone in-between with the ability to easily go from point-A to point-B. Now, with an iOS app safely tucked in their belt, TomTom is turning their attention to Android. Word comes from Peter-Frans Pauwels, co-founder of the company… Read more
The French judicial system has found Google guilty of using its market dominance to destroy smaller competitors with Google Maps. In simpler terms, when Google launched Maps it had a default base market that others couldn’t compete with, and they now have to pay. €500,000 will go to Google Maps competitor Bottin Cartographs, and another €15,000 fine…. Read more
Point Inside Shopping & Travel is an app that was released quite some time ago, but recently changes bringing added functionality. For those that are uninitiated, Point Inside is essentially a Google Maps for the indoors, specifically retailers. Their database has information for over 1150 malls across North America, and over 100 airports worldwide…. Read more
Have you ever wanted to be part of a cinematic high speed chase around your very own city? If you said ‘yes’ then Route 66′s “Follow me” navigation app might be for you, minus the “high speed” part. The app is called Route 66 Maps + Navigation with Follow Me and it is a revolutionary take on turn-by-turn navigation for drivers. The name rightly… Read more
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