App of the Week: Navigation as Heavy on Show as Go
November 17, 2009
Magellan's RoadMate navigation can find your destination with minimal typing and shows landmark buildings on its maps.
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Nokia’s addition of navigation software on its smartphones is an effort to match Google, which offers free GPS on phones using its Android system.
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Google’s service could chip away at sales of stand-alone GPS devices and the subscription services offered by cellphone carriers.
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The ability of one device to do virtually everything in your life is appealing, but smartphone navigation apps come with their own set of compromises.
As a Phone, It Makes a Good GPS
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Smartphones offer an electronic alternative to a personal trainer by putting thousands of exercise programs and videos at your fingertips.
On the Trail of the Missing Gadget
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