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Tele Atlas now using TomTom MapShare data
We first covered this last year, but Tele Atlas have just released their 2009.02 maps to their navigation partners, which include, for the first time, updates that have been based around the TomTom...
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TomTom and Renault announce Carminat solution
Here’s a picture of the new Carminat TomTom system that will soon be available to purchase for selected new Renaults. Unlike the majority of TomTom’s solution, but more in keeping with a traditional...
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TomTom broaden LIVE services, and alienate existing users
Pocket GPS World bring us news of the new TomTom XL LIVE, which brings the LIVE services (which we’ve covered before here and here) to the cheaper range of devices (previously, LIVE was only available...
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VW and Garmin working together too
We’ve covered a number of car manufacturers working with Garmin and TomTom to provide custom mounts, and now Volkswagen have announced plans to provide a VW-specific Garmin Nuvi 7×5 mount. The...
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More iPhone SatNav apps
Hot on the heels of the TomTom iPhone app announcement, Navigon have announced they will be releasing an app called MobileNavigator, which will run on the new iPhone 3GS and the existing iPhone 3G,...
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More SatNav apps ready for the iPhone
On top of the TomTom SatNav solution we’ve already featured before, ALK have just released their iPhone SatNav to the UK iTunes App Store here. Their CoPilot app features UK & Ireland data,...
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iPhone SatNav comparison page
With the launch of so many iPhone based SatNav applications right now, it’s difficult to find a single source which has reviewed them all, and compares the features of each. Well, Pocket GPS World...
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More iPhone SatNav updates
Two big pieces of iPhone SatNav news have happened this week. Firstly, the big news is the release of the TomTom iPhone application. Costing £54.99 for the UK version, or £79.99 for Western Europe...
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Garmin bring social networking to their SatNav range
This is the new Garmin nuvi 1690, which launched a few weeks back in the US, but has now been launched in the UK as well. The important part of this device is the use of a built in mobile phone...
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Travelling abroad iPhone SatNav test
When Mike Barrett (from Pocket GPS World) went to Florida recently, he took with him an iPhone loaded with a variety of SatNav applications. He also took a TomTom with him, but wanted to see if he...
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TomTom to provide lifetime traffic and map updates?
A couple of short articles (from GPSReview.net here and here, who are reporting from CES), have stated that TomTom maybe bringing lifetime map and traffic updates to devices later this year. In terms...
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Map updates; who is cheaper?
Garmin announced this week they are reducing the price of their map updates, and in the same week, TomTom announced that their latest map updates had been released, so who is actually cheaper; TomTom...
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TomTom make Live HD Traffic data available on desktop
TomTom are now providing access to their HD Traffic data via a browser, allowing users access to the data without being in the car, and allows potential new customers to see how effective their data...
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Clever little device for displaying road speed
This, the Snooper My Speed Aura, is a clever little device. Although it’s made by Snooper, a well established speed camera detector company, it actually has a more useful purpose than alerting you to...
View ArticleWill BMW cause major change for SatNavs?
BMW have this week announced that from later this year they will be providing free Satellite Navigation with all new cars. Not just will this be free to use, but BMW have said it will also include free...
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