HERE has reinvented offline maps to reduce the amount of data to download up to 90% while updating offline maps. The new feature is only available on Windows Phone 8.
Archives for October 2013
Nexus 5 smartphone with KitKat launched by Google
Google is marking the five-year anniversary of its Android mobile platform with the release of the new Nexus 5 phone, which is manufactured by LG.
TeleCommunication Systems Adds 14 U.S. Patents Advancing Location-Based Services
TeleCommunication Systems Adds 14 U.S. Patents Advancing Location-Based Services, GIS/Mapping, Public Safety, Messaging, Secure Communications and Solid-State Drives – The 14 recently issued U.S. patents describe innovations in location-based services (LBS), GIS/mapping, public safety, messaging, secure communications and solid-state drives, and further strengthen these areas of TCS’ intellectual property.
Visit Tallahassee Launches Innovative Website Featuring Area Trails
What was once a casual nickname outdoor enthusiasts used in describing biking, hiking, running, paddling and equestrian trails in the Tallahassee area, is now a one-of-a-kind web site – Trailahassee.com – launched by Visit Tallahassee to promote nearly 600 miles of trails.
Parole Board Begins Using GPS Technology to Monitor Offenders
This from the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole as the Parole Board Begins Using GPS Technology to Monitor Offenders, Continues Efforts to Increase Public Safety and Modify Offender Behavior
Free Scout App for Android Includes New Social Meet Up and ETA Features
Telenav’s free Scout app for Android devices offers very competent turn-by-turn navigation, and it has just been upgraded with new social and estimated time of arrival (ETA) features. The new Scout takes meet-up further than any other app that I’m aware of, by allowing an entire group of people to share a a single address, then navigating them there, while sharing on the map the real-time location and ETA for each driver.
Google brings Maps to business owners with Maps Engine Pro
Google wants to turn business owners into cartographers with a new mapping tool designed to visualize their companies’ data.
On Monday, Google launched Google Maps Engine Pro, a cloud-based software tool designed to let businesses organize data such as shipping routes, warehouse locations and sales territories when just a clunky spreadsheet or a massive database won’t do.
Data Plans: Developed Countries Have The Most Affordable Mobile Broadband Plans [Map]
Mobile data plans cost only $4.03 per month in Austria, making it the country with the most affordable mobile data plans in the world, according to a new report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
1-TomTom beats forecasts as runners, cyclists snap up GPS gadgets
Oct 30 (Reuters) – TomTom, Europe’s largest maker of navigation devices, beat forecasts for third-quarter profit and raised its 2013 earnings guidance, citing strong demand for new gadgets such as GPS sports watches used by runners and cyclists.
Google Maps for Android gains more detailed notifications, design improvements
As part of a larger Maps update for desktop, which finally brings multiple destinations to navigation guidance, Google is rolling out Maps 7.3 for Android.