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Waze overhauls navigation app with 3.5 release
Posted Oct 31 2012 by Scott Webster in News with 7 Comments

Crowdsourced mapping and navigation application Waze has gotten a rather significant overhaul today with the release of v3.5 of its Android app.Available immediately in the Google Play store, the free app is bolstered by a number of new features. Details include seeing real-time ETA’s, parking …

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Nuance’s Text-to-Speech Now Provides Turn-by-Turn Directions in Waze
Posted Sep 22 2011 by Scott Webster in News with 0 Comments

Nuance Communications, Inc., the secret sauce behind T-Mobile’s myTouch Genius Button and Dragon Naturally Speaking, have announced their next mobile move. Starting a few weeks back, Nuance began powering the complete voice guidance in turn-by-turn directions for Waze, the social mapping and navigation app. Using …

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NAVIGON Announces Next-Gen Navigation Apps for Fall
Posted Sep 1 2011 by Scott Webster in News with 0 Comments

NAVIGON AG, a key player in mobile phone on-board navigation, announced a new version of their award-winning navigation app for Android and other platforms. Due this fall, the overhauled app features a new user interface, Zagat ratings and reviews, and a new way to download …

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Verizon Launches VZ Navigator Version X with Free 30 Day Trial
Posted Jul 13 2011 by Justin Marden in News with 4 Comments

I’ve never been impressed with Verizon’s proprietary VZ Navigator app. It constantly froze, directions were incorrect on many occasions, and it just didn’t have a good UI. That all changes today, as Big Red has announced VZ Navigator, Version X. This new version brings tons of new and exciting features to Android devices on the nation’s largest carrier.

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GPS War Heats Up as Garmin Acquires Navigon AG
Posted Jun 14 2011 by Scott Webster in News with 0 Comments

Garmin Ltd. and Navigon AG announced this afternoon that they have agreed to terms which will see Garmin to acquire the privately held German navigation company. Barring any snags in the regulatory approval process, the deal will have Navigon operating as a subsidiary of Garmin, …

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NDrive 11 Announced With Significant Improvements, Enhancements [CONTEST]
Posted Apr 11 2011 by Scott Webster in News with 34 Comments

Earlier this week NDrive announced the next iteration of their navigation system, NDrive 11. Looking like a brand new title altogether, the app features new menus, buttons, and symbols. Further, NDrive 11 also offers a stronger database of points of interest (POI’s) as well as …

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