You no longer need a Nokia-branded Windows Phone to run the company’s various mapping and navigation apps. Today Nokia has opened up availability of Here Maps, Here Drive Beta, and Here Transit to all Windows Phone 8 devices in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Spain. The three applications offer users more detailed location data (particularly in the case of turn-by-turn navigation) compared to Bing Maps, the default mapping software that ships on Windows Phone hardware. A Nokia Drive+ Beta first opened up to users late last month, and the app remains in non-final form here. Even so, it (like Here Maps) provides niceties like offline map caching and customizable layers that show only the points of interest you’re…
First, the good news: There is now a full-featured TomTom navigation Android app. It features live traffic data, multi-stop routing, and a gorgeous interface. But there is a bit of bad news, too. In fact it’s rather funny in a sad way: The app is not compatible with recent flagship devices including the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S III, HTC One X, and Galaxy Note.
The app looks lovely. The maps and navigation closely mirror the experience found on TomTom’s own hardware. And that’s a great. TomTom has long had one of the most user-friendly personal navigation devices on the market.
The app is available now and costs around $ 50 for most regions. The US and Canadian version also requires 2.3GB of local storage space. So in case you’re disappointing with Google Map’s built-in turn by turn navigation, TomTom now has an expensive solution — that is, as long as you don’t have a popular phone.
Apparently the app is limited by resolution, thus currently excluding high-resolution Android devices. The company is working on releasing a more compatible solution but for the near future, this app will not work with the aforementioned devices as well as the Nexus 7 tablet.
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For some inexplicable reason, Nintendo and Toyota have teamed up to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational remote control, thereby allowing drivers (although I hope passengers do most of the fiddling) to set their routes using their game consoles.
The service, called Kuruma de DS lets you see map and destination info as well as tour information as you drive through town. The service slightly gamifies the experience by adding a POI saving option.
The compatible Toyota Smart Navi system costs about $ 3,000 while the game itself costs $ 92 – quite a bit of cash to simulate the map screens in Super Mario World. The DS connects to the car via Bluetooth and includes quiz games and delightful Mii characters who show you around town.
via 4gamer via Kotaku
HTC’s line of Windows Phones just got a handy new feature, as the pre-installed Locations app has been updated to include offline navigation. Just like the recent update for Nokia Drive, the new version of Locations lets you download maps for offline use, along with voice directions for walking and driving. It’s a feature that’s already included on certain Android phones, and for owners of HTC phones like the Titan it should be available now as part of the latest software update.
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HTC’s line of Windows Phones just got a handy new feature, as the pre-installed Locations app has been updated to include offline navigation. Just like the recent update for Nokia Drive, the new version of Locations lets you download maps for offline use, along with voice directions for walking and driving. It’s a feature that’s already included on certain Android phones, and for owners of HTC phones like the Titan it should be available now as part of the latest software update.
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NDrive Partners with Appello for Blackberry & WP7 Navigation Offering Today at Mobile World Congress, Portuguese mobile navigation provider NDrive announced a partnership with Appello to use the navigation software of the Swedish company for the Blackberry and Windows Phone 7 operating systems. Read more on GPS Business News
Windows Phone 7 Tango Smartphones Localized for China Rumored for March Release The worldwide release of Tango was meant for Microsoft to enter the low-end and midrange smartphone market, which is in contrast to the current high-end focus of Windows Phone 7 and its 7.5 “Mango” update. A subsequent update, codenamed “Apollo” will … Read more on Tech Wire Asia
DarkMaze : it truly is a dark maze The game offers 30 in-game achievements. There is a trial version available and the full version is available for $ 2.49, Only the first level pack is available to play in the trial version. What do you think of this WP7 Game ? My name is Saijo George. Read more on BestWP7Games (blog)
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Microsoft has greatly improved its keyboard and mouse support for the Metro style Start Screen in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. We got the chance to try out a ViewSonic P100 this week and compared the touch controls to a traditional laptop. There are seven key gestures in Windows 8 Consumer Preview and a bunch of new keyboard shortcuts, improved from the often critiqued Developer Preview version. Microsoft has listened to the feedback from developers and implemented equal ways to access the functions in Windows 8.
In desktop mode with a keyboard and mouse, Windows 8 will provide a Start tip that lets users access the Start screen or a list of recently used apps. Right clicking on the tip brings up some power user features such as quick…
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Good news for folks who are enjoying the virtual hook-up between a certain line of miniature entertainment boxes and an iOS device. The Roku app’s just hit version 1.1 and is bringing along some relatively fancy, but more importantly, useful features. Some of the new bits include a D-pad filled with buttons and shortcuts for apps like Netflix, Pandora and Crackle. Also, there’s the inclusion of a new swipe-based remote — which is optional — that should help make navigating through applications a bit easier while you’re lounging on the couch. You can grab the updated goodies now by heading to the App Store or hitting up the source link below.
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This probably won’t affect the e-reader wars over here in the states much, but I can’t say no to a handsome device like this. And when they put Homer on the screen as well, that’s just icing on the cake. The Cybook Odyssey, from French e-reader maker Bookeen, has a trick or two up its sleeve that I hope our US devices will learn one day.
The Odyssey sports what Bookeen calls the high speed ink system, or HSIS. They describe it vaguely in a comment: Bookeen has long worked to improve the performance of E-Ink screens as part of the hardware (processors …) than “on the software (firmware optimization).” So I’m guessing they’ve basically overclocked a Pearl screen from E-Ink and made it much more quick to refresh. That’s really handy for showing moving images — you can animate page turning and buttons, that sort of thing.
It also makes for a more useful web browsing experience. You can actually move the page around and you don’t have to wait for the sluggish e-ink refresh rate to catch up. It’s not perfect, but it could be handy. There are lots of books you can get via the web on Project Gutenberg and Google Books that would be accessible this way.
The dragging thing isn’t entirely new, of course. You can see me dragging around a PDF on the latest Kobo e-reader here (about 3:30 into the video). The Odyssey’s version looks a bit smoother, and of course it works on the web, not just books.
Anyhow, it’s a nice-looking little device. No pricing yet, but it will be Europe-only.
[via The Digital Reader]
