It was only a couple of weeks ago that we brought you a video overview of gMaps Pro for Windows Phone. The popular app has now received an update bringing a few welcomed feature improvements. Improved and slick StreetView Your places (with favorites, recent and pinned items) Latitude as layer on your map New localizations: Portuguese, Japanese Offline Chinese offset...
Nokia Maps for your Lumia Windows Phone was updated to version 2.1 this afternoon to fix a few problems associated with Nokia Maps places and your favorites. Version 2.0 brought a handful of features to Nokia Maps that included: Sharing reviews on Nokia Maps Places from your Lumia Windows Phone Add your photos to Nokia Maps Places Sync your saved favorites from maps.nokia....
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Dear phone, we're not in Akron! Update: Nokia just pinged us to let us know they are "...aware of the issue and it has been addressed, but users may need to restart their phones to see the fix take effect." Moreover, this does not seem to be a Lumia 900 issue per se but rather related to AT&T's LTE towers. Evidently some Android users have had this problem too. It looks like the...
Every wonder where you spend most of your time? Track My Life is a Windows Phone app that hopes to tell you just that. The app records your location every thirty minutes and logs which city your are in. Track My Life will map these locations on the map (provided by Bing) with a push pin. From there you can tap on a push pin to see how much time you've been tracked in that city or...
gMaps Pro for Windows Phone was recently re-introduced to the Marketplace. Due to gMaps Pro being re-introduced to the Marketplace, previous versions aren't eligible for future updates. To help those who will need to re-purchase gMaps Pro, the developer offered it as a free app this past Friday. I managed to miss that day but as the app looked so good I parted with my money and made...
HTC Locations, the GPS app from the manufacturer, has now got a price tag for the app's navigation services. After introducing offline turn-by-turn navigation to combat Nokia's offering with Lumia Windows Phones, it was seen as a smart move by consumers. Unfortunately, now it seems the manufacturer either has other ideas or simply can't afford to keep the "free" label. When running the...
With all the hype Nokia devices get especially with their onslaught of custom software, we figured we'd throw a bone to the rest of you who aren't on the Lumia train. In case you missed it, Nokia launched the beta of City Lens today. A nifty little app that uses the camera, gyroscope, compass, GPS and internet to show you in real-time where shops, coffee houses and restaurants can be...
In the race for the coolest weather app for Windows Phone, you're the winner. Which is why we love to bring the news of app updates in this area for Windows Phone, since so many of you have your favorites and lets be honest, everyone needs a weather app. We reported earlier that Amazing Weather (review) was going to get some major new themes in version 3.0 and sure enough, that update...
GPS Calculator is a tool box of sorts for your Windows Phone GPS. The app won't appeal to everyone but it helps you determine distances, coordinates, and areas of maps (here's our review). If you are in need of such tools, it's a very nice app and was recently updated to version 5.0. GPS Calculator's new features include: Sharing of location in any supported format via sms, email...
Nokia Drive (our review) version 2.0 has been released and is available for download on the Marketplace. The Windows Phone turn-by-turn navigation app from Nokia now sports offline navigation to further cut the use of data. With this functionality not dependant on your connectivity (or data allowance), you'll be able to drive with peace of mind. As well as the offline use, we've also...
NDrive has announced plans to introduce an app for Windows Phone, according to a press release published late last month. To bring the service to the likes of Blackberry and our platform, NDrive will enter a partnership with Appello. NDrive is currently already available for Android, iOS and Samsung bada. Luis Baptista-Coelho, NDrive’s Chief Executive Officer, added the following: "We...
Garmin Streetpilot, the popular Windows Phone navigation app, has been updated to add a few new features to the mix. Most notably Foursquare, Facebook and Wikipedia integration. While there isn't an official change log, here are some features we've noticed. Create and save routes with multiple stops with Trip Planner 3D building map layer Public transportation is now...
Have you ever wondered where you would be if you traveled 100 miles in any direction? GPS Calculator is available over at the Windows Phone Marketplace that will tell you where you would end up. GPS Calculator is a tool box of sorts for your Windows Phone GPS that helps you determine distances, coordinates, and areas of maps. GPS Calculator's tools are laid out nicely in a straight...
If you've ever had trouble remember where you saw something you need Save My Spot! for your Windows Phone. Save My Spot! allows you to record the GPS coordinates of the spot you need help remembering, add tons of descriptive information on the spot, and helps track you back when the need arises. Save My Spot! is a simple, effective way to tag favorite locations or spots. It is a handy...
One of the selling points Nokia is hoping to attract customers to the Lumia series Windows Phone is the software exclusively available from Nokia. We've touch on the ESPN App that is exclusive to the Lumia phones and now turn our sites to Nokia's navigation app, Nokia Drive. Nokia Drive utilizes Navtech maps and offers users a basic navigation app to guide you down the road. One of the...
Microsoft has been granted a patent that would use location-based services to help keep pedestrians safe. The “pedestrian route production” technology will “construct a direction set that allows the user to take paths that take him to his home in a quickest amount of time while keeping the user relatively safe (e.g., taking the user through neighborhoods with violent crime statistics...
A few weeks ago NAVIGON for Windows Phone was updated to version 4.1 which added the MyMaps feature to the navigation app. MyMaps allows you to download only the maps you need. As opposed to downloading the full 1.6gb of maps. After the update, NAVIGON dropped the price of their U.S. map version down from $49.99 to $29.99. The European version fell from 84.99€ to 59.99€. The sale ends...
An interesting thing happened yesterday that we chose to not cover in detail. In short, someone published an app to the Windows Phone Marketplace that was pirated. Specifically it was a favorite GPS navigation app that cost a good amount of money. The person responsible presumably ripped the original XAP from the Marketplace and simply re-submitted it, pawning it off as their own. Did...
We do love our GPS and navigation. Heck, we now confidently strut around foreign countries like we've been there for years now, instead of gazing and gawking at a giant map, walking in circles. But one problem we still have is once we're at our location, we're back on our own once inside. Clearly a #firstworldproblem. Nokia is working on this solution by using WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 in...
Nokia Drive, a free navigation app for the Lumia Windows Phones, has offline maps for regions and whatnot, which users can choose to download depending on what maps they wish to use - preserving space. For the actual turn-by-turn navigation the network connection is still used throughout the journey, and this could prove to be expensive for those on tight data plans or are travelling...