Police in Australia are recommending that motorists stop using Apple Maps. According to Australian police officers and correct navigation data has left six people stranded after they mistakenly ended up inside of a national park. The police say if it was a cold 45-degree day people can actually die. continued »

Garmin has unveiled a new Bluetooth GPS receiver that will work with the iPhone that is set to launch in August for $99. The device is called the GLO GPS and GLONASS receiver in updates positional data 10 times per second. continued »

If you're looking for a free navigation at the iPhone you might want to check out CoPilot GPS. The app is now available for free with a couple caveats, one is it doesn't do turn by turn directions, and the second is you can only get maps of one country. continued »

A Japanese research firm announced recently that Android was ahead of the iPhone in market share in Japan. However, Apple is the most popular smartphone brand in the country. continued »

Navigon has updated its navigation app for the iPhone with some new features that you can buy in-app. The features add traffic gauges and speed camera locations among other things. continued »

I have wished I had a stylus for my iPhone on more than one occasion, but the catch is that your average stylus won’t work with the iPhone. A new stylus called the Mi-Stylus has launched that works with the iPhone and iPad selling for GBP4.99. continued »

With the Academy Awards coming up a new app for the iPhone has been unveiled to go along with the show. The app lets users get lists of nominees, see film trailers, and predict winners. continued »

Apple has reportedly blocked developers from using GPS to target ads based on a users location. Apple blocked the devs from using its Core Location framework. continued »

TomTom has issued a new update to its navigation app that allows the original iPhone and the iPod touch to work with the application and the TomTom car kit. It really made no sense not to since the car kit has an external GPS receiver. continued »

After a long wait regulators in South Korea have finally approved the iPhone and cleared the way for it to head into the country. KT Corp, the second largest carrier in Korea, plans to start taking orders for the iPhone on November 28. continued »

Google announced a sweet new app for Android 2.0 devices yesterday. The app will turn the phone into a full on turn-by-turn GPS navigation solution. Google reports that it is working with Apple to bring the Google Maps Navigation app to the iPhone. I bet AT&T tries to block it though. continued »

NAVIGON announced today that it has added new features to its iPhone navigation application. This is the second free update for the nav app for North American users since the application launched. continued »