Tag Archive | "gps"

Cheat the law with NMobile

Posted on 17 November 2008 by

For any of you out there that have trouble avoiding speed traps, NMobile is the application for you. This application shows you the location of speed traps, red light cameras and radar locations. All of these locations are then displayed on a map for you. Using your internal GPS in conjunction with the tracking service form Njection, you can enter browse ... continued »

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iGPS360 adds GPS to iPhone 2g and iPod Touch

Posted on 29 October 2008 by

Looks like the decision to hold onto the original iPhone has finally paid off. OrangeGadgets has just announced that they will be releasing a GPS device, the iGPS360 iPhone/iPod Touch Module. This device will give GPS functionality to those who have gone without for so long. The iGPS360 will plug into the bottom of your iPhone 2G/iPod Touch making it ... continued »

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iPhoneBuzz Week in Review – Week 33 2008

Posted on 17 August 2008 by

We end yet another week here at iPhoneBuzz with heaping helping of news to review. There was drama, there was intrigue. But enough with the hype. Let's dive in, shall we? The week started with news that the App Store had accumulated 60 million downloads, equally $30 million sales. Plus, the first monthly sales reports were released to app developers, giving ... continued »

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Turn by Turn GPS for the iPhone on the way

Posted on 15 August 2008 by

Rumor has it that a third-party GPS system for the iPhone will be coming before the year is out. And though the iPhone is already GPS equipped, it lacks turn by turn navigation, making this a likely developmental choice. TomTom has already had some success running their navigation system on the iPhone noting, "it looks good and works very well" though ... continued »

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iPhone GPS Issues after 2.0.1 update

Posted on 12 August 2008 by

Well, it looks like the iPhone isn't out of the woods yet. Since the recent 2.0.1 update, my phone has been running faster, typing has gotten smoother and my apps crash much less often. However, some users are reporting many issues with the phone's GPS system. It seems both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G are affected, though no ... continued »

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TomTom to make GPS application for iPhone 3G

Posted on 11 June 2008 by

Apple has taken the time to generously add a GPS chip to the new iPhone 3G. The chip will be able to be accessed for certain applications by programs on the iPhone, built with the SDK. According to TomTom, they have already got the application to run on an iPhone. continued »

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Pre WWDC rumor round up and 3G iPhone wish list

Posted on 05 June 2008 by

We are but four days away from Apple's land mark WWDC event in San Francisco. Being so close, it is only natural that the rumors are running wild over the event. Everything from the 3G iPhone, to a new type of tablet like Mac portable. Sit tight if you would like to hear what we are hearing, and for our ... continued »

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Volley of iPhone rumors hit the web

Posted on 02 June 2008 by

Here we go again folks, a whole truckload of rumors has hit the internet today, with two different Apple related web sites claiming that they have gotten a hold of information confirming some, and crushing some of the rumors floating around about the 3G iPhone. There are a ton of juicy details, still no actual pictures of the device, but ... continued »

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iPhone Buzz week in review

Posted on 25 May 2008 by

It has been an interesting week. This week has not been as fast paced for rumors as usual, as it seems that things have slowed down, as people are now waiting it silence for June 9th. Though the rumors are not much in volume, they more than make up for it in how interesting they are. continued »

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Geo tagging for pictures taken with iPhone on the way

Posted on 22 May 2008 by

Geo tagging is a feature that is included on many higher end devices, especially Nokia's devices, and is becoming increasingly popular on non smart devices. The iPhone does not have the ability to geo tag pictures. not yet at least. Geo tagging is when a device writes its current position to the meta data of an image when the device ... continued »

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iPhone Buzz week in review

Posted on 18 May 2008 by

Well another week of iPhone news has gone by. This week has been somewhat slow compared to what we usually see. Quit possibly because everyone is counting down the days to WWDC. That's because we are hearing rumors that the 3G iPhone will not be the only thing Apple is going to awe us with at the event. continued »

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Sprint spending $100 million to promote its iPhone competitor

Posted on 07 May 2008 by

Sprint is making good on their promise to spend $100 million to promote their new iPhone competitor, the Samsung Instinct. The advertisements start running on May 9th, but the commercials are now available to view on YouTube. The advertisements very obviously take aim at the iPhone, with some shots showing the two devices side by side. continued »

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