Archive for the 'GPS' Category
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Raffy just let me know that there is a new version of MyPoynt available which is version 0.9.1. They have not pushed it out for automatic update yet but you can get it from m.mypoynt.com
The new feature in this version is support for Google Mobile Maps. It will now let you see one listing at [...]
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Raffy just let me know that Google Maps for BlackBerry version 2.2.2 is now available. I tried going to www.google.om/gmm to download but it did not find the latest version. So…
Raffy gave me the link below to directly download the app:
http://www.google.com/gmm/apps/v2.2.2/en/BlackBerry-42/GoogleMaps.jad?ver=v2.2.2&source=mobileproducts&source=m&hl=en&noss=1&eosr=on
Which did work on my OS 4.5.0.55 8310. No word yet on what features it [...]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
I have not had a chance to try this one out myself so take this at face value. Slifter just released a BlackBerry application with a pretty interesting feature set. It helps you find products and deals based on your current location. You can just search for a product and find a promo or [...]
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
I was just reading an article on GigaOM detailing the grown of cell phone navigation. It turns out that ComScore has released data showing that more and more mobile users are utilizing mapping features on their cellphones. I know I use Google Maps regularly and have a few friends who are die hard TeleNav fans. [...]
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
SameCell just let us know that they released an updated version to their new 2.0 that we just mentioned. Turns out that some users with OS 4.3 & 4.5 were having their BlackBerry freeze when they tried to add a friend.
SameCell got right on the problem and has released an updated version 2.05 to address [...]
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
…and still no on device maps. Seriously TeleNav if you don’t get with the program somebody else will…
I was just reading on TBGR about how TeleNav/AT&T Navigator now works in 20 different countries. (China, Caribbean, and others) I guess that explains the significant version bump that Oliver emailed in as a tip earlier this [...]
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Frank just let me know about a review of Garmin for BlackBerry on PocketGPSWorld. This is the same Garmin $99 for the life of the device that we told you about previously.
If you were thinking about purchasing the Garmin GPS application for your BlackBerry I would highly recommend this review. Mike Barratt really dug [...]
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
SameCell started out as a simple location based social networking app and now is growing in features. The new version 2.0 brings quite a few new features upgrades to the plate that are sure to please:
Locate your lost or stolen BlackBerry by being able to find its last location. You can also use it [...]
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
The guys at BlackBerryInsight spotted a new 3D navigation software called Navi2Go by 3DVU. It almost looks like a GPS navigation program using Google Maps satellite view. The application looks pretty cool and has some pretty cool features though it is not encouraging when most of the screenshots have a hourglass on them:
Their major struggling [...]
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
I know we have been keeping you up to date on this promising beta of MyPoynt. I love the software and find it very useful even in the beta. Fred just sent me an email that the beta version has been updated to version 0.8.5.
This version just brings a bunch of bug fixes. So if [...]
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