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26 August 2010 ~ Comments Off

TeleNav introduces OnMyWay for Android

 TeleNav has released its OnMyWay application for Android in the Market. OnMyWay is an easy-to-use application that will let a person or group know your travel status and estimated arrival time.  Very popular on the BlackBerry platform, this …

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17 August 2010 ~ Comments Off

NDrive and Android Central giving away 20 NDrive licenses [contest]

We all love Google’s turn by turn navigation system, but many times we’re looking for a solution that works off-line.  Enter NDrive — the world navigation system that stores map data on-device, ready to work with no data or WiFi connection. …

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13 August 2010 ~ Comments Off

Samsung actively testing GPS fix (erm, ‘optimization’) for Galaxy S phones

You know that Samsung Captivate ROM that’s floating around (and that we just wrote about)? This might what’s going on: We’ve all been aware of the GPS issues plaguing the Captivate and Vibrant, namely that it just plain didn’t work well unle…

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13 August 2010 ~ Comments Off

New ROM available for the Samsung Captivate

There is a new ROM available for the Samsung Captivate, and many users say it fixes some of the bugs that have been a sore spot since launch.  Before we talk about the bug fixes — this is not pushing out from AT&T, and we haven’t had a chance…

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21 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Quick fix for GPS issues on your new Samsung Galaxy S series phone

If you just got your hands on a new Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant or Captivate, you may have noticed some GPS issues. Samsung reportedly has as well, and may address this in a coming OTA fix.  In the meantime, it’s not hard to fix the problem yourself …

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16 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

‘Antennas’ app locates your carrier’s towers, puts ‘bars’ to shame

If you have been keeping up with news in the tech world lately, you might have noticed something of a debate concerning signal strength. Antennas looks to do away with the simplistic "bars" measure of signal strength by letting Andr…

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16 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

‘Antennas’ app locates your carrier’s towers, puts ‘bars’ to shame

If you have been keeping up with news in the tech world lately, you might have noticed something of a debate concerning signal strength. Antennas looks to do away with the simplistic "bars" measure of signal strength by letting Andr…

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10 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Google releases Open Spot for Android — Find and share parking

Finding a parking spot just got a little easier, thanks to Google’s new Open Spot app for Android.  The concept is simple enough, fire up the app to see what spots are near (.9 mile radius) you, and the color of the pin tells you how long it’s bee…

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12 May 2010 ~ Comments Off

Garminfone will cost $199

Garminfone

If you’re chomping at the bit for the T-Mobile Garminfone, you shouldn’t have to wait too much longer. A mere $199 (or $450 off contract) will get you the Garmin-Asus special sauce of turn-by-turn navigation, on top of Android 1.6 on a 3.5-inch display, and it’s coming in June. Yeah, we’re excited, too. [Phonescoop]

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30 April 2010 ~ Comments Off

HTC releases GPS fix for Telstra Desire

HTC Desire

For you folks in Australia using the HTC Desire on Telstra, know that there’s a software update available that should en your GPS woes. You can download it over the air (either WiFi or network), or directly from HTC, though doing it from the desktop will wipe the device. [HTC]

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