TomTom, the popular navigation company, has struck a deal with HTC to be integrated with the upcoming Desire Z, Desire HD, as well as future devices. HTC’s new mapping feature, dubbed HTC Locations, will come preloaded with TomTom’s maps and turn-by-turn navigation can then be purchased through HTC Locations or HTC Sync. This is an interesting [...]

Ever find yourself in a strange place and pulled up street view to help you navigate? The Astonishing Tribe, known for their stunning visual experiences in the form of mobile user interfaces, has developed “Horizon” which blends 2D and 3D maps offering a phenomenal navigating experience. With their own UI framework called TAT Cascades, the user [...]

As a follow up to Simon’s article, just wanted to spread the word that the car mount for the nexus one is indeed available. After a much anticipated, and overbearing wait, the car mount is ripe for the picking through Google Checkout. At a purchase price of $55 it should come as no surprise, that [...]

This afternoon Google released version 4.1 of the oh-so popular Google Maps App. Here are the release notes directly from the Google Maps Blog (a more detailed review should be following soon): Making sense of a fast paced and changing world is difficult under the best of circumstances, but when you’re on the go, it’s [...]

Ever wanted to go biking but didn’t know your way? Google has fixed that with its latest update to Google Maps. The new bicycling layer for Google Maps, accessible via the “More…” drop down menu at the top of the map, will display an overlay of the various bike-friendly roads and trails around town. The [...]