GPS
Google Maps Gets Updated With Bicycle Directions
If you are a biking nut like I am, this is some very cool news indeed. Google Maps has just released an update that adds Bicycle Directions and will be unveiling this new feature at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC. Google says: “This new feature includes: step-by-step bicycling directions; bike trails outlined directly [...]
Google Buzz Revisited Yet Again
I’m telling you, this thing is not just a gimmick to screw around with while you’re on the can (though it’s great for that too). Last weekend my ol’ lady and I were stranded in downtown Dallas because American Airlines sucks so remarkably at getting people to and from Santa Fe for their romantic getaway. [...]
Learn What’s Next2Me
Another new app popped up on Marketplace called Next2Me which is a local search tool. All you do is pop open the app and it gives you a list of things that can be near you, which range from ATMs, restaurants, fast food, police stations, movie theaters and a bunch of other points of interest. [...]
Bing Mobile Updated
Oohhh pretty:) If you’re looking for the latest version of Bing for your phone just direct your phone’s web browser to m.bing.com/download. First thing you’ll notice is that it tries to figure out your current location. Then finally you’ll get to see the improved (prettier) interface that looks less like Windows Mobile 5:) They’ve improved [...]
Google Enables History and Friend Alerts
Goog keeps providing more features. This time they have enabled a tracking feature (so when you go on their site you can see your location history) but better than they they have enabled notifications when your Latitude friends are nearby. Both are pretty neat. The location history lets you see where you’ve been which can [...]
Getting More Out of Bing and Google Maps
PocketNow has provided two videos that show how to plan a trip on your PC and have that synced with your phone. This is very practical as it lets you plan a trip like you normally would (on your PC) and then have it handy on your phone to use as needed in real time. [...]
Improve Your Golf Game With Your GPS Enabled Mobile Device and GolfLogix
Do you Golf a lot and want to improve your game using the latest in technology to do it? Then why not use your mobile device equipped with GPS! GolfLogix is a subscription based software that utilizes your devices GPS to help you determine the right yardage to everything from the front/back of the [...]
Waze Is Now Available For Download
Back on September 14th Dr. Jim announced that Waze, which is “a social mobile application providing free turn-by-turn navigation based on the live conditions of the road. 100% powered by users, the more you drive, the better it gets.” was coming to Windows Mobile and the wait is now over. For everyone wanting to [...]
Putting aGPS To The Test
Earlier today I installed Herg’s latest ROM on my Fuze and with all ROMs the first thing I do is put it through its paces and one of the tests is the dreaded GPS test. I’ve always noticed that some ROMs can get a fix in seconds and on others it just sits even [...]
Marathon – GPS Trainer Released
We’ve gone through a bunch of apps in the past that assist runners/bikers (here and here and here’s another one) but there’s a new kid on the block, and it has a nice addition to it – verbal stat announcements to keep you motivated. It’s called Marathon and it’s the work of Ooije of XDA [...]
