At the Geneva motor show this month, smart, the subsidiary of the Daimler group, introduced its own “drive app” for the iPhone coupled with a dash cradle fitting with their the well known "fortwo" model. The smart drive app for the iPhone gathers three essential functions: hands-free system for phone calls, music (from...

German mobile navigation provider Skobbler released last week on the German iTune App Store their new turn-by-turn navigation application powered by user-generated maps from OpenStreetMap (OSM). The application sells for €2.99 and has been quite a success in terms of downloads, but it has so far gathered mixed reviews...

French speaking online and mobile mapping portal Mappy is introducing today a turn-by-turn navigation application on the iTunes store. Mappy Navigation costs €49.99 for France or for Benelux and €84.99 for the whole of Europe. The on-board application, customized to the Mappy brand, is powered by mobile navigation...

Joanne Blight, Global Automotive Practice Director at research firm Strategy Analytics, was attending the Navigation Day @ CeBIT conference last week. GPS Business News asked her a few questions regarding the future of the navigation market: the slowdown of PND sales, the trend towards free smartphone navigation...

At the CeBIT trade show in Hanover today, Zoltan Szilagyi, director of product marketing at Nav N Go, spent some time with GPS Business News explaining the strategy of the white label navigation software provider on a market that has been challenging in the recent times. Besides the launch of their new application iGo...

At the CeBIt trade show in Hanover GPS Business News met with Michal Stencl, CEO at Sygic, the mobile navigation editor based in Slovakia. Our discussion focussed on the launch of their new navigation software Aura and the new development taking place these days on the market. Michal Stencl explained in this video...

Automotive infotainment specialist Alpine Electronics announced today a strategic partnership with Nokia and NAVTEQ to connect smartphones with car infotainment systems. By integrating the smartphone handset seamlessly with in-car electronics, this technology - called Terminal Mode - is able to bring smartphone...

At the CeBIt trade show yesterday, T-Mobile Germany and NAVIGON announced the upcoming release of a new application on iTunes called NAVIGON Select Telekom Edition that will be free to German T-Mobile customers. This announcement is a direct answer to the free navigation software (from Telmap) offered by O2 Germany to their...

Slovakia-based navigation software provider Sygic unveiled today Aura, the latest version of their on-board navigation software that comes with full 3D content displaying landmarks, buildings, elevation and landscape. Sygic has integrated lane assistance, highway symbols, speed alerts and safety cameras into Aura. The...

Mobile software solutions provider Intrinsyc announced today the availability of its Destinator 9, its turn-by-turn navigation application for the Apple iPhone in North America. A few highlights of the application include real-time traffic updates (with INRIX data), highway junction views, integrated iPod controls,...

Fiat Group Automobiles and TomTom will present their latest Blue&Me–TomTom navigation system, developed especially for Alfa Romeo, at the 80th International Motor Show in Geneva. The first model to be equipped with the new system will be the Alfa Romeo MiTo, followed by the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Like on other Fiat models...

TomTom today announced that a new version of their turn-by-turn application for the iPhone will be available shortly and will include HD Traffic (where available) and Google Local search. The Dutch navigation manufacturer has already submitted the new application (version 1.3) to the Apple App Store. Pricing has not been...