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yapf : a POI finder ( with AR and Google Maps )

Saijo George — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:25:47 +0000

On windows Phone with Local scout ( where available ) there is no need to have a 3rd party app for finding POI near you. but what if you live in an area where Bing’s coverage is not so great and want to check up the POI’s offered on Google Maps ? Luckily there is a way using a 3rd party app called YAPF. yapf is a POI ( places of interest ) finder which brings the power of Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Google Maps to your Windows Phone.

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NAVIGON releases GPS App with onboard maps for Windows Phone ( US / Europe )

Saijo George — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:00:36 +0000

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Transform your Windows Phone into a fully functional mobile navigation system thanks to NAVIGON GPS App , with On-board maps say no to data transfer or roaming charges. The app is available for US and Europe as separate downloads

For USA NAVTEQ map material includes:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Distric of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississipi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Yersey, New Mexiko, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

NAVIGON USA requires approximately 1.6 GB of free memory.

For Europe NAVTEQ map material includes:

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City.

NAVIGON Europe requires approximately 2.3 GB of free memory.

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Samsung silently launches High Fidelity Position App

Saijo George — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:23:05 +0000

High Fidelity Position

It seems Samsung has been busy these days we saw the Samsung Print App a couple of days ago and now there seems to be another app in there called High Fidelity Position. The app aims to offer better GPS positioning by the aid of the on-board sensors ( accelerometer and compass if you device has em ) and also makes use of GLONASS ( Russia’s alternative to GPS ). I am not sure how power hungry these new settings are , will try it for a few days and update the article if I notice anything significant

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Speedo Plus : a FREE GPS speedometer for Windows Phone

Saijo George — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:53:12 +0000

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Usually I do the reviews from the comforts of my home but I had to get out and about with the camera to get some shots for this one. We will be taking a closer look at Speedo Plus a FREE GPS speedometer for Windows Phone. Speedo Plus is the 1st Windows Phone App by Long Zheng , most of you might know him from istartedsomething.com ( or perhaps you might know him as one of the guys behind Cheveron Labs ).

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Travelnapp : a simple app that will notify you when you reach your destination

Saijo George — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:54:31 +0000

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Travelnapp is a simple app that will notify you when you reach your destination, check out the press release below

Want to enjoy a book, have a nap or immerse yourself in music without the need to worry about missing your stop on the train or bus? Travelnapp lets you relax and enjoy the journey, automatically stopping your music and waking you with an alarm when you are approaching your destination.

Utilising your phone’s GPS capabilities, this application is able to accurately track your journey almost anywhere in the world. The gathered location data is also used to plot your route on an easily accessible map and calculate your estimated time of arrival and average speed. Travelnapp also features a set of failsafes whose aim is to wake you should GPS signal be lost for an extended period of time (for example: in a tunnel) as you near your destination.

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Get Turn by Turn Navigation right now on Windows Phone

Saijo George — Sat, 28 May 2011 04:46:08 +0000

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We all know that Turn by Turn Navigation is a core feature in Mango ( at least for selected counties ) but till mango comes out later this year there is an alternate solution. The developer of Outdoor Navigation , GPS Tuner LLC has released a new app that uses Bing maps to provide Turn by Turn Navigation on Windows Phone . I am not sure which all regions it would work in , the best way to figure that out would be to get the trial version which should be good for 12 miles/20 km. This should come as no surprise to most people but if you were wondering the app will use data and will need an active internet connection on the deice for it to work. Press release and video below

Turn by Turn Navigation gives you premium quality Voice-Guided driving directions on your Windows Phone. Just simply tap a point on a map or search address/POI, then click on the pushpin and press the GO button. It is that simple. Leave the rest to Turn by Turn Navigation, which calculates your route based on your current GPS position and provides you with real-time turn by turn voice navigation.

FEATURES:
- Voice-Guided turn by turn Navigation with premium audio quality
- Automatic Map rotation according to your heading
- POI and address search
- Add POI-s or locations to Favorites
- Route calculation based on Time or Distance using Traffic information
- Bing Road and Hybrid Maps
- Supporting Portrait and Landscape mode
- Automatic re-routing if you miss a turn
- Speed dependent Volume control
- Driving and Walking directions
- US and Metric units are supported

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Windows Phone 7 app : where was that?

Saijo George — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:35:20 +0000

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“Where Was That?” is a location bookmarking application, letting you tag and categorize locations where you have previously been, so its always available when you need to look it up. Kinda like a bookmark for places

Ever needed to keep track of your favorite places? Are you in a new city and you need to note where you hotel was? This app is for you! Mark where you been, sort it by category, and get directions from your current location to any location on your list.

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Windows Phone 7 Apps : Who’s Near Me : find people near you

Saijo George — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:08:01 +0000

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Who’s Near Me is a Windows Phone 7 app that lets you find people near you who are using the service. Press release below

Who’s Near Me is a social network that uses your current location to connect you with other people located near you and allows you to connect with them anonymously for friendship, romance, networking, or just chatting. You can freely send anonymous text and picture messages with other users – all without ever having to reveal your phone number. If you allow it, you can even get messages while the application is not running!

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Outdoor Navigation : geocaching app for Windows Phone 7

Saijo George — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:32:52 +0000

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Outdoor Navigation is a geocaching app for Windows Phone 7, check out the press release below

Outdoor Navigation software brings users to a world where outdoor activities are part of our everyday lives. Using our mobile off-road solution breaks down borders at the touch of a button. The journey with Outdoor Navigation begins where all the roads end.

It is an excellent tool for biking, jogging, skiing, hiking, geocaching, boating, flying and many other sporting activities.

Outdoor Navigation for Windows Phone 7 is the successor of the popular Award Winning GPS Tuner application which has more than 50.000 satisfied users around the Globe.
- Online Street, Satellite and Topo maps (Bing, OpenStreetMap, OpenCycleMap)
- Search places or POIs
- Track recording, creating custom Photo POIs
- Online Route Planning from A to B (car or pedestrian), manual route drawing
- Outdoor navigation with Digital Compass
- Trip Computer with 40 selectable tools with multiple layout options
- Track, analyze and compare your tracks on Charts
- Share your tracks and POIs via E-mail or Facebook with embedded Chart and Map view
- Speedometer with speed limit warning feature
- Displaying your geo-tagged photos from Pictures Hub on the Map
- Emergency message sending via SMS or E-mail

In Trial Mode:
- You can record only 3 tracks
- You can create only 5 wayponints
- You can not change layout in Trip Computer and Charts
- You can not use SOS function

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WP7 Apps : City Walk

Saijo George — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:16:40 +0000

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City Walk is a Windows Phone 7 app that can be used to make your everyday walk around the city a bit more fun.

WP7 App Description

City Walk is (as the name suggests) an application for walkers (or jobbers). The idea is basic. Each city is divided into 50×50 meter squares. A larger city will have a larger area, thus more squares. The goal is to cover as many of the squares as possible while you are walking. The application will remember which squares are covered and send information about it to a central server to prevent loss of data and enable high score lists. The high score is the competitive part of the application. You can easily see if you are the one who has covered the most squares in your city or if you have some catching up to do. One user can of course be active in several cities. So it’s a good companion on a holiday or business trip as well! Today the application database consists of about 20000 cities from over 130 countries. Would your city still be missing, you just have to send an e-mail to info@powerapp.org and the city will be added within 24h.

While walking you are (besides the map) also presented a pane with info such as your current speed and your total distance of the day. Of course it also runs under locked screen!

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