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Gokivo updates navigation app for iPhone, lowers the price

TUAW  Nov 07 09

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App Review

Several readers have urged me to try the Gokivo Navigator for the iPhone [iTunes link], so today is the day. The app is U.S. $4.99, but that only provides you with GPS navigation for 30 days. After that, the app costs $4.99 monthly or you can purchase a year of service for $39.99. That's quite a bit less that the AT&T nav solution [iTunes link], and makes the Gokivo app quite competitive. The app includes a Traffic Tracking Center, text to speech so street names are announced as you drive, and it has iPod controls so you don't have to leave the app to change your music. Full story...

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MacUpdate Desktop version 5.0.2 released, win a membership from TUAW

TUAW  3 hours ago

Filed under: Software, Cool tools

MacUpdate announced today the release of version 5.0.2 of the MacUpdate Desktop utility, which allows users to manage application and widget software updates on their Mac OS X machines.

Geotagged tweets now alive in Stone Design's Twittelator Pro 3.3.1

TUAW  4 hours ago

Filed under: iPhone, App Store

Twitter has flipped the switch on some new features, including geotagging of tweets and automatic retweeting.

Navigon briefly cutting price on its popular Nav app

TUAW  5 hours ago

Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone

Gee, we were just saying how competitive it is getting in the iPhone nav department, and Navigon has gone and cut prices for holiday travelers.

CrossOver Games releases version 8.1.0

TUAW  6 hours ago

Filed under: Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, Developer, Snow Leopard

The folks behind CrossOver Games sent us a note that version 8.

Virgin Mobile Canada: Fifth Canadian outlet for iPhone

TUAW  7 hours ago

Filed under: iPhone

The iPhone is getting yet another carrier in the great white north. Virgin Mobile Canada has announced that it'll start selling the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the coming months.

FunMail adds instant images to Facebook status & MMS

TUAW  8 hours ago

Filed under: iPhone, App Review

At the risk of invoking a round of reader rage, I'll admit that I've never really been that hyped on the idea of MMS on the iPhone (and, by the way, get off my lawn).

Looking for free iWeb hosting? Here's how to use Dropbox as your host

TUAW  8 hours ago

Filed under: iLife, How-tos, Freeware, Internet Tools

Since iWeb comes with just about every Mac, it's surprising that it isn't used by more Mac users.

Jobs to dev on app name change: "Not that big of a deal."

TUAW  10 hours ago

Filed under: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple, Developer

I don't know if this was the right thing for Steve Jobs to say, but on the other hand, I do think it's the perfect thing for him to say.

Google revamps mobile Google News format

TUAW  19 hours ago

Filed under: Internet, iPhone, iPod touch

Like most "mobile versions" of websites, Google News was simplified for use on devices featuring what Steve Jobs once called "the baby Internet.

Shareholders ask Ballmer about Apple

TUAW  20 hours ago

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion

While Bill Gates looked on, Microsoft shareholders asked CEO Steve Ballmer about Apple at their annual meeting this morning.



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