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U.S. Air Force buying up to 18,000 iPads

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Mar 3, 2012 a 9:37 am

The U.S. Air Force has ordered over $9 million dollars worth of 32GB iPads to use as digital manuals and navigation charts for aircraft pilots and crews.

TomTom reveals new update, enables navigation via Twitter and Facebook

By chrisoldroyd, Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012 a 3:40 pm

TomTom has unveiled its latest update for the popular iPhone and iPad navigation app. Version 1.10 will include a couple of new features like Twitter and Facebook integration. The integration will allow users to navigate to friends, places and even certain events much more easily.

TeleNav launching free HTML5-based turn-by-turn GPS service

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011 a 4:13 pm

TeleNav, one of the largest back-end providers of GPS navigation services for smartphones and other in-car turn-by-turn navigation systems, has announced the upcoming release of a free HTML5-based voice-guided GPS navigation service that works on your iPhone through the Safari Mobile Browser.

Forums: Folders, icons and the best navigation apps

By Chris Parsons, Monday, Nov 21, 2011 a 7:30 pm

If you're not already in the TiPb Forums you're missing out on the best darn discussion in iPhone and iPad today! We've kicked off another week and we've got plenty lined up for you all in the coming days. Make sure you stick with us as we take you through all the latest and greatest in iOS. So, head on over and register now!

TomTom updated, now optimized for iPad

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Oct 21, 2011 a 9:07 am

TomTom, the GPS enabled navigation app has just been updated and it now includes an optimized version for the iPad. The app is now a universal binary so there will be no need to pay for an additional navigation app for your iPad if you already have it on your iPhone.

Top 5 summer vacation apps for iPhone

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 a 1:45 pm

TiPb checks out the best, most must-have apps to take on summer vacation with your iPhone

School's out and it's time for a break from work. Curious which are the absolute best apps and games to take with you on your much deserved summer vacation? Odds are you'll want to share your adventures, brush up on local attractions, and stay connected while you're having fun. Luckily there are tons of apps available in the App Store that makes organizing and sharing your vacation from your iPhone super simple.

Whether you want informational apps for your own use or social apps to share, we've got you covered. Read on for TiPb’s top 10 most recommended, most must-have summer vacation apps to get your started.

Gogo Navigator for iPhone offers good navigation at a good price

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Feb 28, 2011 a 9:53 pm

Gogo Navigator supports real-time turn by turn navigation throughout the United States and Canada at a decent price. I recently looked at Garmin StreetPilot for iPhone which is currently priced at $34.99. While the app had a great interface and offers turn by turn navigation, I found it had one huge down side. StreetPilot does not store maps natively. This means if you're out of range of a signal you won't be able to access maps since they can't pull from the servers.

Gogo Navigator uses native maps for navigation. Regardless whether you have a signal or not, you can still get turn by turn directions. They offer maps in regular view as well as real-time 3D view. You also have the features you'd expect from a good GPS app like favorites and places of interest (POI). Gogo Navigator is currently priced at $29.99 in the app store which is a great deal for a decent GPS app. It's a much lower price point that most and I found it did the job just as well as some of my other GPS apps. Hit the jump for some screens!

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New and updated iPhone and iPad apps for Friday, February 17

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Feb 18, 2011 a 7:49 am

Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

Tap-Translate: Get word translations while browsing with Apple's official browser. [$1.99 - iTunes link]

Daily tip: How to navigate to contact addresses in Maps

By Brian Tufo, Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 a 5:07 pm

Heading out to family and friends for the holidays and curious how to easily find their addresses in the iPhone, iPod touch, or Maps app? Well here is a great tip to make navigating a little bit easier, and we'll show it to you after the break!

2010 TiPb Award for Favorite Navigation App goes to...!

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 a 2:12 pm

Your votes have been counted, your voices have been heard, and we're proud to announce the 2010 TiPb Readers Choice Award for Favorite Navigation App goes to... NAVIGON Mobile Navigator!

NAVIGON MobileNavigator has been at the forefront turn-by-turn navigation apps since Apple brought the functionality to the iPhone. Now, with iOS 4's multitasking background location services, and the latest updates and enhancements to MobileNavigator, not only does it rival traditional dedicated GPS units, but in many ways surpasses them.