Waypoints are locations or landmarks worth recording and storing in your GPS. These are locations you may later want to return to. They may be check points on a route or significant ground features.

CamerAlert is a Speed and Red Light Camera warning system based on the world renowned PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database. It provides both audible and visual warnings as you approach a camera.

This is the first in a series of articles that examines the intricacies of creating and maintaining digital maps by TomTom. This article looks at the Map Geometry, how the roads are discovered and the ...

TomTom's NAV3 devices that use the MyTomTom website to manage their cnotent (e.g. GO 1000, GO 1005, VIA Live etc) are able to use custom splash screens. These can be shown when the device is starting ...

SatNav is not too useful without maps. Although most systems come bundled with maps there is often a chance to buy additional mapping data, or in the case of Topographical products to buy Aerial ...

Egypt Removes the Ban on Consumer GPS Back in December 2008 we reported that Egyptian Telecomm's rulings did not allow for consumer GPS and hence there was no GPS for the Egyptian iPhone (as well as ...

TomTom Maps-on-Line is a service that brings up-to-date maps, driving instructions and local information straight to your Pocket PC while you're on the move. TomTom Maps-on-Line is a wireless mapping ...

Navteq announce APAC LBS Challenge Winners The Navteq LBS Challenge is held in the three main areas in the World: America, Europe and Asia. The European Challenge was at Mobile World Congress in ...

PocketGPSWorld GPS Hardware/Personal Navigation Devices Menu Over the last couple of years Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) have become popular. These have moved the SatNav market into the ...

PocketGPSWorld GPS Software/Mobile Phone Menu A new trend is to produce SatNav software for mobile phones. This started with Wayfinder using a download service, but has grown over the last 18 months ...

Michelin Road Atlases Partner With Pocket GPS You may have noticed while perusing the map shelves in petrol stations or supermarkets that most of the top road atlas brands such as A-Z, Collins and ...

TomTom Maps - v840.2562 Now out TomTom have snuck out a map update. Although we have received no official news on this release, forum members spotted the availability of it through TomTom HOME this ...