ALK Technologies free CoPilot GPS app offers downloadable maps, but route guidance is extremely hobbled because of a lack of turn graphics and voice prompts. Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes ...

It is now possible to download free, detailed topographical maps for virtually every region on Earth on your smartphone, making GPS devices unnecessary. Dedicated GPS devices are facing extinction as ...

ALK (that's the company behind CoPilot Live) is no stranger to GPS apps, but it's starting afresh this week with a new application offering more features for free. CoPilot GPS, which will be available ...

The largest phone maker in the world has announced Thursday that it has made available its Ovi Maps—Nokia's turn-by-turn GPS navigation solution—free for the company's smartphones. In a bid to try and ...

It’s been a long time since navigation technology was confined to an expensive dedicated satnav device – now you can get detailed maps, turn-by-turn directions and live traffic updates on your phone.

Apple’s new Maps application has a lot going for it. It’s gorgeous, its vector maps make it faster than Google Maps, and it finally brings the platform alongside the competition as far as things like ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Used to be, Dad would stuff a half-dozen maps in the glove box before setting out with the family on a road trip to see the waterfalls at Yosemite or the granite faces of Mount ...

Magellan gets in on the free lifetime traffic trend with its new 2010 line of GPS navigators. All eight of these new devices will feature the free traffic service, and text-to-speech. Antuan Goodwin ...