Telenav today announced that its Scout mobile mapping application will use OpenStreetMaps data moving forward. OpenStreetMaps is crowd-sourced and updated constantly with changes to roads, streets, and avenues in near-real time by 1.6 million contributors. Telenav said Scout for iOS will see OpenStreetMaps integration by the end of the week. Users won’t need to perform […]
Telenav has acquired Skobbler for $23.8 million in cash and stock. Skobbler, which is based in Germany, runs a crowd-sourced OpenStreetMaps application. OpenStreetMaps uses data supplied by the public to help create the most accurate and up-to-date maps possible. Telenav expects to add Skobbler and its development team to its own mapping and navigation products, […]
TeleNav today provided an update to its Scout navigation app for the iPhone. Among the several new features added is the ability to sync Scout with the native iPhone calendar. The device owner can then go straight from calendar appointments to voice-guided navigation to the appointment from their current location. Scout also adds a feature […]
C Spire Wireless today announced the availability of Scout 3.0, its third-generation app recommendation tool for Android and iOS devices. Previous versions of Scout provided suggestions to C Spire Wireless customers about which applications they might enjoy. The new version of Scout now makes movie, book, and music recommendations that can be downloaded from iTunes, […]
Telenav’s Scout navigation app we had a chance to check out at a couple of Ford events has just received an update for its iOS version that will work offline. Users will get the option of downloading regions separated into Western, Central or Eastern and use their device’s GPS sensor to get spoken, turn-by-turn directions. […]
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