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Skyhook, the company behind the technology that makes GPS navigation more precise, announced a deal with AOL-owned MapQuest to embed its Core Engine into the MapQuest Android app and deliver an “enhanced navigation experience on phones.”
If you haven’t heard of Skyhook before, you may wonder how their technology is better than the “regular” A-GPS. The problem with standard GPS can occur when you want to start a trip from inside a parking garage, or by following a route through the urban canyons of New York City. Simply put – in situations like these, GPS signal gets lost. Skyhook’s technology combines Wi-Fi signals with GPS to eliminate this problem, delivering more precise information faster.
MapQuest’s Android app is available as a free download, offering voice guidance / turn-by-turn navigation, voice search, map toolbar, walking directions and live traffic flow information. In addition, it requires no subscription or download fees to work… You can grab it from a link below.
MapQuest (FREE) [Android Market link]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
