When dedicated GPS units replaced paper maps, it felt revolutionary. Now, there's no shortage of vastly superior smartphone navigation apps. Here's how modern apps outshine the GPS units of yesteryear ...

India is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system within months, worrying the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple who fear elevated costs and disruptions ...

The rise of mobile navigation apps, including Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze, made it extremely convenient for any driver to get turn-by-turn directions to a configured destination. Most ...

Navigation gestures are present on pretty much every modern smartphone. They can be quite limiting, though. Well, the Full Screen Gestures app changes that, as it allows you to take full control of ...

Most modern technology, including smartphones, runs on GPS. But the system might be more vulnerable to failures than you think. The U.S. lacks backup geolocation technology, meaning outages or ...

Standalone GPS units were once must-have upgrades for road warriors seeking to master complicated city streets and discover new offroading paths through the wilderness. Seemingly overnight, GPS ...

Nokia's free navigation services via Ovi Maps come just months after Google launched its latest version of Maps Navigation for the Google Android platform. Maps Navigation takes elements from the ...