With more rain forecast for Cumbria, TomTom today issues an alert to its customers about how to update their UK maps, using TomTom Map Share technology.
TomTom is the latest big name navigation player to try and exploit the potential of the iPhone market. Similar to other iPhone satnav apps TomTom have done a respectable of job of trying to capture the same look and feel of …
TomTom Navigator 7 has been available on a number of selected HTC devices (OEM format) for quite a while now, but TomTom has only now finally bowed to public demand and decided to release the much anticipated version to the masses… well, kind of.
It is only a couple of months since TomTom last refreshed its XL range of mid-range PNDs. But while the last iteration carried forward some high-end features from the company’s flagship GO LIVE series it lacked that range’s most cutting-edge feature: HD Traffic.
The XL LIVE rectifies that, building a SIM card into the unit, giving users near real time access to traffic information.
TomTom. Garmin. The two biggest names in satellite navigation. With each new generation of their products they manage to push in-car GPS to a new level.
But while it is great for the consumer to have to two such big companies competing to have the best devices on the market, it can also become confusing when trying to discern the differences between the two.
If their devices are similarly priced and similarly specced how can you tell which is the best to go for? We lined up their best products, the TomTom GO 940 Live and the Garmin nuvi 765t to put them through their paces in a head to head challenge.
For those who are put off by TomTom’s more expensive Live range or simply don’t require the level of features that it offers, then the XL IQ Routes edition could offer an ideal alternative.
And compared to the original XL series the latest …
Long car journeys are about to get more fun with Homer Simpson as your guide.
TomTom has joined forces wih The Simpsons to bring a Homer voice skin to your satnav device. Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, he will guide you to your destination with a few added words of wisdom, such as “Take the third right. We might find an ice cream truck! Mmm…ice cream.”
The voice is available to download now, priced £7.95. Click here to hear some samples.
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