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Posted 08/11/2011 at 1:21pm | by Nik Rawlinson and Susie Ochs Believe J.J. Cale, because he knows what he’s talking about: traveling light is the only way to fly. The next time you’re tempted to overpack, remember to take half as many clothes, twice as much money, and your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. An iOS device can replace paper maps, books, and travel guides; and the information you’ll find in apps and iBooks is more timely and relevant anyway. Obviously you won’t need CDs or a portable DVD player -- or pricey hotel or in-flight pay-per-view -- to stay entertained. And by posting photos or blog updates about your vacation online, you won’t even have to send postcards. To prepare you and your electronic travel buddy to hit the road, we found the best apps, gear, and know-how to keep you connected. Travel can be tough on your iPad or iPhone, so it’s smart to insure them. Check your existing home, renters’, and travel policies for any exclusions that might leave you out of pocket if you lose your device. Verizon offers insurance for iPhone 4 for $10.99/month, AT&T just started offering a plan for $4.99/month, and if you bought your iPhone at Best Buy, you can add Geek Squad protection within 30 days of purchase. GoCare will insure an iPhone 4 from $69/year, or $97 for two years, but it’s got a 30-day waiting period, so plan ahead. SquareTrade has a free app in the App Store that lets you buy coverage for $99 for two years. But check with your regular insurers first, and always read all the fine print on deductibles, exclusions, and, well…everything. Insurance won’t help you recover your own device if it “wanders off,” so get Apple’s free Find My iPhone app (which also works on the iPad and iPod touch) from the App Store, and follow the directions to register. That’ll let you track your device online, plus remotely lock and wipe it to remove any sensitive data. You should also set the Passcode Lock (Settings > General > Passcode Lock) for the duration of your travels so that nobody can gain access. Stock up on reading material before you leave in case you find yourself without network coverage later. Back up your data by syncing with iTunes before you leave, and consider making an online copy of your essential data. If you have Read More

This week for our weekly installment of Picks of the Week we are changing things up a little bit.  It’s hard to believe that we have been running the POTW post for 30 weeks now!  So far our writers at iSource have highlighted almost 150 separate iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV related items.  In the spirit of fun, and to give our hard-working writers a bye week, I thought it would be nice to take some of my favorite posts and create a “Best of” Picks of the Week post this week instead.  Sorry for the one day delay, but it was harder than I thought to sort through nearly 150 posts form ten different contributors.  Hope you like my selections.  Feel free to leave a comment below and let me know some of your favorites you have seen on former POTW posts, or would like to see on future posts. Pulse is better known as an iPad app, but it’s also a great RSS iPhone app for the casual news reader. Pulse doesn’t tend to bother you with many unread counts, and instead, focuses on presenting you with thumbnails of articles from sources that you pick (or sync from your Google Reader account). The app used to be quite limited with 20 sources and only one area to view them in, but with the recent 2.0 update, Pulse can now be sorted into several columns (I believe the number is five) and can support up to 60 sources. This extra ability to customize and sort your sources really brings the whole experience within Pulse to a new level, and I quite enjoyed playing around with it. It won’t be replacing Reeder as my primary RSS app any time soon, though. Although the 2.0 update also vastly increased Pulse’s speed and performance, it still feels slower than using Reeder or the Google Reader web app, and the inability to “star” items for later viewing is a real letdown for me. However, if you simply want to relax and catch up on the news once or twice a day, then Pulse for iPhone is a fantastic and free way to do it. I have been on the hunt for a good task manager app for quite some time now.  I’ve tried at least a dozen different ones—free and paid.  All I really need is a way to keep track of Read More

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Navfree USA is the only free GPS app to offer real turn-by-turn navigation. But it's not quite ready for the real world. Navfree USA for iPhone offers turn-by-turn navigation, voice guidance, integrated Google search, and map updates for life--all for free. How is that possible, especially when competing apps from the likes of CoPilot, Navigon, and TomTom sell for upward of $50? The key lies in OpenStreetMap, Navfree's user-built, open-source mapping system. Because OSM map data is free to use, developer Geolife is able to offer the app free of charge (though in-app upgrades will arrive in 2011, and they'll cost you). As you might expect, this is Navfree's blessing and its curse. The map data is only as complete and reliable as the users who supply it--meaning you might discover missing and/or inaccurate maps. I took Navfree for a test-drive today, and the results were mixed. For starters, the app's POI database didn't seem to work at all. Although it showed lots of categories, each one was empty--and searches turned up nothing. Address searches were slow and frequently incorrect. Very often the app couldn't find a house number, even one that's been around for decades. It didn't even list my city. And I found no way to pick an address from my own address book. Problems like those suggest a pretty useless navigation app, but Navfree did do a respectable job navigating me to a nearby car dealership--after I looked it up using the built-in Google search. What's more, Navfree looks pretty, runs smoothly while navigating, and keeps its interface simple. The voice prompts worked well, even if they did lack street names. Ultimately, I'd say Navfree has potential--but for now I wouldn't rely on it for any important navigation. The latest versions of Magellan and MobileNavigator are downright stellar, and worth paying for. That said, maybe Navfree will help drive their prices down a bit. Read More

NavFree has just released a free turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone and iPad.  It’s a biggie at 1.76 GB.  It offers voice guidance, live Google search, and auto re-routing—something you normally don’t find in free GPS software.  One big caveat with this navigation app is the availability of offline map data.  There are no hidden costs or monthly fees to the consumer because it uses map data from OpenStreetMap.  There will be premium in-app purchases available at a later date.  Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to download it, though.  My download in iTunes just finished after nearly 30 minutes. Read More

9 Oct 2010 alle 10:00 Navmii GPS Live Italia 3,99 Navigazione Navmii è un software di navigazione professionale, di cui vi abbiamo parlato qualche giorno fa, dotato di navigazione assistita e guida vocale per permetterci di raggiungere il luogo interessato in tutta sicurezza, evitando possibili errori dovuti ad una strada errata. Si aggiorna alla versione 1.4.10 con diversi miglioramenti che vediamo di seguito: Navmii è un’applicazione davvero completa che offre moltissime funzionalità ad un prezzo davvero ridotto. Pesa ben 347MB e all’interno sono presenti le mappe di tutta l’Italia. E’ compatibile con iPhone, iPod Touch ed iPad, richiede il firmware 3.0 o successivo ed è localizzata in Inglese ed Italiano. Potete leggere la recensione completa di iSpazio cliccando qui mentre potete acquistarla facendo click qui. Read More

9 Sep 2010 alle 17:29 iSpazio One Week Contest, è il nome che abbiamo coniato per i nostri concorsi, in cui mettiamo in palio dei codici promozionali per scaricare gratuitamente applicazioni dell’App Store. Partecipare è semplicissimo in quanto basterà lasciare soltanto un commento a questo articolo. Di seguito trovate tutte le istruzioni: Navmii GPS Live Italia è un software di navigazione completo per iPhone che funziona grazie a delle mappe precaricate per cui non richiede un costante accesso ad internet. A differenza di tutti gli altri, viene fornito ad un prezzo veramente contenuto di soli 3,99€ ed integra tantissime funzioni presenti anche nei navigatori più evoluti ed avanzati. Una recensione completa con la lista delle caratteristiche la trovate qui, mentre di seguito vi proponiamo la videorecensione di iSpazio in HD. . iSpazio mette in palio 5 codici redeem che vi permetteranno di scaricare gratuitamente quest’applicazione. Potete partecipare in 3 modi diversi (anche tutti e 3 insieme), ovvero tramite: . Dovete semplicemente lasciare un commento a questo articolo, scrivendo “Partecipo” o qualunque altra frase che confermi la vostra partecipazione. Prima di tutto bisogna iscriversi o essere iscritti al famoso social network, dopodichè vi basterà entrare sulla pagina ufficiale di iSpazio, e cliccare sul tasto “Segui” o “Follow”. Arrivati a questo punto, non dovrete fare altro che tornare alla HomePage di Twitter ed incollare questo messaggio nel box: Segui @iSpazio e RT, per vincere 5 codici del Navmii GPS Italy! Contest #iSpazio. Info: http://bit.ly/navmiispazio Anche in questo caso la procedura è molto semplice. Basta entrare sulla nostra pagina ufficiale e cliccare il pulsante “Mi Piace”, dopodichè non dovrete fare altro che lasciare un commento a questa immagine (link) . Il contest durerà un’intera settimana e quindi terminerà alla mezzanotte di Venerdì 10 Settembre. L’estrazione avverrà in maniera casuale ed indistinta direttamente dal Team di Navmii. Per usufruire dei codici redeem vinti, sarà necessario disporre di un account iTunes Store Americano che potete creare seguendo questa guida. Read More

Los navegadores para iPhone precisamente no son baratos, así que buscando, buscando, hemos encontrado uno bastante economico perfecto para esta época de crisis que nos ha tocado vivir. Por tan sólo 3,99€ tenemos NavMii, un navegador GPS que pretende cumplir su cometido. Y dedimos “pretende” porque aun tienen que pulir algunos fallos. Es intuitivo, facil de usar y simple, pero a veces puede fallar en el tiempo de reacción. Puede pasar que vayamos con el coche y nos avise 50 metros más tarde de que teníamos que salir por la segunda salida de la rotonda (lo que puede ser un fastidio). Por el precio no está nada mal, pero confiamos en que en futuras actualizaciones, vayan corrigiendo esos fallos para, algún día, poder competir con los grandes navegadores. Precio: 3.99€ Read More

28 Jul 2010 alle 15:53 Produttore: Geolife | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: 3,99€ Navmii è un nuovo software di navigazione, presente da qualche ora in AppStore, che offre delle bellissime caratteristiche ad un prezzo molto contenuto. E’ un software professionale dotato di navigazione assistita e guida vocale per permetterci di raggiungere il luogo interessato in tutta sicurezza, evitando possibili errori dovuti ad una strada errata. Non ci sono canoni mensili e/o annuali: il software possiede delle mappe locali, presenti all’interno dell’applicazione stessa, e non è necessaria una connessione dati per assicurarne il suo funzionamento. Il software è davvero molto completo in quanto include features che permettono di arricchirlo grazie al tanto materiale presente su internet. Ecco, di seguito, alcune delle caratteristiche offerte: Navmii è un’applicazione davvero completa che offre moltissime funzionalità ad un prezzo davvero ridotto. Pesa ben 347MB e all’interno sono presenti le mappe di tutta l’Italia. Se stavate aspettando l’occasione per acquistare un software simile, questo è il momento giusto per farlo. E’ compatibile con iPhone, iPod Touch ed iPad, richiede il firmware 3.0 o successivo ed è localizzata in Inglese ed Italiano. Potete acquistarla facendo click qui. Read More

Navmii heeft de applicatie Navmii GPS Live Nederland uitgebracht, een navigatie-oplossing voor heel Nederland die maar 3,99 euro kost. De software maakt gebruik van kaartmateriaal van het Nederlandse bedrijf AND. In de App Store zijn op dit moment vier varianten te vinden: Nederland, Spanje, Duitsland (allemaal €3,99) en Nigeria (maar liefst €64,99!). Bij deze navigatiesoftware worden de kaarten lokaal op je iPhone opgeslagen, zodat je ook in het buitenland geen dataverbinding nodig hebt. De knoppen van deze applicatie zijn extra groot gemaakt, zodat ze op de iPhone makkelijk te bedienen zijn. Dankzij multitouch kun je op de kaart zoeken naar je bestemming, wanneer je niet over het exacte adres beschikt (maar bijvoorbeeld wel weet dat je ergens aan de oostkant van Utrecht moet zijn). De kaarten zijn in 2D- of 3D-weergave te zien en in dag- of nachtweergave, net als bij andere navigatiesoftware. Navmii maakt gebruik van Microsoft Bing om lokale zoekresultaten te vinden, bijvoorbeeld winkels en hotels (hiervoor is wel een internetverbinding vereist). Een ander extraatje is de mogelijkheid om vanuit de applicatie toegang te krijgen tot je iPod-muziekbibliotheek. Als er mensen zijn die al ervaringen hebben met deze nieuwe software, zijn we natuurlijk erg benieuwd. Read More