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Traffic congestion wreaks havoc on productivity, the environment, and, of course, travelers. Last year, mapping and traffic service TomTom revealed that commuters were wasting an average of 100 hours each year stuck in traffic--and that's to say nothing of the folks simply running errands or...Read More»
The Worst Cities In The World For Rush Hour Traffic
How bad is your daily commute? Do you try to get to your desk early or leave late to avoid traffic? You're not alone: according to TomTom, Planet Earth's commuters waste an average of 100 hours each year sitting in their cars during crunch times -- and that's just during the evening rush. ALSO SEE...Read More»
TomTom Says That America's Most Congested Cities Are...
If you live in a major metropolitan area, you know that traffic snarls are a way of life. You can either rail at the heavens as you putter from Point A to Point B, or you can close your eyes (only at a standstill, please) and think of England. Well, maybe not London, where traffic is terrible, but...Read More»
Carmakers Know Where You Go -- And You Can't Get Them To Delete The Data
Big data is a very big deal. To be sure, it has plenty of useful applications, like helping us navigate traffic jams and tracking down criminals, all thanks to the aid of GPS devices, traffic cameras, and other gadgets. But there's an insidious side to big data, too. Businesses of every stripe...Read More»
Waze Adds Celebrity-Voiced Navigation, Featuring Kevin Hart (Video)
Connoisseurs of commuting could argue that Waze has single-handedly upended navigation technology. Think about it. Once upon a time, gadgets and apps had to rely on data from big corporations like INRIX to tell travelers about traffic ahead. Waze said, "Forget that. Why not let the drivers...Read More»
Buying An iPhone 5? Prepare For Some Changes On The Road
Yesterday, Apple unveiled one of the worst-kept secrets in the tech world: the all-new iPhone 5. Rumors about the device and leaked photos of its casing have been flooding the internet for months, and now most, if not all of them, have been confirmed. But apart from the iPhone 5's longer -- and...Read More»
Apple's iOS 6 Could Kill Some Of Our Favorite Apps (UPDATED)
UPDATED: See below If you're an Apple fan, own an iPhone, or just happened to wake up yesterday, you already know that Apple has unveiled the next iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS 6. It's not as if that was a surprise. iOS 6 was one of the worst-kept secrets in Apple's history, with...Read More»
TomTom Wants To Send You On A Tropical Island Road Trip
Across the Northern Hemisphere, folks are preparing for that time-honored tradition known as the summer road trip. Most of us will end up making fairly short hauls to the beach or the mountains. A few hardy souls will attempt journeys to national landmarks like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and...Read More»
TomTom Adds Crowdsourced Maps -- But Is It Too Little, Too Late?
July 11, 2008 is a date that will live in infamy for many manufacturers. That's the day that Apple launched its acclaimed App Store, and with it, a slew of mobile applications chock-full of productivity, entertainment, and social networking features. Since then, the market for apps has exploded...Read More»
TomTom Posts Major Profit Loss: Is The End Near?
Earlier today, TomTom posted a major drop in profit for the third quarter of 2010. How major? About 37%. That may not be the deathknell for the Dutch telematics company, but TomTom clearly needs to revamp its strategy if it wants to avoid the corporate coffin down the line. Part of TomTom's problem...Read More»
Need A Mechanic Now? TomTom And Localeze Team Up To Offer More Options
One of the biggest guns in satnav has just inked a deal with one of the largest repositories of local listings to make your life behind the wheel a little bit easier. TomTom and Localeze announced the arrangement yesterday, and the combined service is expected to launch in 2011. By now, everyone...Read More»
One Bing To Guide Them: Microsoft Brings Turn-By-Turn To (Some) Handhelds
A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that Google's turn-by-turn navigation service -- currently available on Android headsets only -- is heading to the iPhone. That spells bad news for Garmin, TomTom, and other third-party GPS manufacturers, and unfortunately, there's more where that came from...Read More»
On TomTom: 'Luke, I Am Your Father! Now, Take The Third Left.'
Tuesday was Star Wars Day, and we spent it the same way every other fanatic did: by ordering a couple of pizzas, cracking open a case of Mountain Dew, and polishing our Yoda figurines while watching Robot Chicken's obsessive, amazing Star Wars parody. We also downloaded Star Wars voices to our...Read More»
TomTom Has Been Watching You Speed, And Now It's Telling All
You already know that many drivers use GPS devices, and that many of those devices are made by TomTom. What you may not have known is the degree to which TomTom has been tracking and recording data about your traveling habits -- specifically, the time it takes you to get from Point A to Point B...Read More»
BMW Driver Alert: Your GPS Does Not Substitute For Common Sense
It's not that we don't love BMWs; we do. It's just that their drivers are so easy to make fun of sometimes. Take one Robert Jones, a British driver whose trust in his TomTom satellite navigation system led him to follow its directions down an increasingly narrow, rutted and precarious path in...Read More»
TomTom Finally Unveils $99 iPhone GPS App
TomTom has finally taken the wraps off its long-awaited iPhone GPS navigation app, and it's priced to start at $99. That's almost as much as a standalone GPS unit. The iPhone app pricing also doesn't include the optional car kit that holds the phone, charges it, provides hands-free calling and...Read More»
