A friend forwarded this link to me: http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/tomtom-already-has-iphone-navigation-software-ready-to-roll/
If true, then that explains why tomtom have been so reluctant to release it on other mobile platforms.
Thats a big one up on Nokia, as their Maps software, considering the charges, is way below par.
How reliable is engadget with stuff like this?
It certainly would explain why they hadn't released one for symbian I suppose!
Still, you will have to PAY for TomTom! As using the google maps for satnav would be DIRE! 😛
bartmanekul wrote:
How reliable is engadget with stuff like this?
It's not just Engadget. It was on the Reuters newswire as well, quoting a Tomtom spokesperson
stephanbee wrote:It certainly would explain why they hadn't released one for symbian I suppose!Still, you will have to PAY for TomTom! As using the google maps for satnav would be DIRE! 😛
You have to pay for any satnav (excluding the nasty java over the air ones), nokia maps included.
Id happily pay for tomtom.
bartmanekul wrote:
How reliable is engadget with stuff like this?
very.
From Tomtom:
Thanks for your email, and many apologies for not coming back to you. I was under the impression that there may be some news on this a while ago, but this has not happened so far. Regarding the iPhone, the only information we have given out is that we have an application that runs on the iPhone, but we have not stated which application, or any version number. There is also no information on when we will release it, and in what format, which platform, etc. I�m sorry that we can�t give you any additional info right now, but please bear with us. Official news about this will come, but I don�t have a date for it. I know your readers are very keen to hear from us, so apologies again for the delay.
Ahh! But what I'm saying is that the iPhone as far as I'm aware comes with google maps as its only gps software. Wheras Nokia do have their own, albeit quite awful! 😊
Out of the box the Nokia Maps app isn't that different in functionality than Google Maps. Unless you want to pay for the navigation etc.
According to some sources TomTom may be available at the release of the AppStore on 11th July.