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Driving home for Christmas? Possibly in the style of Chris Rea? Well if that drive involves traversing Britain’s roads with the brood… read more

In a remarkably ‘un-connected’ move from Google, Maps now has a new ‘download map area’ feature that allows you to scour the local terrain even if you don’t have a mobile signal. read more

Google maps has only recently had a bus and train information overhaul so we were a little shocked to hear that, as of today, there’s been a vastly more significant overhaul to the service. Maps now has a live transit update service that gives you up-to-the-minute information on where your bus or train is at any given time. read more

Supermarket giants Tesco has earmarked Android as the mobile platform to test its new prototype in-store navigation app – and it’s recruiting volunteers to put the as yet unnamed app through its paces. Tesco has set up its newly developed sat nav system already in one store, the Tesco Extra in Romford (Gallows Corner), North East London, so all it needs now is some willing Android smartphone-toting customers. read more

When it comes to free navigation apps on Android it’s hard to look beyond the awesome Google Maps. But one company, Navmii, is trying its darndest to convert you over to its feature rich NavFree UK software. This app has already been doing big numbers on the iPhone – more than 1.7 million downloads – and now its Android turn to enjoy its gratis sat nav skills.

Navmii is able to hawk this app for nada because the map data is based around the community based OpenStreetMap (OSM). This means the users can update the mappage themselves to build a more accurate picture and with over 300,000 map updates already made by iPhone users, it appears Navfree is fast approaching pro-quality.

Unlike Google Maps, NavFree doesn’t rely on a data connection for its map feed. The whole of the UK & Republic of Ireland as a 300MB file is downloaded straight to your phone so your route won’t be interrupted should a network signal be lost. read more