Posted by uмΔя on October 23, 2008
Sure, the iPhone and iPhone 3G – let’s just make it easy and say “iPhone OS” – already provides users an integrated Google Maps application that provides all the driving directions, business information, and location data (thanks to cell-tower triangulation and GPS positioning) you could want. But, what kind of a free market would this be if competing mapping services didn’t offer their own take on mobile mapping?
For the sake of keeping things interesting, Mapquest has announced a new iPhone-optimized version of their website. iPhone and iPhone 3G users need do nothing more than point their Safari browser to mapquest.com. Mapquest detects the iPhone Safari web browser and serves up an iPhone-optimized version of the website.
And, Mapquest for iPhone is just as full-featured as its desktop sibling. iPhone users will be able to flick, swipe, and pinch their way through Mapquest’s Maps, Driving Directions, Local Search, Traffic, Recent Locations, and Cheapest Gas Prices.
Adding the Mapquest website to your iPhone homescreen turns the new service into a veritable web-app alternative to Google Maps.
Happy mapping!
Mapquest for iPhone
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Posted by uмΔя on October 18, 2008
Paragon Software is out with yet another dictionary for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This time they’ve released The Talking English Dictionary, which again is powered by their famous SlovoEd engine.
The Talking English Dictionary was tailor-made for the iPhone, with all special characteristics and unique features of the device in mind. The dictionary database contains more than 240,000 words, phrases and definitions in British English, and is the most up-to-date dictionary of its kind available on the market. No Internet connection is required – simply download once and use it without incurring any additional expenses. The “History” feature shows the last 15 translated words, and the “Cross-Lookup” feature is an easy check of language comprehension. For users wishing to take advantage of the premium audio abilities of the iPhone, a native British sound module of 20,000 words is available as well.
Those interested will have to pour out $24.99 (19.99 EUR / 14.99 GBP) in order to grab The Talking English Dictionary from the AppStore.
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