TomTom GPS Coming to the iPhone
by Jody Mitoma on June 10, 2008 at 2:49 pm
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According to GPSReview, TomTom is working on porting their GPS navigation software to the iPhone.
Yep, just coming out a few minutes ago, TomTom has (apparently) announced plans to release a version of their TomTom navigation software for the iPhone. They plan to start selling it for the new 3G iPhone, on the AppStore.
According to reuters, a TomTom spokesman said the following, but didn’t say when it would be available or if it would be available when the iPhone 3G hits the streets on July 11.
Our navigation system runs on the iPhone already
Update: You always have to wonder when the report doesn’t mention just “who” at TomTom they were quoting, but we seem to have more info now. There are now reports attributing the following quote to Annette Hendrickx who said this about running TomTom on the iPhone:
“We have tried, and it worked”
(Source: GPSReview)
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August 19th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
[...] TomTom, Garmin, and Magellan, some of the larger GPS companies of today, are very interested in the iPhone’s ability to do so, and will most likely reveal something sooner than later, however, nothing has been revealed to the public as of yet, and the App Store has been available for more than a month now. [...]