By Mehwish Khan · Friday, Jan 22, 2010 3 Comments
Nokia has today announced plans to release a new version of Ovi Maps for its smartphones that includes high-end walk and drive navigation at no extra cost, available for download at www.nokia.com/maps.
This move has the potential to nearly double the size of the current mobile navigation market. The new version of Ovi Maps includes high-end car and...
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By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 33 Comments
We have covered before how Google Maps works, and then also reviewed when Google Maps started giving driving directions for Pakistani audience.
Now, widely considered as a big breakthrough, Google Mobile Maps also offer Turn by Turn navigation directions for Pakistan.
Google Mobile Maps are community driven maps, through Google Map Maker. We know that...
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By Aamir Attaa · Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 0 Comments
GPS navigation solution by Mobilink has been re-launched with enhanced features and with a web portal. Mobilink has actually strengthened its presence in navigational application – won’t be wrong if I say Mobilink is the only company offering real time navigational solution. However, we have seen other location based services by Ufone and Warid...
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By admin · Friday, May 22, 2009 14 Comments
Post by Farhan Chawla
A week ago I was out of Karachi, touring in the middle of Punjab, many a times I felt the need of a Personal tracker which should keep my family and friends updated of my whereabouts and that they could be posted automatically about my location.
A little probing in my software cache gave me the tools I required on my E71 and I...
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By Aamir Attaa · Monday, Mar 23, 2009 40 Comments
Guest Post by Shahid Saeed
Automotive Navigation Systems have become extremely popular all over the world today. These devices are used extensively in major cities around the globe; by everyday people, taxi drivers and people new a the city or town. The bigger the city, the more the need for a navigation system is. Sadly, we Pakistanis have long been...
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By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Dec 23, 2008 6 Comments
Data Solutions (Pvt) Ltd and Tracking World (Pvt) Ltd have released an update to their Pakistan Navigator map for Garmin GPS devices. We have discussed before on how these maps works on Garmin GPS devices in Pakistan.
This latest update in maps includes house number information for Islamabad and Lahore. Users will now be able to navigate directly to...
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By Aamir Attaa · Sunday, Oct 5, 2008 0 Comments
Data Solutions (Pvt) Ltd and Tracking World (Pvt) Ltd are offering Pakistan’s very first in-car GPS system. Initially in detail maps are available for major Pakistani cities (including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Wah Cantt) and all major national highways.
Streets are labeled...
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