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Add Speedometer to Native iOS Maps App with this simple Cydia Tweak: Speed for Maps

geek — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:31:42 +0000

Today we are going to share another simple Cydia Tweak with our those readers who are using a jailbroken iPhone. Speed for Maps tweak adds a new icon into iOS Maps which serves as speedometer.

This tweak is very handy for those users who want to know their current speed while traveling or walking and without using any third-party app. The speedometer icon is added in the bottom right corner of Maps in a beautiful way. In fact it looks like the icon was already there.

Speed for Maps doesn’t add any new icon on the homescreen of iPhone, but you can configure the output in the settings.app, changing between MPH, KPH, FPS and Knots.

Download:

Launch Cydia and search for “Speed for Maps”. Download and install the tweak on your iPhone.

It is to be noted that this app is compatible with iPhone only.

If your device is running on iOS 4.3.1 or earlier version and is not jailbroken, you can use Redsn0w to jailbreak it. iPhone running on iOS 4.3.3 can be jailbroken with JailbreakMe.

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Brief: Bing for Windows Mobile Updated: Gets Real Navigation Features

geek — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:37:47 +0000

Bing App for Windows Mobile has been updated to version 1.5 this morning. The new version brings two big features.

One feature is turn by turn voice prompting feature and another is the ability to load the contacts from contact book.

If you are already using the beta version of Bing 1.5, you can update to latest stable version using the update menu of the the app.

Download Bing v1.5:

If you have not using this software on your windows mobile, you can point the browser of the mobile to this address htt://m.bing.com/downlaod to download the app directly on your mobile.

Own Voice for Ovi Maps: Create your own Guidance Instructions

sarmad — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:56:21 +0000

Nokia’s Ovi Maps, which is free with walk and drive navigation, gets another interesting feature. Now you can create your own drive guidance instructions for Ovi Maps. The new Own Voice for Ovi Maps app lets users to create a voice pack and share with your friends on twitter and facebook.

Rupert Englander, Head of Services, Nokia UK, commented:

Nokia continues to redefine the mobile navigation market by bringing free walk and drive navigation to millions of people around the world. Many of us have a love-hate relationship with our sat nav and being able to record or choose a voice that you love is a great way to make Ovi Maps fun to use.

Currently Own Voice for Ovi Maps app is in English and it is compatible with all GPS-enabled handsets which can run the latest Ovi Maps version like Nokia 97, Nokia 5800, Nokia X6 and E72 etc.

Download Own Voice for Ovi Maps:

This app can be downloaded from Ovi store free of cost. The size of the app is about 0.47MB.