CoPilot Live is a GPS app for the iPhone with great potential, but it needs a major update to be used as a dependable navigator. CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, ...

TomTom's interface uses the standard iOS conventions as much as possible, whereas Magellan is a bit annoying because it uses custom keyboards for entering addresses. Neither will allow you to enter ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He now manages CNET San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D printers ...

One of the downsides of using geolocation pins with standard GPS apps is that they're designed with driving and roads in mind. For those of us who walk more than we drive, these routes aren't always ...

Although GPS on smartphones has improved, believe it or not when Consumer Reports tested the GPS apps, it's one area the iPhone didn't do as well as the Android. Navigation apps are getting better ...

You can calibrate your Google Maps app to give more accurate directions on iPhone or Android, though your options on iPhone are comparatively limited.

Modern smartphones have long been equipped with location-aware features that combine global positioning system (GPS) hardware with other features like Wi-Fi and cellular triangulation to help get an ...

I have the opportunity to purchase a new phone and have a choice of practically anything. I currently have an ancient Android phone that I've been pretty happy with. I use my phone for GPS a lot, and ...