The iPhone, being without a built-in turn-by-turn navigations app, has found itself with a number of third-party options. We've test a lot of them and found the best to be Waze, the free socially-aware app with live traffic and plenty of other awesome features. Platform: iPhonePrice: FreeDownload Page Waze provides pretty good turn-by-turn directions, with an automated voice that tells you where to go and a very subtle sound effect to let you know when you messed up and the route is being recalculated...
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The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion? 0
October 16th at 3:40pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsIt's uncanny. When known software gets repackaged for iPhones and iPod Touches and passes through the hallowed gates of the App Store, something happens: Almost invariably, it gets cheaper. Waaay cheaper. Good right? Well, not always. The App Store is a strange new place for developers. Veterans and newcomers engage in bareknuckle combat, driving prices down to levels people wouldn't have imagined charging just a few years ago. Margins drop to razor-thin levels while customers expect apps to get cheaper...