MapQuest 4 Mobile now features voice directions, something usually only found on full-featured navigation applications, not map apps. However, the voice cues aren't very specific. Other features like search-by-category and one-touch rerouting are nice, but they may not be enough to sway users who've grown accustomed to the iPhone's built-in Maps program.
MapQuest 4 Mobile, an application from AOL, is available for free at the App Store.
If an object is about the size of a small book or a deck of cards, and if it's not a piece of food, there's a good chance it may soon be rendered obsolete (or at least a little old-timey-looking) by a smartphone app. Book publishers already know they're about to see some strange days, and navigation device makers are already in misery. When Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) came out with its free Maps Navigation app for the Droid last fall, Garmin's (Nasdaq: GRMN) stock took a hit from which it's only recently recovered. That company and rivals like TomTom have gone to work making software for smartphones (and in some cases making disastrous smartphones of their own), so they seem to be aware that soon, fewer people will need a dedicated object used solely for the purpose finding their way around town.
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