Navigon announces nav app for Android, Google threat looms

Courtesy Engadget  Thu, 11/26/2009 - 10:14

Google has taken much of the wind out of the turn-by-turn navigation industry's sails this Fall thanks to the introduction of fee-free Google Maps Navigation , but it's got a fatal flaw for the moment: it's only available in the States.

Navigon must be banking on the fact that Mountain View is going to take its sweet time spreading the love around the world, because it has announced at iCE Amsterdam today that it'll be releasing its...

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