If you're big on outdoor activities — hiking, trail running, or cycling — you know the familiar problem: Spotty GPS and data signals can mean a messy time trying to find your way out of the woods.

Imagine the power of a US$500 outdoor GPS built into a $5 app available on iOS and Android devices. In a nutshell, that's ViewRanger. The advanced mapping GPS app has been around for years in Europe ...

If you love the outdoors then you know the value of a good map. It’s a tool to help you navigate the vast wilderness of the outdoors as you explore. ViewRanger is essentially that tool, but it ...

Award-winning ViewRanger GPS, the outdoor navigation app, has introduced a Global Open Maps edition for iPhone and iPad, available for download from the iTunes App Store. This launch on Apple iOS ...

We're snowed in at Crave Towers today, huddled around a cheerfully crackling fire of old PC magazines while we spin tales of gadget glory. But we could be out making fresh tracks in the snow with ...

The award winning ViewRanger GPS sat-nav app has hit the App Store. For £14.99 iPhone owners can get all of the features of a dedicated GPS system on their smartphones. The ViewRanger GPS features ...

Once you launch the application you are presented with a map. At the base of the screen are five tabs. These include a zoom in & out (although pinch to zoom works too), a GPS locator, a search tab and ...

Cambridge, UK - 30th May 2007 - Augmentra, a leading innovator in gps-enabled navigation software for smartphones, today announced the latest version of its award-winning ViewRanger off-road mapping, ...

June 2, 2007 We're starting to see some really exciting convergence in mobile devices; why carry around an MP3 player if your phonce already does the job - plus acts as a PDA and a digital camera?

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Award-winning ViewRanger GPS, the outdoor navigation app, has introduced a Global Open Maps edition for iPhone and iPad, available for download from the iTunes App Store from today. This launch on ...