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 ...

ViewRanger wants you to get out in the snow, with a sat-nav app that uses Ordnance Survey maps to keep you from getting lost in a drift, and support for glove-friendly touchscreen phones You can plan ...

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?

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 ...

Cambridge – 22 March 2010 – ViewRanger GPS, Augmentra’s award-winning ‘off-road sat nav’, is now available in App stores on the Symbian platform. The global launch comes as ViewRanger adds ...

The ViewRanger software is now available packaged with a Nokia 5800 touchscreen phone. The phone comes with an in built stylus, which is easily removable, even with gloved hands, making this an ideal ...

ViewRanger for Android Wear 2.0 started rolling out on the Google Play Store earlier this week and should now be available for download worldwide, mobile app developer Augmentra announced. The company ...

Developers are beginning to announce useful and handy apps for wearables now that Android Wear watches are starting to hit the market, and the ViewRanger mapping and navigation app stands out from ...

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