Glympse -Share GPS location with friends & family

As some app development teams race to include as many new features in their navigation apps as they can, others are creating complementary features outside those same apps. Perhaps there is no ‘one’ best solution anymore.

Real-time location sharing service Glympse has hit the 10 million user milestone and today added four new languages to better support its global community. Both its iOS and Android apps will be optimized for Chinese, German, Japanese, and Spanish....

Despite the overwhelming popularity of Google's free mapping app and Apple's own Maps GPS navigation firm Garmin has continued to embrace the iOS platform. The StreetPilot Onboard and Navigon apps have been met with mixed reception, so I was curious to see if the latest versions have brought any significant improvements.

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Twist, the mobile app that helps keep others notified of your arrival, has launched its Android app. Previously only available for the iPhone, this new version now lets more people better manage their schedules. The app is mostly similar to its iPhone counterpart, except that it was built in HTML5 and a number of cosmetic differences....

There are quite a few apps out there that share your location data and allow you to check in at a place, like Foursquare, Facebook, etc. They’re pretty fantastic, and they let your friends see where you are at, and then come meet you....

Seattle-based location-sharing company Glympse today announced version 2.0 of its service for iOS and Android — its biggest update yet — that lets you view friends on a map in real-time as they move around town. It's like Apple's Find My Friends app, except it works across multiple platforms, as well as on computers. Glympse lets you authorize specific users, and now groups as well (symbolized by names like !picnic) for up to four hours at a time. An innovative timer dial makes it simple to send a...

Twist, the startup behind a free iOS 6 app (iTunes link) that enables people to let others know when they will arrive somewhere, is today launching its application in English-speaking…

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TNW Quick Hit Glympse is an Android and universal iOS app that allows you to share your current location – in real-time, to specific people, and for a specified period…