MapQuest launches turn-by-turn navigation on mobile phones

April 4, 2006 MapQuest has announced MapQuest Navigator, a service that will enable consumers to access Global Positioning Service (GPS), turn-by-turn, voice-guided directions on mobile phones. Based on Telmap’s Mobile Optimized Navigation Data (MOND) technology, MapQuest Navigator displays dynamic, full-color maps and provides accurate turn-by-turn navigation instructions by voice, graphics and text. The system includes a database of millions of restaurants, hotels, theaters and other points of interest which consumers can navigate to, direct dial to make reservations or send any location to a friend via text message.

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