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Welcome to Map My Tracks blog. Here you'll find tips about getting the most from your tracks, news and support.
We are often asked if there is an official Map My Tracks Android app and right now the answer is not from us. However, all is not lost as there are number of developers who have put together some nifty apps that play nicely with the Map My Tracks website.
Continue reading... | 02/09/2010 | Posted by Nick
We recently mentioned that the latest release of our iPhone app OutFront was available to download from the App Store and includes sharing with Facebook. We thought that the Facebook sharing desired a bit more of a mention so here it is.
Continue reading... | 20/03/2010 | Posted by Nick
Recently we have added a few new ways to add activities to Map My Tracks. With so many to choose from we thought it might be useful to put together a handy list of them all so you can choose the way that suits you best.
Continue reading... | 20/03/2010 | Posted by Nick
Over the last few months we have rolled out a number of new tools, features and applications that all help you to share your sporting activity in real time. Here is a handy list of the main ones.
Continue reading... | 08/02/2009 | Posted by Nick
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that Map My Tracks Mobile uses map data supplied by Open Street Map. We use OSM maps as the background on the handset to show where you are right now.
Continue reading... | 26/03/2008 | Posted by Nick
Over the past month we have been testing a number of phones with internal and external GPS receivers with some great results. Both types result in some very accurate results due to the way that we have set up Map My Tracks Mobile.
Continue reading... | 22/12/2007 | Posted by Nick
The idea of GPS tracking is new to most people and can leave some not knowing how to get started. In reality, GPS or Global Positioning System, to be precise, has been around since the '80s and it provides a way for a compatible device to accurately determine it location. With the use of an external GPS receiver or a mobile phone with internal GPS it becomes possible to pin point the location of the device anywhere in the world.
Continue reading... | 27/11/2007 | Posted by Nick | Comments: (3)
Nokia's N95 has come out top of PDA Essential magazine's head to head. Up against other smartphones like HTC's P3600, Fujitse-Siemens's T830, and HTC's Advantage it was rated best out of the group test.
Continue reading... | 19/08/2007 | Posted by Nick