Google Maps for mobile phones has acquired turn-by-turn voice directions, thanks to the new application being launched for Android platform today.

Travel with a GPS-powered mobile phone or handheld, reach faster, easier.

TomTom car GPS for iPhone is here. TomTom announced today that the GPS app for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS is now available on the iTunes App Store. The TomTom GPS for iPhone is available in the North America, Europe and Newzealand. The app costs $99 for American buyers.

SatNav has launched its SatGuide GPS Logger, a passive vehicle tracking system, that promises to benefit the transportation business greatly.

Tata Indicom Quickfinder A-GPS for location-tracking has been launched. Quickfinder will be the first A-GPS service to be launched in India by a telecom company.

GPS location tracking giant Garmin and netbooks and mobile phone maker ASUS are jointly developing a GPS mobile phone, tentatively named Nuvifone. The first Garmin-ASUS mobile phone-GPS device will be called Nuvifone G60, expected to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month.

The first-ever GPS-enabled mobile phone has debuted in India. US mobile phone giant Motorola has launched its new GPS-enabled Motoming A 1600 in the country and the phone will be made available at a price of Rs 15,487.