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Man, Navigon is playing to win - dropping the price *right* after TomTom finally releases a decent version.

Love. It.
As someone who's tried a dozen RSS readers for the iPhone, I'm constantly surprised when Byline isn't mentioned - it's exponentially better than anything else in the App Store.
I'm sorry to say that "This channel is currently not available" is practically burned into my iPhone's screen - it works with live TV about 20% of the time.

Opened a support ticket @ El Gato and they quoted me a 2-3 day wait for support. So...we'll see by the end of the week, I hope.
According to Walt Mossberg: "When the call is over, the apps will automatically resume and continue your route."

As for official background processes, Apple's been pretty consistent in their "No" position.

Jailbreak your phone and it won't be a problem - the applicable program is even called "Backgrounder". And it's free.
You won't regret it - having tried both, Navigon is just plain better. The only area that Tom-Tom excels in is visual appeal (I like their color scheme much better).

But the Navigon feature set blows Tom-Tom out of the water. Look at their respective ratings in the App Store - Navigon is *killing* Tom-Tom. TTS (and now traffic) are must-haves - and Tom-Tom doesn't have either.

Navigon FTW.
How is $9.99/month a good deal?
Sounds intriguing...but it's priced about $4.00 more than I'm willing to pay.

Particularly for something without a preview .
"I don't know why OrbLive is hardly mentioned in these discussions..."

Maybe because OrbLive STILL doesn't have a Mac client - and you're reading the most prominent Apple blog around?

That's my best guess.
I have to agree - their unmitigated greed shouldn't be rewarded.

It REALLY sucks that they're forcing an unnecessary hardware upgrade just to squeeze more $$$ out of loyal customers. The fact that we all know the beta version DIDN'T require a new player makes it all the more shady shady shady.

Shame on Slingplayer - may the curse of Palm touch all of you.
Comparison to Dropbox is suspiciously missing too...are you guys still on the "Dropbox isn't a legit company" trip you laid out in the Live Mesh article?

REALLY hope not - that wasn't TUAW's finest hour.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm looking for a pair of quality headphones that aren't seemingly made of glass. I'm an avid BMXer which causes me to frequently bash on any type of technology that joins me for my daily riding. I've been through the higher quality headsets in the Skullcandy line as these are supposed to be built for "abuse," which is laughable. I cant wear earbuds or canal buds, as my large ears seem to have a repelling property upon anything that sits in them. Wired or Bluetooth doesn't really matter, but I need something that can hold up to taking a few hits every now and again. I'm trying to keep 'em under $150. Thanks!"

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