TeleNav today launched its latest version of TeleNav GPS Navigator, the GPS navigation application for mobile phones. Available immediately, subscribers can now send their current location to any other mobile phone that can receive text messages, creating a quick and easy way to meet with friends or co-workers while on-the-go.

Customers can also share addresses of favorite businesses, including restaurants, hotels or movie theaters.  With TeleNav’s Fuel Finder feature, users can even send information on local gas stations with the cheapest prices for that day. Other new features include reviews and ratings for nearby businesses and the ability to rate restaurants directly from a mobile phone. 

TeleNav GPS Navigator originally launched in 2003 and was the first GPS navigation solution for mobile phones, offering the experience of an in-car navigation system with the portability and convenience of a mobile phone. The new version is the only mobile phone-based navigation service to include all of the following features:

• Voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions
• "My TeleNav" Web site access - Subscribers can save locations in their “My Favorites” folder and they will automatically download on their phone next time they launch TeleNav GPS Navigator.
• Biz Finder (local search) - Customers can look up more than 10 million businesses and services, including ATMs, restaurants, hotels, Wi-Fi hotspots and gas stations, and easily navigate to them with the click of a button.
• Business reviews and ratings - Before they head to a restaurant or make a reservation at a hotel, users can now see how it was rated and reviewed by other people.
• Real-time traffic alerts and one-click rerouting
• Fuel Finder - TeleNav GPS Navigator includes updated gas prices for local gas stations, and provides driving directions to the station with the lowest gas prices.
• Full-color 3D moving maps
• Spot Marker - Users can mark waypoints to help find their way back to a location or to record points of interest.
• Pedestrian Mode –TeleNav GPS Navigator can also be used while walking, to help guide customers through crowded downtown streets or back to a parked car.

The new version of TeleNav GPS Navigator (v. 5.2) is available immediately on select phones. The service is offered to customers for $9.99 per month for unlimited use.  Current customers using TeleNav GPS Navigator on supported phones can access the new version by re-downloading TeleNav GPS Navigator.