It said the application will be powered by Telmap and offer in-car and pedestrian navigation, including moving maps and local search capabilities, with fuzzy matching to enable users to find what they want even when they only have partial information on the topics of their search.

George Dymond, UK trading director of Carphone Warehouse, said: With the recent furore surrounding the importance of mobile features such as games, music, and photography, our customers tell us that satellite navigation is now also a must-have application.