Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin
AT&T Navigator
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Today, AT&T announced that it’s expanding its AT&T Navigator location-based service overseas, making it the first U.S. carrier to offer international navigation capabilities. Dubbed AT&T Navigator Global Edition, the service is available now and works in 20 countries, including …
Posted July 13th, 2008 by admin
Nokia Maps on Ovi
Planning trips on your Nokia smartphone is about to get a lot easier. Today at Where 2.0, the Finnish cell phone manufacturer announced Maps on Ovi, a Web component designed to complement its mobile mapping software, Nokia Maps 2.0. …
Posted July 13th, 2008 by admin
Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry
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Today, Garmin announced a new plan that will give BlackBerry users unlimited, lifetime access to its Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry navigation application. Designed for those who don’t want to be bothered by monthly subscription fees, the lifetime plan only requires a one-time fee …
Posted July 13th, 2008 by admin
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Mio Technology is hoping to take GPS to new places, more specifically, beyond the car. At Computex 2008 (Asia’s largest technology trade show), Mio unveiled a new concept product called the “PND (portable navigation device) camera” that integrates a GPS radio into a digital camera. …
Posted July 13th, 2008 by admin
Will the iPhone 3G hurt PNDs?
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OK, maybe I was wrong. I’m a big enough person to admit it. You see, a couple of months ago, I wrote that there was no way that smartphones and cell phones with integrated GPS would take over the portable navigation device (…
Posted July 13th, 2008 by admin
Dash Express
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Citing “outstanding results from our partners’ recent Dads and Grads promotions,” Dash Navigation today announced a $100 price drop for its Dash Express portable navigation system. You can now get the Internet-connected GPS for $299 rather than $399, though you will still have …
Posted July 13th, 2008 by admin
What would you pay for the Garmin Nuvifone?
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It’s no secret that the Garmin Nuvifone is one of the most anticipated smartphones of this year–partly because of its killer feature set (GPS with full navigation, 3.5-inch touch screen, quad-band world roaming, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 3-megapixel camera, …