US: Connected PND test
Edmunds Daily has published an article talking about a road test of four connected PNDs in the US: TomTom, Alpine, Insignia and TeleNav. Excerpts: Using a cellular connection (or an FM signal as an...
View ArticleThe growth of the connected PND market
Connected PNDs are now entering the navigation market, driven by TomTom’s product line. Following their high-range products (740 and 940), the Dutch company recently introduced a mid-range TomTom XL...
View ArticleSmartphone OS & browser trends
Opera has said that its Mini browser recorded more than 23.4 million users worldwide in April, jumping 140 percent compared to the year ago period. In AdMob’s monthly report that analyzes its own...
View ArticleViaMichelin and Nokia sign strategic agreement
ViaMichelin and Nokia have announced a strategic global agreement. The new service will enable access from Nokia phones equipped with the latest version of Ovi Maps for devices (i.e. Nokia Maps) to the...
View ArticleHandset makers, carriers push social nets beyond Smartphones
Social networks are some of the most popular sites on the mobile web, and while its easy to access them with a smartphone, it gets a whole lot harder using a standard feature phone. According to...
View ArticleLG’s first off-board navigation service
“Wisepilot for LG”, powered by Appello and deCarta, is a turn-by-turn navigation software for cars and pedestrians. The solution features several additional services available free of charge: Wcities...
View ArticleGarmin-ASUS to ship Android phone in 2010
Garmin-ASUS has indicated that it would launch an Android phone in early 2010. While short on details, the smartphone partnership said it would still use Garmin’s GPS navigation and that it wouldn’t...
View ArticleAlternative positioning technologies for mobile phones
It will take several years before GPS becomes widespread in mid- and low-end handsets in Europe and Asia. The absence of widespread GPS availability in non-smartphone handsets has opened the door for...
View ArticleOpera retakes lead in mobile browser wars
Opera has reclaimed the lead as the world’s most popular mobile browser. The Opera web browser overtook the iPhone in May, winning 24.6 per cent of the global mobile browser market, compared to the...
View ArticleVodafone Australia: GPS on your mobile phone vs in-car systems
Today, in-car GPS still holds an accuracy advantage and turn-by-turn navigation is still limited on the handset. But TomTom is expected to launch a service for iPhone users in future, and like any...
View ArticleMobile advertising is set to grow and reach $5.7bn by 2014
Advertising budgets for mobile channels are expected to buck the downward trend and exhibit strong growth over the next five years, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report found...
View ArticleSony Ericsson to launch app store
Sony Ericsson has announced the imminent addition of applications to its mobile content service, PlayNow arena. This is the next expansion of the PlayNow content and service platform, following the...
View ArticleMobile indoor positioning trial launched in Finland
Nokia has announced the launch of a mobile indoor positioning trial at Kamppi Shopping Center in Helsinki Finland. The roll out of the new indoor location service marks the second phase of an ongoing...
View ArticleTechnoCom launches SpotOn GPS, ad-based navigation and search application
TechnoCom Corporation announces SpotOn GPS, a mobile advertising and marketing content delivery platform that provides comprehensive turn-by-turn navigation, search and mapping. SpotOn GPS leverages...
View ArticleEB unveils its latest next-generation Mobile Internet Device (MID)
Having designed the world’s first MID (Mobile Internet Device) reference device in 2007, EB, Elektrobit Corporation, a leading developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and...
View ArticleFrance: Mappy available on iPhone
France based Mappy, a multimedia service across Europe that offers route planning services, publishes maps and supplies tourist information has launched an iPhone application. The app lets users see...
View ArticlePharos launches Traveler 137 smartphone with on-board navigation
Pharos has announced the immediate availability of its latest GPS-enabled smartphone, the Pharos Traveler 137. The Traveler 137 will be sold unlocked through various online retailers. The smartphone...
View ArticleInterest in mobile advertising shifting from display to search
According to JP Morgan, mobile search revenues will rise to $128 million this year, from $99 million in 2008. By comparison, mobile display revenues are estimated to top around $94 million this year....
View ArticleApple to launch $100 iPhone?
According to the Financial Times, Apple is expected to unveil a cheaper iPhone priced at US$99 to US$149. It will be one of a number of iPhone devices expected to debut, including the iPhone 3.0, which...
View ArticleGarmin very close to launching Nüvifone in the US
In spite of warnings of delays, Garmin president Cliff Pemble today at a shareholders’ meeting said the company was “getting very close” to launching its nüvifone line on sale in the US through a...
View ArticleVideo: Google enhances POI search further
Google has launched Local Business Center, an application that allows businesses to see how they are listed on Google POI Search and modify this result to include additional information such as...
View ArticleThe new iPhone 3G S and in-car infotainment
Apple’s new iPhone 3G S is set to have the following features that could have a potential impact on in-car infotainment systems: 1) TomTom navigation: TomTom unveiled its application (price not...
View ArticleMio to launch Netbooks with GPS in 2009
Mio’s Netbook, Litepad N890, features a convenient and easy-to-carry 8.9” display and a GPS receiver that uses the MioMap navigation software and location based services to enable users to explore...
View Article130 million mobile LBS users in Europe by 2014
A new report by Berg Insight predicts that the number of European users of mobile location-based services will grow from 20 million users in 2008 at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 37 percent...
View ArticleUS: Magellan launches PND with ad-funded real-time traffic information
Following the recent release of the Magellan RoadMate series, MiTAC Digital Corp. is introducing the Magellan RoadMate 1475T to round-out the highly acclaimed series. In addition to the premium...
View ArticleNAVIGON jumps into iPhone turn-by-turn GPS
NAVIGON has signaled its intent to compete against TomTom’s iPhone app with software of its own. A version of MobileNavigator will use iPhone OS 3.0′s support of turn-by-turn GPS to provide the same...
View ArticleMercedes : Internet will be soon unavoidable in the car
Starting from 2012, a simple Internet connection could replace all the multimedia equipment and navigation systems currently embedded in cars, according to Ralf Herrtwich, Director of Multimedia and...
View ArticleApple buying stake in TomTom – unlikely?
Apple has about $20 billion in cash, that Investors seem to think it will spend on TomTom. In terms of strategic advantage, it’s not clear what buying TomTom would bring to the table for Apple. TomTom...
View ArticleTeleNav benefits as Palm Pre sales soar
Launched last week-end in the United States in exclusivity on the Sprint network, sales of the new Palm Pre seems to have started successfully. Wireless analysts have mentioned 50,000 to 100,000 units...
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