Monday, June 23, 2008 2 Comments
Garmin are gearing up on the release of their highly anticipated smart phone called the Nuvifone in a few month. Many analysts believe that this phone will compete with the iphone directly. Garmin have not disclosed the price of the Nuvifone but industry exparts expect it to debut at around $299. Initial reviews for the [...]
Friday, June 13, 2008 1 Comment
Tomtom just announced that they have successfully tested and tried out their navigation software of the 3G iphone. There are some rumors that Apple might not have authorized Tomtom to develop the gps navigation.The iphone SDK legal documents specifically state the no company may design gps navigation system software for the phone. Applications may not [...]
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 No Comments
Route 66 a mapping and navigation software company, recently announced the release of their brand new mapping software called the Mobile 8 for smart phones and pocket pcs that use Windows Mobile. The new software package features high definition maps and a quick search destination finder. Other features include: Voice guided Navigation Sync application to [...]
Monday, May 5, 2008 No Comments
The Garmin Nuvifone which is to be released in the third quarter this year is now in the phase of testing out price points in the market. Garmin sent some people a survey that listed the phone at $500 through At&t with a two year contract. We believe that the Nuvifone price will drop because [...]
Thursday, April 3, 2008 1 Comment
Motorola have just announced the release of a new phone that they call the “Smart rider” which is designed to be used as a fixed device in a car. It features hands free calling for ease of use when using the device to navigation and also has interactive voice activation and bluetooth. The new device [...]
Monday, February 11, 2008 No Comments
HTC have just announced the release of a brand new phone with features that include GPS called the HTC P3470. The phone runs on Windows mobile 6 and comes with TomTom Navigation Software installed. Coming with a 2.8 inch touch screen the P3470 is a great smart phone with nice features. Other features include: 2MP [...]
Thursday, January 31, 2008 2 Comments
Garmin recently announced the release of a brand new product that they call the Nuvifone which is an a sleek touchscreen device which combines features like a phone, web browser and a personal navigation system. “The nüvifone is an all-in-one device offering unmatched integration of utility and function in a single mobile device,†said Cliff [...]
Thursday, November 29, 2007 No Comments
Google have just announced the release of the new google maps for mobile smartphones with a feature that gives any phone even the ones without a gps chip the ability to get find their approximate location. The the Version 2 maps, users can use the “My Location” feature to see where they are on a [...]
Thursday, October 4, 2007 No Comments
Garmin have just announced Garmin Mobile XT which is an all in one software solution that turns smartphones with Gps into Garmin Navigators. The software will be avalaible on microSD cards and will include access to dynamic content like real time traffic alerts, current fuel prices and movie times. There will be NO monthly fees [...]
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Category: Gps Phone
Monday, October 1, 2007 No Comments
Nokia and Navteq announced an agreement where Nokia will acquire the digital map supplier Navteq for about $8 billion. Currently consumers can download free maps from Nokia’s mapping service, which uses data from Navteq. Nokia recently also started to sell gps navigation services for devices that are equipped with the global positioning system. [...]
