Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3 Comments
Through the magic of hackers, the iPhone just got GPS. Using peer collected GPS data that is linked to cell towers, the Navizon GPS app is able to provide GPS functionality to the iPhone. The way it works is by contributors collecting the location information of cell towers and wifi access points. Then they share [...]
Monday, July 23, 2007 No Comments
A study carried out by Twice, finds that about 50% of people would prefer to use a personal navigation device (pnd) rather than the gps service provided by cell phone companies. Only 17% said that they would use a cell phone while about 33% said that they would use both. Most people who participated in [...]
Monday, June 25, 2007 1 Comment
People have been debating for a while now on how gps enabled phones are going to be the future of the gps navigation industry. However first reviews of gps enabled phones have been bad. People have been complaining about not been able to lock onto a gps signal even if they are outside and that [...]
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 No Comments
Yahoo have just announced the launch of Yahoo! GO for Mobile 2.0 now has gps support. Yahoo! Go includes widgets that include a search facility, e-mail, and features that deliver local information and maps, news, sports data, financial information, entertainment, weather, and Flickr photos. Some GPS enabled phones such as Blackberry 8800 – will have [...]
Friday, June 15, 2007 No Comments
Sony Ericsson announced the release of a new gps accessory called the HGE-100which also doubles as a hands free kit. The accessory works enables satellite navigation on compatible Sony Ericsson mobile phones with Java support. Sport enthusiasts can also “Use the GPS Enabler as their personal trainer by using the ‘Tracker’ GPS sports application [...]
Tags: Sony Ericsson
Category: Gps Phone
Friday, June 8, 2007 No Comments
Sprint and a new start up company called GPShopper have announced the release of Slifter a mobile local search application that employs GPS to find products at neighboring retail locations. Have you ever walked down the street and thought of an item you wanted to buy or simply wondered what store nearest to you had [...]
Thursday, May 31, 2007 No Comments
The freedom gps unit is small and ideal for connecting wirelessly to your notebook, mobile phone or PDA using bluetooth. It is the perfect size to add to you key chain, making it always near and is able to maintain an accurate lock with GPS satellites even if it is in your pocket, briefcase, handbag [...]
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 No Comments
Of course there always is a catch, the service is free for 14 days. Ask Mobile lets you share your location with friends, get maps, directions, Evites, and Citysearch content. You will also be able to find restaurants, bars, and businesses nearby using the GPS system. The system features rich, smooth scrolling maps which show [...]
Friday, April 27, 2007 No Comments
 Making the right choice of software ensures that you will use it often. GisUser have done an extensive review on several software titles and the article can be found here. This is a review of 5 leading sofware solutions for your PDA, Smartphone or Windows Mobile Device. The software titles are: CoPilot Live 6 [...]
Category: Gps Phone
Monday, April 2, 2007 No Comments
Ok, so you got this great new smart phone/cell phone and have been wondering how to get gps on it. Garmin has solved this problem with two great devices that are plug and go, designed for ease of use. The Garmin Mobile 10 adds wireless navigation to your Bluetooth-enabled laptop, smartphone, Pocket PC or PDA, [...]
Category: Gps Phone
