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PNDs Losing Ground to GPS Smartphones, Says iSuppli
Portable Navigation Devices (PND) are losing ground as worldwide usage of GPS-equipped smar phones in the coming years, according to iSuppli Corp. After several years of strong sales growth, PNDs will continue to lead the navigation market in 2009, with 114 million sets to be in use by the end of …
Avoid Labor Day Trafric Tips from NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ offers Labor Day drivers five ways to avoid traffic for their last minute summer trips. Here are their suggestions: Go against the grain - The worst Labor Day traffic will be to the most popular summer destinations in the area. If the city empties out as people go the lakes and beaches, thin…
Drivers with Real-time Traffic Data Spend 18% Less Time, Says NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ, revealed insights from a esearch study designed to assess the consumer impact of everyday use of navigation devices. They found that real-time traffic information really saves real time.The results are from a three pronged study conducted in two metropolitan areas of Germany - Dusseldorf an…
Whole US Crowdsourced by Google Maps: Shows Traffic Data from U
Google expanded its traffic layer to cover all U.S. highways and arterials when data is available. The maps show how fast traffic is moving. Is done through “crowdsourcing,” using data from Google Map users and how fast they are traveling on roads. When you choose to enable Google Ma…
GPS Smartphone Shipments to Grow to 77 Million, Says Strategy Analytics.
Worldwide GPS smartphone shipments will grow 34 percent from 57 million units in 2008 to 77 million units in 2009, reports the latest research from Strategy Analytics GPS adoption in smartphones is being fueled by widespread consumer acceptance of portable navigation devices in Europe and the Uni…
Up-to-Minute Traffic Updates on Mobi.Traffic.com
NAVTEQ is now offering a new version of its free NAVTEQ Traffic.com mobile website at http://mobi.traffic.com. It could be very helpful this holiday weekend. The mobile website will let you know the traffic Jam Factor and real-time traffic information.The website can be accessed from any cell …
Turn-by-Turn Navigators to Incresase to 26 Million by 2010 End, Says ABI
While PNDs and in-dash navigation device sales continue to suffer from the economic recession, handset-based turn-by-turn navigation is boosted by the rapidly growing smartphone segment. ABI Research expects the number of paying handset-based turn-by-turn navigation users to increase to 26 million…
Verizon GPSGolfShot Real-Time Yardage Goes the Distance
GPSGolfShot is available exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers and shows golfers the distance. Using GPS technology, GPSGolfShot helps golfers navigate both new and familiar golf courses, giving them information to improve their games, right on their wireless phones. GPSG…
NAVTEQ Mapped Deal to Be On Samsung Mobile Phones
NAVTEQ announced that it has signed an agreement to supply NAVTEQ map data and content to Samsung Electronics. Samsung Electronics will have access to all 76 countries in the NAVTEQ map database. The agreement also allows Samsung Electronics the rights to utilize NAVTEQ content including Vis…
Free iPhone and BlackBerry (Storm) App of the Day: SitOrSquat Toilet-Finder
Before you have to download, we suggest you download the SitOrSquat app for your iPhone or BlackBerry. We've named it the BlackBerry, BlackBerryStorm and the iPhone Free App of the Day because, we all need to find restrooms on-the-go. SitOrSquat helps users to find bathrooms, changing tables, handic…
NIM GPS Navigation Coming on Sony Ericsson Phones
Networks In Motion announced it will partner with Sony Ericsson, to offer NIM's location-based services (LBS) for GPS-enabled mobile phones to Sony Ericsson customers worldwide. Carrirers will be able to offer their own branded versions of NIM's mobile phone navigation service to their custome…
TeleNav for T-Mobile G1 Starts Navigating on February 24
Beginning February 24, T-Mobile G1 users can get turn-by-turn GPS navigation from TeleNav. The TeleNav service includes speech recognition, traffic alerts, business listings, gas prices, weather updates and restaurant reviews. TeleNav GPS Navigator will be available for a free 30-day trial on TeleN…
Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 Supter GPS LBS Smartphone Revealed
Garmin-Asus, announced the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20, a web-browser and premium super navigation smartphone with a Windows Mobile operating system. The Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 will be on display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The nuvifone M20 is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1…
Xiam Zooms into LBS with Location Based Suggestions
Xiam Technologies announced that subscribers can now receive recommendations to guide them to places and events when they are on the go or traveling. Xiam has enhanced its MPOS (My Personal Offers System) platform to deliver recommendations ranging from helping subscribers find their way around new…
Sprint Adds GPS to Nextel Direct Connect and Shows New Ads
Sprint has added push-to-send location capability to the Nextel Direct Connect portfolio, and started a new advertising campaign.With NextMail Locator, customers with select Nextel Direct Connect phones now can push-to-send their location, date, time and voice observations to a dispatcher, call cen…
Beta Release of Free SPOT Shared Pages
SPOT launched the beta release of SPOT shared pages - a free, web-based software application that enables users to share their GPS location waypoints and SPOT messages with others via an email link displaying mapping and real time tracking on Google Maps. SPOT, the world's first satellite messenger,…
BlackBerry Storm TeleNav Location Mapping and Traffic App
TeleNav GPS Navigator, GPS and mapping app, is now available for the BlackBerry Storm. There is 30 day free trial for this well rated GPS navigation service. This gives Verizon users an alternative to Verizon’s VZ Navigator. Some reviewers have called it the “most fun” BlackBerry S…
Outdoor GPS Trekking and Tracking from Trimble on Alltel GPS Phones
Alltel is now offering the Trimble Outdoors application. The Trimble Outdoors applturns a wide range of Alltel GPS-enabled handsets into a off-road navigation and journaling tool. It can be used for hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, hunting and many other outdoor activities. The app…
Trimble Offers Rugged Windows Hanhelds with GPS
Trimbe is offering next generation of durable, computing devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology—the new Trimble® Juno SB and Juno SC handhelds. The devices have integrated GPS, both models include wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth connectivity, a 3 Megapixel came…
Trapster Mobile Alerts to Speed Traps
Nothing can ruin that holiday spirit faster than a $300 speeding ticket. It may be time to try Trapster. Trapster mobile will alert you as you approach police speed traps with hands-free audio alerts, and one-touch reporting.Trapster apps are available for iPhones and other GPS …
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