TomTom plans to launch a navigation app for Android smartphones in October, the company said Wednesday at the IFA trade show in Berlin. The app will put the Dutch company into direct competition for the first time with Google Navigation ...
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Apple is said to be asking TomTom for help as it tries to improve its Maps app. According to a Bloomberg report, Senior Vice President Eddy Cue is “prodding digital maps provider TomTom to fix landmark and navigation data it shares ...
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If you're considering giving the gift of navigation this holiday season, we can point you in the right direction with our test-based advice. The good news is, there are just three leading brands from which to choose: Garmin, Magellan, and ...
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With the Apple iOS 6 upgrade launch, the company's first turn-by-turn navigation program, simply called "Maps," is now available for iPhone and iPad and included with the iPhone 5. Full of promise, Maps has been subject to much criticism ...
Portable dashtop navigation devices have evolved through the years to be richly featured, affordable travel aids. As competition has seen the market whittle down to essentially three dominant brands, it has become easier for consumers to ...
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To help you navigate Black Friday sales on portable GPS devices, we have scoured sales flyers from major retailers, identifying the best prices for the deal-crazed shopping weekend. The deals we found all feature navigators from the ...
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The worldwide shipments of connected automotive infotainment systems are expected to reach 50.9 million in 2017 from 5.7 million in 2012, according to a new report. According to ABI Research's new Automotive Infotainment market database, ...
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German in-car location and navigation products and services supplier Zurich selected TomTom telematics technology to power its Zurich Fleet Intelligence (ZFI) product. ZFI, which is optimised for corporate fleets, combines vehicle ...
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TomTom, a provider of navigation solutions, has extended its partnership with Fiat by providing the semi-integrated TomTom GO LIVE for the new Fiat 500L, that delivers navigation with real-time services. The new service features a special ...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) has selected TomTom to provide location and navigation content and services for its infotainment system. Starting 2015, the navigational services will be available for both Peugeot and Citroën customers ...
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TomTom, in a joint venture with AutoNavi Holdings, has signed a seven year agreement with Chinese car-maker Qoros Auto to supply traffic information for its cars from next year. As per the deal, the HD Traffic will be installed on Qoros ...
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TomTom Business Solutions has launched a new Software Alliance Program which will allow its partners to access company's technology including HD traffic, routing and road conditions informations. The new programme is a software ...
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Apple has sacked Richard Williamson,the executive in charge of Apple Maps,following months of embarrassment for the company surrounding the application's performance. A report from Bloomberg claimed Williamson was forced out of Apple by ...
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Apple has reportedly fired the manager responsible for its controversial mapping software,as it seeks to win back disgruntled users who have experienced glitches with the software since its September release. Senior vice-president Eddy ...
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Navigation technology provider TomTom today announced developer tools and a platform for location-based services(LBS)in the cloud to help in the rapid creation of apps for finding locations that are used by truck fleets and other ...
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