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Nokia Plans an Ambitious Expansion of Its Mapping and Location-Based Services Platform

Nov 13, 2012

IDG News Service-Nokia plans an ambitious expansion of its mapping and location-based services platform beyond its own smartphones to competing devices running OSes other than Windows Phone 8,it said Tuesday. The move is being backed with ...

Tags: Nokia, location service, Windows Phone 8, smartphones

The Senator Calls on Department of Transportation to Investigate for Commercial Trucks'GPS

Sep 29, 2012

GPS navigators are to blame for the majority of bridge-strike accidents caused by trucks too tall to safely pass, according to information released by U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). The Senator is calling on the Department of ...

Tags: GPS navigators, GPS, bridge-strike accidents, D-NY, federal standards

Apple Maps Comes with New iPhone 5(Also Part of The Ios 6 Upgrade Available)

Sep 28, 2012

On the smart-phone battleground, much attention has been paid recently to the quality of the free navigation app--Apple Maps--that comes with the new iPhone 5 (also part of the iOS 6 upgrade available for some other Apple devices). But ...

Tags: Smart-Phone Navigation, Google Maps navigation, Apple Maps

It Is Easy to Be Lulled Into Believing That Each Updated Model Will Be Better Than Before

Sep 11, 2012

With new products, it is easy to be lulled into believing that each updated model will be better than the one before. That's not what we're seeing in our portable GPS navigation tests. Our latest test group features eight models, spanning ...

Tags: GPS navigation, entry-level, full-featured, Garmin Nuvi 3550LM

The in-Vehicle Navigation Systems Sales Are Supposed to Quadruple by 2019

Jul 11, 2012

The in-vehicle navigation systems sales are expected to quadruple by 2019, according to a new report. According to the Strategy Analytics report, 'Automotive and Portable Navigation: Market Drivers and Forecasts 2011 -2019' the technology ...

Tags: in-vehicle navigation systems, Auto Parts, Portable Navigation

Apple Gives Dutch Satnav Firm TomTom Boost by Using Mapping Technology to Replace IOS 6

Jun 13, 2012

Apple has given Dutch satnav firm TomTom a boost by using the firm's mapping technology to replace Google's in the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6. Industry analysts believe the move could help revive TomTom, which ...

Tags: Apple, TomTom, mobile operating system, satnav apps, Google Maps

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