Gps
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Map-ready phones will not kill GPS devices
News GPS-enabled mobile phones will pose some competition for standalone devices, but the latter will not go extinct just yet, say industry voices.
Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Garmin Ltd., Ovum, Device, Cell Phone, Chip, device manufacturer, phone, camera
GPS phones can't plug computing gap
News Some personal navigation device manufacturers are betting GPS-enabled mobiles won't catch up with standalone handhelds anytime soon.
Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Phone, cell phone, revenue, mobile, SatNav, Smart Phone, 3D, e-mail
GPS device maps typically two years old
News User-generated data may be the answer to the problem of users encountering inaccurate maps on their GPS navigation devices, say industry voices.
Tags: GPS, Web 2.0, Map, Asia-Pacific, Tool, Singapore, managing director, Google Maps, director, Web 2.0
New GPS platform aims to save batteries
News Cambridge Silicon Radio's new architecture, designed for mobile phones and other portable devices, can run in an "'aware" state that uses very little power.
Tags: Development/design, Bluetooth, Battery, Satellite, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, GPS, phone, performance, Development/design
Augmented reality: Not that real yet
News Why iPhone apps that act as a digital guidebook aren't quite ready for prime time and is a step down from using conventional mapping and search applications.
Tags: Smart phones, GPS receiver, Phone, App, Smart Phone, McDonald's Corp., GPS, Smartphone, Washington, Apple iPhone
O'Reilly: Web is at war, and it's making me sad
News In his keynote at the Web 2.0 Expo, Tim O'Reilly sets off the "punditocracy" by insisting that the "war of the Web" is heating up again.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Checkout, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Web sites, Web 2.0, Tim O'Reilly
Using Twitter for work
Blogs Twitter is a popular micro-blogging service that lets you post short messages (up to 140 characters, similar to SMS) so ...
Macs and PCs found shacking up
News New study finds that the vast majority of those with an Apple computer also own at least one Windows-based PC.
Tags: Personal Computers, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Owner, Apple Inc., Computer, Survey, Electronics, Apple Macintosh, GPS
Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator
Product Reviews Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator
Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Location, Tool, GPS, Messaging, movie, local search, Verizon Wireless
HTC Hero
Reviews The Android platform has come of age in the Hero. HTC's Sense interface is superbly implemented, the device itself is intuitive to use, and the software is largely well thought-out. We'd have liked more internal memory, longer battery life and a better camera though.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Headset, GPS, MicroSD, microSD Card, photograph, Facebook, High Tech Computer Corp., camera
Skyhook teams up with Texas Instruments
News Skyhook's hybrid Wi-Fi/GPS location technology will soon be used in Texas Instruments chips for mobile devices to get more accurate location information.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile processors, Apple Inc., Satellite, Texas Instruments Inc., Positioning, GPS, Skyhook Wireless, phone, Wi-Fi
iPhone 3G is pretty but anti-social
Blogs I recently bought the Apple iPhone 3G from my local mobile operator, used it for a week and found the iPhone 3G strangel...
Free GPS tracking for iPhone, Android
Blogs If you need to track the whereabouts of your co-workers, or to give them your precise location, try using the free GPS t...
Acer Tempo M900
Reviews We like the Acer M900's large 3.8in. screen, but its slide-out QWERTY keyboard is less successful. Acer's Shell user interface may not appeal to all, but the fingerprint reader is welcome.
Tags: Screen, Acer Inc., Scanner, Headset, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, keyboard, Microsoft Windows, High Tech Computer Corp., camera
Acer X960
Reviews Acer's X960 provides plenty of features, including a VGA-resolution screen. However, this Windows Mobile smartphone's build quality and desk-metaphor UI overlay could be classier.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Mobile, Acer Inc., Smart Phone, Storage, USB, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows
