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Map-ready phones will not kill GPS devices

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.

Thursday, August 27 2009 06:48 PM

Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Garmin Ltd., Ovum, Device, Cell Phone, Chip, device manufacturer, phone, camera


GPS phones can't plug computing gap

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.

Monday, October 05 2009 06:40 PM

Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Phone, cell phone, revenue, mobile, SatNav, Smart Phone, 3D, e-mail


GPS device maps typically two years old

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.

Wednesday, September 02 2009 06:43 PM

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.

Wednesday, July 29 2009 09:01 AM

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.

Wednesday, November 18 2009 01:50 PM

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.

Wednesday, November 18 2009 07:17 AM

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 ...

Friday, July 31 2009 09:10 PM


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.

Tuesday, October 06 2009 11:26 AM

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

Saturday, September 12 2009 03:36 AM

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.

Tuesday, August 18 2009 11:30 AM

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.

Tuesday, February 17 2009 10:30 AM

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...

Thursday, September 18 2008 07:44 AM


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...

Tuesday, November 11 2008 03:34 PM


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.

Tuesday, July 28 2009 11:30 AM

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.

Thursday, May 28 2009 11:30 AM

Tags: Battery, Screen, Mobile, Acer Inc., Smart Phone, Storage, USB, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows


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