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European Union Launches Second Galileo Navigation Satellite
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vehicle navigation market. In 2007, more than 33.9 million navigation units were sold and that was triple in 2006. Mainstream customers can now get a simple car navigation unit for a few hundred dollars and several mobile phone makers are including GPS navigation...
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iPhone 2.1 Firmware Update Looms, Delivers Missing Features?
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creation of sophisticated GPS-based applications, such as turn-by-turn navigation. Greg Joswiak rebuffed David Pogues’ claim that the iPhone’s GPS antenna is much too small to emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a GPS unit for a vehicle. "GPS will evolve....
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Google: Navigaton Can Hit iPhone if Apple Allows
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but you'll have to speak to Apple about availability."As described here on the official site, Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance. The free service will provide various features including search by voice,...
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Garmin Announces ... A Cellphone?
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Garmin Announces ... A Cellphone?. garmin cellphone. New York (NY) - Garmin, known for its navigation devices, today announces its entry into the cellphone market. And as you might expect, the "nuvifone" is heavily focused on GPS navigation capability. Garmin’s...
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Black Friday - Best Buy Profits Up 52%
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reported that net income rose from $150 million last year to $228 million for this year’s third quarter. Revenue increased a healthy 17 percent to $9.9 billion. Best Buy says GPS navigation units had the biggest gains, but that flat panel television sets...
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Lost In 3G iPhone Rumors? Here's What We Know.
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the current model) Hardware Infineon S-GOLD 3 multimedia processor- 3G (HSDPA/UMTS) data transfer supporting up to 7.2 MB/s bandwidth- Hardware GPS module for GPS navigation - 640x480 display resolution for reproduction of recorded videos and iTunes movies...
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Nokia's New Business Phones Come Late to the Game
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Nokia’s E series line up," said Geoff Blaber, an analyst at research firm CCS. Nokia says that the two new phones will be available around July for roughly $530 USD. Both phones will supposedly have "enterprise features" and support for true GPS navigation...
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Garmin Nüvi 500 Does Double Navigation Duty
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Garmin Nüvi 500 Does Double Navigation Duty. garmin navigation gps nuvi. Los Angeles (CA) - Do you own multiple GPS systems, depending upon whether you need road maps or topographic details at any given moment?. Los Angeles (CA) - Do you own multiple GPS...
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Piled-up GPS Inventory Could Take Two Months To Ease
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Piled-up GPS Inventory Could Take Two Months To Ease. navigation gps sales. Brisk sales of personal navigation device (PND) during Christmas and the Lunar New year prompted branded vendors and distributors to over-stock inventory which will likely take the...
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Mio Technology Aims To Ship Eight Million GPS PNDs In 2008
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Mio Technology Aims To Ship Eight Million GPS PNDs In 2008. mio technology gps. Mio Technology, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Mitac International, expects to ship eight million GPS portable navigation devices (PNDs) in 2008, according to company president...