Archive for the ‘Navigation’ Category

Following up on the small announcement made this morning, Google has gone into further detail regarding its new Google Maps Navigation application for devices based on Android 2.0.

Apple has updated their online store with the TomTom Car Kit for iPhone 3G/3GS.

The car kit consists of a dock with a built-in GPS transceiver designed in tandem with the companion TomTom for iPhone GPS application, although the application is sold separately for $99.99 and is not bundled with the $119.99 dock as first expected [...]

Google has announced the addition of “Layers” to Google Maps for BlackBerry.
With the addition of layers  you are now able to view different types of information about the area around you.

” For example, you can turn on the Wikipedia layer to read entries about nearby places, then use the transit lines layer to [...]

GPS solutions developer TomTom has officially released its long-awaited application for the iPhone 3G/3G S.The TomTom app currently uses the built-in A-GPS hardware in the above models ahead of the release of the dedicated cradle with built-in high-sensitivity GPS transceiver and bundled app combo.

The application is also currently one on the most expensive consumer [...]

PhoneNews.com has just received word that Verizon is preparing to push an over the air update for owners of the Samsung Omnia that fully unlocks the GPS transceiver in the device for use with third-party applications such as Google Maps and other GPS applications.
The update is set to be rolled out later this afternoon.

AT&T has launched the iPhone version of its AT&T Navigator GPS application for iPhone 3G/3GS.
The application itself functions identically to standard versions of Navigator with turn-by-turn navigation, points of interest, real-time traffic updates, and voice prompts.
The application is a free download with a monthly fee of $9.99 for use of services.
Download AT&T Navigator from the [...]

With the impending release of iPhone OS 3.0 June 17th, Navigon is readying their MobileNavigator software to take full advantage of the firmware updates to turn the iPhone into a full GPS navigation device. By the end of the month, Navigon wants iPhone users to be able access MobileNavigator from the AppStore internationally.
The MobileNavigator software [...]

Verizon Wireless has approved a firmware update for the HTC Touch Pro, which makes three major improvements.
The update, firmware version 1.08, adds the long-awaited unlocked GPS support. PhoneNews.com previously reported that Verizon agreed to unlock GPS on the Samsung Saga, Samsung Omnia, and HTC Touch Pro. This is the first of three official updates that [...]

Google has announced that it has launched the Google Mobile application for Series 60 devices.
The application integrates Google services such as Mail, Maps, YouTube, and other Google Mobile services as well as supporting My Location which is dependent on user activation and handset.
The application can be bound to a hotkey on the handset and also [...]

The first official images of the Sony Ericsson W995a Walkman phone have surfaced.
The W995a features a 2.6 inch QVGA display, quadband GSM/EDGE and triband US 3G HSPA access, Memory Stick Micro expansion slot, and speakerphone.
The W995a also features an 8.1 megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus, LED flash, video recorder, face detection and front-facing video camera [...]