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Nokia launches 'mobile sat-nav' for walkers
News Kallasvuo said the new version will take satellite navigation "out of the car onto the sidewalk". Among the devices announced were the 6220 Classic video phone and the 6210 Navigator, which Nokia says has been built... [11 Feb 2008]
Location-based services set to boom
News Increasing numbers of GPS-enabled phones - recently predicted to more than triple over the next five years - and hefty investment in the navigation space from heavyweights such as Nokia underpin these predictions. [11 Feb 2008]
What's hot at Mobile World Congress 2008?
News Location/navigation Nokia for one is already investing heavily in navigation. For MWC purposes the Mighty Finn is turning itself into a sightseeing outfit, offering journos free tuk-tuk tours of... [07 Feb 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News The 787's flight, business and administrative support navigation systems, and entertainment systems - including internet services offered to passengers - are not sufficiently isolated, according to a report issued by the... [07 Jan 2008]
Mobile tracking tech to take off in Europe
News As the accuracy improves through the convergence of navigation and tracking tech, demand may also be created. Business needs and personal security concerns will contribute to the tech generating €3.3bn by 2012, according... [10 Dec 2007]
RIM makes sweet plans for BlackBerry future
News The software staff are also working on bringing more navigation and GPS-based tools to the gadgets following the August launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8310 model with built-in GPS. But Waterloo, Canada, is also home to... [06 Nov 2007]
BlackBerry: And the next killer mobile app is...
News After email, navigation is the next killer application because it sells itself to the mobile device," he said. TV could be the next big thing for mobile devices - but only if battery and network capacity problems can be... [02 Nov 2007]
Microsoft Zune gets a makeover
News Other interesting features include wireless syncing and the new Zune Pad, a touch-sensitive technology that enables users to slide their finger across the main navigation button instead of always having to click. [03 Oct 2007]
Nokia maps $8.1bn Navteq buy
News Already selling more mobile phones around the globe than any other handset maker, Nokia has been aiming to add software and services such as music, games and navigation to its business. The company also launched a... [02 Oct 2007]
Online retailers up their game
News On their homepages companies will focus on top sellers, 'what's new' sections and introduce more drop-down menus and roll-over lists in navigation areas. Online retailers are upping their game as shoppers become... [21 Sep 2007]
Microsoft details Vista search tweaks
News The second place is in the command bar in windows within Vista's explorer navigation system. Microsoft has outlined the changes it plans to make to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista to satisfy antitrust concerns. [13 Sep 2007]
Mobile tracking services get parental thumbs-up
News Just three per cent of mobile users surveyed said they use mobile navigation tech such as maps or turn-by-turn navigation. Tracking applications could be a lucrative location-based service for mobile... [09 Aug 2007]
Galileo and GPS learn to share
News The EU and the US have put the finishing touches to a system designed to enable signals from their respective satellite navigation systems to be picked up on the same receiver device in future. He said the international... [30 Jul 2007]
Holidaybreak rolls out site troubleshooter
News The experience management system will be used to improve customer navigation throughout the sites, Holidaybreak camping division IT director Graham Sadler told silicon.com. European specialist holiday group Holidaybreak... [24 Jul 2007]
Road-pricing satellites get European thumbs up
News The vast majority of respondents (80 per cent) feel an independent navigation system should be set up by Europe. The European Space Agency's Galileo programme has been set up to provide Europe with its very own global... [06 Jun 2007]
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