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Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News She added in a statement: "Motorists need to realise that while sat-navs are a helpful navigation tool, drivers should not follow their instructions to the detriment of road safety. Many drivers can't imagine life without their trusty sat-nav - but... [22 Jul 2008]
Location-based services mean business
News But personal navigation will remain the most important LBS category over the next five years, according to ABI, as it provides high value and clear benefits to end users. Location-based services (LBS) are not just going to be big news for consumers... [17 Jul 2008]
Microsoft takes embedded OS in new direction
News Microsoft has released Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, its first embedded operating system to be specifically optimised for manufacturers of portable navigation devices. According to Microsoft, NavReady should help developers and manufacturers... [17 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0: Lower price and "amazingly zippy"
News The new iPhone will run on 3G wireless networks and includes satellite navigation capability, Jobs told developers at the conference in San Francisco last night. Apple unveiled a next-generation iPhone last night with faster internet access that... [10 Jun 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News Ian Auger, IT director at ITN, admitted to liking the iPhone touchscreen and interface for navigation but said: "I'm definitely a Qwerty man. He said: "Overall the ease of use and navigation achieved on iPhone is stunning and the stats seem to... [22 May 2008]
Google lays out mobile future
News Chang said making navigation and interaction as simple as possible is vital. The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time and unveiled its own mobile operating system, Android, last year. [13 May 2008]
Galileo phones home
News A test satellite for the European Galileo programme, Giove-B, has successfully transmitted radio signals which will one day be used as the basis for satellite navigation in Europe. Galileo is a joint project between the EU and European Space Agency... [09 May 2008]
Geographic database opens doors to private sector
News The value of the NLPG is huge, with companies dealing in fields such as insurance, customer profiling, logistics and satellite navigation potentially finding uses for the database. A national geographical electronic database is now available for... [30 Apr 2008]
Guardian site gets million-pound makeover
News The content management system, dubbed the 'R2 project' by Turcan's development team gives the publisher the ability to tag content for all relevant sections, rather than having to allocate it for one specific section on the site and improving... [29 Feb 2008]
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 around the whole "navigation... [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 Barcelona to show off its latest navigation tech. [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 FAA this week. [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 to Juniper Research. [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 RIM's HQ - a company that... [06 Nov 2007]
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