GPS updates and improvements are coming faster and faster these days. Portable and dashboard-mounted GPS navigators are now standard in many new cars and trucks, and the uses of GPS in daily life are expanding rapidly.Certainly, driving will be more convenient and safer when your handheld GPS software and operating systems are updated.
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GPS Tips and Tricks Posted By : roger jakson
December 21st, 2010 |
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GPS receivers have significantly changed the way people drive nowadays. The convenience and benefits it brings to your daily commutes made driving even easier and more effective. By using the right tips and tricks, you can optimize and enhance your GPS driving experience.Thanks to the new Safari browser, you can easily watch Google videos on iPhone
A Desktop GPS for Better Compliance and Efficiency
December 13th, 2010 |
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Investments in new processes and applications meant to provide competitive edge often disappoint because users fail to fully utilize complex systems. More companies are turning to Business Process Guidance Systems (BPG) — a new category of real-time desktop software that proponents say improves productivity, responsiveness, cost-effectiveness, and compliance speed for critical enterprise functions like customer service, ERP, CRM and more. In this interview, Joe Maglitta, VP and Editorial Director for Ziff Davis Enterprises, chats with David Frankel, CEO of Panviva, a leading global BPG player, on smarter paths to profit and compliance. The secret: Automatically keeping users oriented and informed no matter where they are in the process.
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Dec. 8, 1993: Location, Location, Location
December 8th, 2010 |
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1993: The U.S. secretary of defense opens the global positioning system to civilian use. It’s about to change how people see where they are.
The GPS story starts with Sputnik, the first artificial satellite. The night after it was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, researchers at MIT were able to track Sputnik’s orbit [...]
GPS Software and Maps for Pocket PCs Posted By : Sanjeev Walia
November 4th, 2010 |
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The maps in your pocket PC or your mobile phone or even your car PC will guide you at every turn that you make and take you seamlessly to your destination. So, to ensure that you are moving in the right direction during a long road journey, you must get an upgraded version of the GPS software or a map in your pocket PC.
GPS voices don’t sound as “Kiwi” as they should
October 1st, 2010 |
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As a native of New Zealand, this story in an email today caught my eye. Apparently some Kiwis don’t think TomTom’s current ‘NZ’ voices sound as authentic as they should.
Neither do I; I have one of TT’s earliest ‘Go’ models and, though it has guided me flawlessly to many destinations in the UK, Europe and Canada, I don’t reckon the Kiwi accent on it is genuine, nor is the Australian version. So I stick to the UK or US voices while resisting regular pleas from the company to pay to download Homer Simpson.
TomTom announced a competition this week to find “the voice of New Zealand” for its vehicle navigation tool and some of the entries so far are classic, if almost incomprehensible to foreign ears in some cases.
A little Friday afternoon entertainment awaits.
Google Maps Comes to Ford, OnStar via GPS
June 9th, 2010 |
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Ford and General Motors’ OnStar unit will let drivers e-mail directions from Google Maps using their mobile phones to certain motor vehicles. Ford calls it a Send to Sync feature, which is available for its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles modeled 2010 or later. Drivers using the new OnStar eNav turn-by-turn navigation feature will search for directions on Google Maps, click the GPS option in the Send menu located in the upper right-hand corner of the map and send the directions to their GM cars. – Ford and General Motors’ OnStar unit said June 8 drivers will be able to
e-mail directions from Google Maps using their mobile phones to certain motor
vehicles.
Ford’s Sync Traffic, Directions
and Information app, a
program that lets drivers access voice-activated services through their mobile
…
Mi-Stylus for iPhone, how much for next iPhone, Skobbler UK launch
May 13th, 2010 |
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I have wished I had a stylus for my iPhone on more than one occasion, but the catch is that your average stylus won’t work with the iPhone. A new stylus called the Mi-Stylus has launched that works with the iPhone and iPad selling for GBP4.99.
PC World is wondering the same thing that most of [...]
Microsoft Windows Mobile, GPS, 3.5G Lead Handset Trends
April 23rd, 2010 |
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Microsoft Windows Mobile has the highest OS adoption rate among newly launched handsets, according to a recent ABI report that details the latest trends in mobile handset design. Additional trends include GPS, the candy bar form factor and chipsets.
– ABI Research
offered a snapshot of the global mobile handset industry on April 22,
announcing that approximately 1.15 billion mobile handsets shipped in
2009. Smartphones and “enhanced phones,” versus simpler feature phones,
accounted for 81 percent of the estimate.
“In recent years the maj…
MapMyIndia introduces a sophisticated GPS Navigator- the Road Pilot
March 13th, 2010 |
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MapMyIndia has made an announcement of the launch of its complicated GPS Navigator, the Road Pilot in India. It offers real time GPS upgrade to the users. This product comes with full maps of 620 Indian cities, 576,000 towns and villages; 30,000 tourist locations as well as 2 million unique destinations.
The Road Pilot features [...]
Oscar iPhone app, Smart-apps to lead second wave, Man finds stolen phone with GPS
February 17th, 2010 |
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With the Academy Awards coming up a new app for the iPhone has been unveiled to go along with the show. The app lets users get lists of nominees, see film trailers, and predict winners.
SFGate is predicting that the next wave of iPhone apps will be smart rather than silly apps like iFart. Sophisticated apps [...]
Apple Releases Aperture 3, with GPS and Face-Finding Features
February 9th, 2010 |
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Apple announced the release of Aperture 3, the latest version of its photograph-editing software, on Feb. 9. The competitor to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is aimed at both professional photographers with massive image libraries and iPhoto users who want to use the platforms hundreds of tools. For those looking to create more multimedia-intensive slide shows for corporate presentations and other events, Aperture 3 allows for the integration of video, music and other elements into a photo-montage.
– Apple released Aperture 3, the newest version of its photograph-editing
software platform, on Feb. 9. New features include quot;Places, quot; which leverages
GPS data to explore photos by their shooting
location, non-destructive photo editing and the ability to choose from a
variety of professi…
Apple blocks GPS targeted ads, Tapulous launches Riddim Ribbon, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 headed to iPhone
February 8th, 2010 |
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Apple has reportedly blocked developers from using GPS to target ads based on a users location. Apple blocked the devs from using its Core Location framework.
Tapulous has launched a new game for the iPhone called Riddim Ribbon. Tapulous is the company behind the popular TapTap Revenge games on the iPhone.
One of the most iconic characters [...]
Apple Blocks iPhone Developers from Using GPS for Targeted Ads
February 6th, 2010 |
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Apple announced that it would prevent third-party iPhone developers using its Core Location framework from designing apps that deliver targeted ads to iPhone users. Normally, the Core Location framework is used to build apps that leverage the users location, such as ones that locate restaurants or other nearby points of interest. Apple’s reported attempt to purchase mobile display specialist AdMob in 2009 suggests that the company could be exploring ways to port advertising on its mobile devices, although that rumored maneuver could have also been part of the escalating battle between Apple and Google over the smartphone space.
– Apple announced on Feb. 3 that it will prevent third-party iPhone developers
from leveraging the popular smartphones GPS
to display mobile advertising. In a news item on its developer site, Apple
announced that it has placed particular feature restrictions on its Core
Location framework, which a…
Nokia, Apple, Google Reshaping Mobile Map, GPS Landscape
January 24th, 2010 |
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Moves by Nokia, Apple and Google to improve mobile mapping services suggest a future with ubiquitous access to directions, but user content will be a critical component.
– If
Nokia, Google and Apple have their way, driving directions may never be the
same.
This
week handset maker Nokia announced the launch of an updated version
of Ovi Maps that offers free walking and driving navigation to users of Nokia
GPS-enabled smartphones. Starting in March, Ov…
Garmin Debuts Oregon GPS Units for the Outdoorsy
December 30th, 2009 |
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Garmin introduces the Oregon 450 and Oregon 450t GPS handheld units. Featuring glove-friendly 3-inch touch screens, they’re compatible with Garmin Connect, which can share data on Facebook and Twitter, as well its Custom Maps.
– Garmin on Dec. 29 introduced the Oregon
450 and Oregon 450t, two new
touch-screen GPS devices for fans of the
outdoors and of not getting lost.
Both devices feature 3-inch color displays with touch-sensitive displays
that can be used while wearing gloves. Intended to be ideal for hikers,
cycl…
Google Maps Navigation Free GPS Comes to Android 1.6 Smartphones
November 24th, 2009 |
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Google Nov. 23 made its Google Maps Navigation feature for Google Maps available for smartphones running the Android 1.6 operating system build and higher. This means users of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and inaugural but clunky G1 can enjoy turn-by-turn voice directions. This release includes Google’s new Layers feature, which lets users overlay geographical information, such as transit lines, Wikipedia articles about places, and more on the map. However, users cannot use the navigate to voice command.
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The free Google Maps Navigation feature for Google Maps is
now available for smartphones running the Android 1.6 operating system build and
higher, the search engine said Nov. 23.
Google Maps Navigation is a Web-based GPS navigation
system that provides turn-by-turn voice directio…
TomTom updates nav app, Star Wars game hits iPhone, Conde Nast offers virtual mag
November 19th, 2009 |
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TomTom has issued a new update to its navigation app that allows the original iPhone and the iPod touch to work with the application and the TomTom car kit. It really made no sense not to since the car kit has an external GPS receiver.
Star Wars fans can use the force with a new iPhone [...]
iPhone heads to South Korea, iPhone leads app sales, and Magellan launches RoadMate
November 18th, 2009 |
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After a long wait regulators in South Korea have finally approved the iPhone and cleared the way for it to head into the country. KT Corp, the second largest carrier in Korea, plans to start taking orders for the iPhone on November 28.
It comes as no surprise that the Apple App Store is dominating the [...]
iPhone Buzz top picks: Maps Nav may come to iPhone, Verizon iPhone, and iPhone vulnerability
October 29th, 2009 |
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Google announced a sweet new app for Android 2.0 devices yesterday. The app will turn the phone into a full on turn-by-turn GPS navigation solution. Google reports that it is working with Apple to bring the Google Maps Navigation app to the iPhone. I bet AT&T tries to block it though.
According to some analysts, the [...]