GPS, TomTom
While technology can help to make our lives easier, it can also be extremely frustrating when things stop working. Some TomTom satellite navigation systems have reportedly been affected by a bug that renders them useless. TomTom say that the units are affected by a leap year bug embedded in the software,...

Cell Phones, GPS, NOKIA, Nextar, X3-02, C2-02, C3-01.5, Asha 303, Asha 300
This week, everyone's favorite Finnish phone fabricator announced the availability of Nokia Reader for Series 40 touch and type devices. Those familiar with the software know that Reader provides a flow of local and international headlines -- customized by you -- directly to your device's home screen....

Cell Phones, GPS
If we were the betting type -- and hell, some of us really are -- we'd wager a crisp ten spot that LightSquared isn't going to assuage the FCC's concerns over those pesky GPS interference issues in the next few weeks. After previously stating that the interference test reports were rigged by GPS insiders,...

Cell Phones, GPS
There is a lot of money at stake with LightSquared's wholesale mobile network. Besides high priced contracts with Sprint and other potential customers, many vulture investors are investing big bucks hoping to have a say in the restructuring of the company if it goes bankrupt. At the heart of the matter...

Cell Phones, GPS
LightSquared has asked NASA’s inspector general to investigate whether or not an advisor to federal agencies has conflicts of interest that make it unfair for him to determine whether or not LightSquared’s 4G LTE network interferes with GPS networks. The advisor was named as Bradford Parkinson, who works...

GPS, Garmin, Approach G6
Garmin just announced a new golfing buddy, the new Garmin Approach G6; a svelte 3-ounce device that comes loaded with 25,000 courses and offering helpful, high quality look at yardage to the pin, front and back of the green as well as a rechargeable battery that lasts enough for a weekend's round of...

GPS, Garmin, nuvi 3590LMT, nuvi 3550LM
Garmin announced today the release of the nuvi 3500 series - Garmin's newest flagship GPS.

The nuvi 3500 will feature the same ultra-thin form factor of the previous nuvi 3400-series, but will sport a larger 5-inch display, and will include more or less every feature Garmin has to offer

Cell Phones, GPS, Operating Systems, Garmin, Google, Android
Garmin has launched a new app for Android users that allows them to piggyback off the smartphone's data connection to provide live services data like traffic updates to their up until now unconnected Garmin nüvi device.

The new app lets nüvi users access live services, such as traffic information,...

GPS, Magellan, RoadMate RV9145
The newly announced Magellan RV9145 has a lot under the hood and is set up to help get that RV from here to there in fully-informed style. Not only is the 7-inch screen readable from the kitchen table, but the information on the unit includes over 11,700 private campgrounds in the US, and Canada with...

GPS, Magellan, RoadMate Commercia 5190T
Truckin'? Got your chips cashed in? Well then you might wanna put them toward the latest RoadMate GPS navigator from Magellan. Designed for commercial truck, bus and taxi operators, the company's new RoadMate 5190T boasts a five-inch color display that drivers can use to find the most pain-free routes...

Cell Phones, GPS
Last week, the results from the latest testing of LightSquared's mobile broadband network were revealed by a leaked document, and they did not look very promising. In particular, the network that the LTE wholesaler is trying to deploy was still found to interfere with GPS communications despite the company's...

GPS
Lockheed Martin has delivered the the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST), the program’s pathfinder spacecraft, to the its Denver-area facility. The pathfinder will now undergo final assembly, integration, and test activities.

The GNST is a full-sized, flight equivalent prototype of a GPS...

GPS, Operating Systems, Google, Android
Good news for Android users in Europe — TomTom has released its Places app to the Market, allowing users to search for restaurants, hotels, tourist attractions, shops and more, and then get directions to these destinations within the same software. The iOS version of Places is available in the Netherlands,...

GPS
Navizon Inc., a provider of geolocation technology, has unveiled Navizon Indoor Triangulation System (I.T.S.), an indoor positioning system. Navizon is the creator of a previous application called Navizon-One, a global positioning system combining GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular signals.

"Navizon I.T.S....

GPS, TomTom
TomTom has recently posted some rather unhealthy Q3 sales as the company sees further drop in demand for dedicated GPS units.



The Dutch company, who has been at the forefront of the satnav industry for many years aims to cut 50 million euros in costs, which will hopefully help it turn a...