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GPS
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008 |
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Nokia has not only introduced a new personal
navigation phone at this year's Mobile
World Congress in Barcelona, it has used the event to launch a total
revamp of its mapping and navigation offering that improves navigation
for pedestrians and adds satellite images to the maps.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
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Just as mobile phone makers are experimenting with GPS phones ahead
of a mass market roll-out of personal navigation and the location-based
services that they will bring, GPS manufacturers are equally well
positioned to encroach on the mobile phone market dominated by the
likes of Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 29 November 2007 |
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Google has released version 2.0 of it Google Maps for mobile search
application that uses an approximate location based on phone tower
location information allowing users without GPS to find their way.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Friday, 05 October 2007 |
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A new all-in-one phone plug-in turns
smartphones with internal GPS into high-end navigators, says Garmin,
adding not only maps but access to dynamic content like premium
real-time
traffic alerts and weather reports without monthly fees.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
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After revamping it location-based services last month, Nokia has taken
another step to increase its arsenal in the new frontier made possible
with GPS enabled mobile phones announcing it has struck an agreement to
purchase Chicago-based NAVTEQ for a staggering US$8.1 billion.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
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A leading location-based
services company, Phone IT, has announced a free to download mobile
mapping and navigation service for regular Java-enabled mobile phones.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
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If you're looking for a sli, polished GPS device with a big display,
Windows Mobile 5 and a media player, the ASUS A686 and A696 handhelds
could be on your list if you are willing to forego phone capabilities.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 |
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Satellites operated in the United States and Europe will ping the same
following an agreement on a "common civil signal" design for the GPS
and Galileo satellite projects.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
Assisted GPS systems aim to
reduce the time for a device to find its location br providing
additional information to help the satellite service narrow down where
in the world you are. Mobile phone leader Nokia has announced a system that achieves the same goal, but takes a different approach.
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 |
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Mobile phone tracking technology is now more accurate thanks to a new
Australian service that enables the tracking of mobile phones in real
time with integrated new GPS technology to pin point field staff down
to incredible accuracy.
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