| Speakers Announced for GPS-Wireless Conference
February 8, 2012
Robert Gourdine, Senior Director, Global Customer Marketing for DigitalGlobe will chair the mobile information markets conference and open the proceedings on Wednesday morning, March 21, with a half-hour talk. The conference features panels and presentations from more than 40 current market...More>> |
 | iMap Weather Radio Proven To Be Life Saver
February 8, 2012
Weather Decision Technologies announced that the iMap Weather Radio app has proven its worth as a lifesaving mobile application since its release in 2011. Beginning January 22, a 4-day stretch of severe weather produced two EF3 and one EF2 tornadoes in the northern suburbs of Birmingham, AL where...More>> |
| Persistent Systems Acquires Openwave's Mobile Location-Based Business
February 3, 2012
Persistent Systems, an outsourced software product development (OPD) service provider, has announced that it has, through its U.S. subsidiary, acquired the location business from Openwave Systems Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.More>> |
| TomTom GPS Devices Now Available at Chevrolet Dealerships across U.S.
February 2, 2012
TomTom announces an agreement with General Motors where the company will offer TomTom navigation to Chevrolet vehicle buyers. Chevrolet dealerships are offering TomTom portable navigation devices (PNDs) to customers who purchase a 2009 or newer Camaro, Colorado, Cobalt, Express, Impala or HHR....More>> |
 | Nikon Releases Camera with Built-in GPS
February 2, 2012
Nikon Corporation a new COOLPIX camera that has built-in GPS, among six new S-series models that incorporate advanced functions in a stylish design, Nikon said. The S9300 is a high-power zoom model equipped with 18x optical zoom NIKKOR lenses utilizing thin optics, and offering improvements to...More>> |
| Garmin Transitions Map Provider in Australia and New Zealand
January 30, 2012
Garmin announced that it will transition its map provider for the majority of its nuvi range of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) to Navteq from February 2012. Garmin PNDs in Australia and New Zealand released from next month will join the majority of Garmin's global PND range that already trust...More>> |
| Yandex Chooses Navteq Data to Support Online Location Services
January 30, 2012
Navteq announced it has been selected to supply map data to Yandex, Russia's premier internet company.More>> |
| Pet Tracking by Snaptracs Gets Distribution Deal
January 16, 2012
Snaptracs, a Qualcomm company, has a distribution agreement for its GPS pet-tracking device, Tagg–The Pet Tracker. Audiovox Electronic Corp will market and distribute the product to retail outlets. Tagg was a Consumer Electronics Show 2012 Design & Innovation Award Honoree in the personal...More>> |
| TomTom Signs Strategic Deal with Samsung
January 16, 2012
News By: Janice Partyka TomTom has signed a strategic deal with Samsung whereby TomTom maps and location content will power the Wave 3 smartphone. TomTom will provide information to support daily location needs of Wave3 users, from navigation to search and find.More>> |
| Skyhook Location Engine Powers Kindle Transit App
January 16, 2012
News By: Janice Partyka HopStop, a provider of transit routing, has integrated Skyhook's Location Engine into its Kindle Fire app to provide location services. The current version of the Kindle Fire does not provide any location services natively. Android apps that use Skyhook will automatically work on the Kindle Fire...More>> |
