Latest News on Cell phone GPS Navigation and Mobile Phone Tracking
The acquisition gives Microsoft a powerful new location and mapping technology to complement Virtual Earth, Live Search, Windows Live services, MSN and the aQuantive advertising platform, with future integration potential for a range of other Microsoft products and platforms.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Multimap will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of [...]
With basic navigation devices and services becoming commonplace in the industrialized world, driven by the rapid growth of GPS adoption, the next frontier is a richer variety of location-aware content. The first prominent example of such dynamic content is real-time traffic information, which will be further enhanced by the addition of historical and predictive traffic [...]
PND maker TomTom said today that it’s teaming up with Google Maps, so users can search for and send business addresses directly from Google Maps to TomTom devices.
"The ability to search, find and send information from the web to a TomTom is something we have been investing in for some time now. We are pleased [...]
Within the broad category of Connected Navigation are devices ABI Research has termed RTTW (Real-Time Two-Way) Connected Navigation. Unlike other forms of connected navigation which can include wired connections and one-way data receivers, Real-Time Two-Way connectivity opens a new dimension of service possibilities for navigation devices.
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Powered by Nuance Speech Technology, Navigating with a TomTom GO Becomes Faster, Safer and Easier.
Nuance Communications is leveraging the power of voice to control everyday devices, including the newest versions of TomTom’s award-winning GO portable navigation devices. Most existing navigation systems can be difficult to use while driving as the driver either has to [...]