http://findcall.com/blog Latest News on Cell phone GPS Navigation and Mobile Phone Tracking Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:08:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Swedish navigation software maker Wayfinder unveiled its free Wayfinder Active software this week, which is a GPS tracking and logging application for mobile phones. Wayfinder Active is a Java application that records detailed statistics including maximum, current and average speed; distance; calories burned; altitude info; and current location, according to the ... http://findcall.com/blog/wayfinder-mobile-gps/wayfinder-debuts-mobile-software-for-outdoor-enthusiasts/ To help business travelers make their journeys less stressful and maybe even entertaining, Avis Rent A Car System, LLC today launched a new service at www.avis.com/mywhere2 to connect its customers with information on concerts, sporting events, museums, galleries, festivals and other popular activities at 25 major business travel destinations in ... http://findcall.com/blog/garmin-gps/web-site-integrates-downloadable-info-with-where2-gps-device/ Whereboutz enables users to input where they are and what they’re doing. An interactive map shows members where their friends are as well as any comments in terms of what they’re up to. The user’s location can be as vague as a country, or as detailed as a street address. ... http://findcall.com/blog/lbs-applications/telenav%e2%80%99s-whereboutz%e2%84%a2-connects-facebook-friends/ Company Will Also Announce Partners for the U.S. MarketAfter gaining success in Europe, Nav N Go, the fastest growing GPS navigation solution provider, is now ready to launch North America’s first lifelike 3D navigation software ’Nav N Go iGO8’ at CES Las Vegas 2008. To ensure this technology is swiftly ... http://findcall.com/blog/personal-navigation-devices/nav-n-go-unveils-first-true-3d-navigation-software/ 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 ... http://findcall.com/blog/general-news/microsoft-acquires-multimap/ 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 ... http://findcall.com/blog/gps-mobile-navigation/real-time-traffic-information-will-become-key-feature-for-navigation/ 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 ... http://findcall.com/blog/tom-tom-gps/tomtom-partners-with-google-maps-on-business-searches/ 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. http://findcall.com/blog/personal-navigation-devices/explosive-growth-expected-in-real-time-two-way-connected-navigation/ 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 ... http://findcall.com/blog/tom-tom-gps/nuance-adds-voice-to-latest-tomtom-go-portable-navigation-devices/ With a turbulent year of acquisitions, fierce PND competition and substantial movements from web moguls Google and Yahoo!, 2007 heralds a paradigm shift in personalized service offerings for navigation and LBS providers. Industry players need to take notice. Demands to provide personalised services for consumers have fuelled the need for ... http://findcall.com/blog/personal-navigation-devices/forget-pnds-%e2%80%93-pns-is-where-it%e2%80%99s-at/