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u-blox first half of 2010 revenue announcement u-blox announced revenue for the first half year 2010 of CHF 49.3 million. This constitutes a 44.3% increase over the first half year of 2009. Gross profit increased strongly by 42.2% from CHF…
TomTom to Update iPhone App – version 1.5 TomTom today announced a soon-to-be released version 1.5 of its iPhone navigation application featuring some enhancements for the iPhone 4 (such as high resolution graphics, sharper maps) as well as the latest…
Garmin Updates & Downloads – GPS GDU 37x Cockpit Display software version 4.00 Some of the changes made from version 3.20 to 4.00: Added support for Jeppesen ChartView and geo-referenced FliteCharts. Added display of calculated power for Lycoming and Continental…
GPS Garmin Oregon (WebUpdater) software version 3.90 Change HistoryChanges made from version 3.80 to 3.90: Added ability to set user declination direction Added Automatic Shaded Relief option Added brightness adjustments for BirdsEye imagery Added Geocache filtering. Select Setup > Geocaches…
New models from Garmin – nuvi 2200 and nuvi 2300 Garmin announced two new series of budget-friendly n?vi personal navigation devices. The n?vi 2200 and n?vi 2300 (Available during 4th Quarter) families feature multi-stop route planning, route previews and innovative…
Three more GLONASS satellites in the orbit Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket put three GLONASS satellites into orbit on Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said. The Proton-M rocket blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at…
Navteq introduces GPS Natural Guidance Digital mapping company Navteq has introduced a new navigation system that guides drivers based on the way people naturally give each other directions, with Chicago as one of the initial cities in the launch. Its…
Garmin BaseCamp software update – version 3.0.6 Change HistoryChanges made from version 3.0.5 to 3.0.6: Added support for the GB Discoverer series of products. Added support for the City Navigator Israel series of products. Improved memory usage when drawing maps.…
Garmin? Introduces the n?Link!? 1695 Garmin announced the n?Link! 1695 ? a 5-inch touchscreen portable navigation device (PND) that connects drivers with relevant, online information from Garmin?s n?Link! service, including links to online information like Google? Local Search, traffic, weather,…
Garmin’s nuvi 3790T CNET Editor’s choice “The slim profile and large, sharp screen make this n?vi one of the most portable and best-looking standalone GPS devices that we’ve tested,” raved CNET in their just-posted review of the n?vi 3790T. In…
GPS IIF-1 – the newest satellite of 31 active in the GPS constellation Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has entered service.…
Garmin GPS Map 76s “durability test” GARMIN: “Many people don’t realize that when we’re developing products we put them through extreme test conditions. We drop ’em, dunk ’em, freeze ’em, and heat ’em, and that’s just a few of the…