Palm Pixi – a Smartphone for Younger Users

Taking the next step toward rebuilding its lineup of smartphones, Palm announced on Wednesday a new cellphone called the Pixi. The Pixi is smaller than the Pre and made for texters. Palm also announced it was dropping the price of…

BlackBerrry Onyx – “Bold 9700/Onyx” – New

The first official press photo of the BlackBerry Onyx came out today, and it looks very, very nice. This messaging powerhouse will be similar to the BlackBerry Bold, but it will add enough new features and design changes to keep…

Police: GPS thefts on the rise

Motorists may find themselves lost without it. Thefts of GPS devices from vehicles are on the rise. ?It?s the new hot item? to steal, said Cmdr. Larry Ward of the Sedalia Police Department. ?One of the reasons is that most…

New iPod Toch from Apple

?Apple will introduce a new iPod Touch this Wednesday (9 Sptember). Some rumors say that the new model will have a built-in camera and a microphone. Also the memory will increase for more software storage and applications. The new model…

Now a GPS based Yellow Pages app for iPhone

NEW DELHI, INDIA: VMO Technologies, (…) has joined hands with leading local yellow pages search provider to provide GPS Based Yellow Pages Application on iPhone. According to a press release VMO, Technologies started development on iPhone 3G development soon after…

Navigon reveals iPhone car cradle on Facebook

Having released its turn-by-turn navigation software into the iTunes marketplace, Navigon is preparing to release a car kit to supplement the app’s in-car usage. A photo of the car kit (seen above) was unveiled on Navigon’s official Facebook page–of all…

Spanner

Spanner is a free program provided by Garmin for PCs running Windows 2000 or XP. It ?translates? live positional data from Garmin?s proprietary interface into NMEA 0183. Garmin?s proprietary interface data is only provided via USB whereas NMEA data is…

Did You Know? The first satellite navigation system

The TRANSIT system, also known as NAVSAT (for Navy Navigation Satellite System), was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the US Navy to provide accurate location information to ballistic missile submarines,…

Charger lets you bike for power, not just health

On right: The BioLogic FreeCharge comes in a tiny silicone-encased box that hooks to your generator hub to transfer your body’s power into your iPhone.(Credit: Dahon) Every year at the Multnomah County Bike Fair in Portland, Ore., someone brings a…

NAVTEQ Traffic Announces Integration of Nokia GPS Data

CHICAGO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ — NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced that GPS data from Nokia handsets is now being integrated into NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) products in…

City police to get smart phones

The Baltimore Police Department (USA) plans to equip more than 2,000 officers with sophisticated smart phones allowing them to check warrants, retrieve driver’s license photos and conduct background checks on hand-held devices, an initiative designed to get police out of…

Sprint Launches HTC Hero Android Phone

On Thursday, Sprint and HTC announced the upcoming launch of the HTC Hero, Sprint’s first Google Android-based smartphone. The Hero is the first Android phone with a redesigned user interface called HTC Sense, which offers a multi-panel, customizable home screen…