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Article | 18/10/2007 Nokia releases new version of Linux tablet

Nokia announced this week the latest version of its Linux-based tablet device, this time with a full keyboard.

Article | 5/10/2007 RIM makes gains in consumer market

In its second quarter, Research In Motion reported better growth in its non-enterprise business than in the enterprise market, as the company continue...

Article | 2/10/2007 Nokia buys mapping service for US$8.1 billion

Nokia has agreed to buy the digital mapping company Navteq for US$8.1 billion, supporting a plan to add navigation capabilities to more of its devices...

Article | 28/09/2007 GeoWeb helps the Internet become a smaller place

Location, location, location is the mantra in real estate. Could it be the same for the Internet? The answer is "yes', according panelists at a MIT te...

Article | 25/09/2007 Vodafone marks GPS launch with free mapping and navigation

Vodafone has launched its own GPS service - Vodafone Compass - and marked it by offering 12 months free GPS mapping for customers who sign up before D...

Article | 24/08/2007 New York cabbies set strike date to protest GPS systems

A group of 10,000 New York City taxi drivers has vowed to strike for two days, Sept. 5 and 6, primarily to protest GPS systems being installed in thei...

Article | 29/06/2007 Maporama picks Microsoft's Virtual Earth over Google

Maporama International, a French location services company, has partnered with Microsoft to use its Virtual Earth mapping and satellite imagery, the c...

Article | 28/06/2007 Telstra opens SMB specialty stores

Telstra has launched its first branded business centre in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta in a bid to better service SMB customers.

Article | 24/05/2007 PDA sales surge in Q1 on GPS, e-mail, Gartner says

Even though major vendors have shifted their focus to expensive and profitable smartphones, shipments of PDAs (personal digital assistants) jumped nea...

Article | 27/02/2007 GPS improves road safety

New research has revealed that the use of Personal Navigation Devices (PND), such as GPS mapping devices, could reduce crash risk and have a positive ...

Article | 12/09/2006 Researchers use mobile phone, GPS data to map populations

At the Venice Biennale this week, visitors to the contemporary art and design exhibition can see graphic displays of how residents and tourists are mo...

Article | 6/06/2006 GPS locator has bird's eye view on valuables

While it is impractical for mobile asset owners to keep constant vigilance on their valuables, many have discovered a new GPS Tracking service that is...