With the advent of the Treo 700w, even Palm seemed to have rejected their own Operating System in favour of Windows’ mobile platforms. But why have Palm’s once dedicated supporters started to turn away from their beloved OS? Well for starters it has been almost two years since the last big upgrade to […]

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Navman have unveiled the Jupiter 30 GPS module, or rather module for GPS integration (emmmm….). As far as I can gather from all the techy speak is that it is a high sensitivity surface mount receiver designed for use in places where GPS signal strength is poor, and where tracking has previously been impossible, […]

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Seriously guys, you’re letting the side down. Before GPS systems have been blamed for trying to drive people off a cliff – but luckily those few drivers had the wit to stop and have a think before driving on… however, as noted by the BBC and probably every other news station in the country […]

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Following the laws that have caused riot amongst the famous New York cabbies, the cities ambulances and firetrucks will now be equipped with GPS technology to allow real time tracking of their movements. City officials hope that over the next six months, more than 1,500 emergency vehicles will be fitted with AVL systems, expanding […]

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Members of the Galileo project are keen for Japan, an important figure in the field of civilian GPS technology, to join the European Sat Nav development effort. They recognise that Japan is years ahead of Europe in the adoption of in-car and mobile phone navigation technology, and see the country as being an important […]

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Google have launched an online outlook-esque calendar system for googlemail (gmail) users. The system will allow you to store appointments, receiver reminders and share schedules, importing information directly into emails. While Yahoo have been running a calendar service for 8 years now, they are now claiming they will update their system in direct […]

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Evesham have become the latest computer company to delve into the world of satellite navigation. Their BM6300 GPS system is being released as part of the Bluemedia series and will be the first one to feature TMC. The Traffic Message Channel system is used via FM Radio for live information, and automatically reroutes you […]

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The HTC Muse – specs and photos were leaked onto the web at the end of last year, and now Newsmobile are suggesting that the legend is true and that the PDA phone will be released as soon as this summer. What’s getting the masses excited about this smartphone is that it is a […]

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Trust Disney to take other people’s simple idea and manage to make it seem like their invention. The simple cell phone – whether for Kids or Grannies, is not a new thing, but the latest GPS mobile phone service from Disney allows parents to monitor their children’s phone usage more closely than ever before.
The […]

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In the mobile technology news this week, stories have ranged from GPS systems trying to navigate people off cliffs, to donated units helping children with cancer. I thought I’d give you a run down of the best and worst that the world of GPS has to offer this week…
The headline across the internet has […]

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