Stories about: Magellan

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    LightSquared gains netTalk, faces more critics 29/06/2011 05:25:44

    Mobile startup LightSquared has gained another wholesale customer on Tuesday even as more critics joined a group that opposes LightSquared's planned LTE network on the grounds that it will interfere with GPS.
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    New LightSquared plan faces attack, uncertainty 22/06/2011 10:11:42

    The coast is not yet clear for LightSquared's hybrid satellite-LTE network despite the company's announcement on Monday that it has found a solution to interference with GPS.
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    Garmin acquires navigation rival Navigon 15/06/2011 04:05:00

    If you can't beat 'em, acquire 'em. Garmin, maker of personal navigation devices, has snapped up its Germany-based competitor Navigon. The companies won't say how much money is changing hands in the deal, which was completed through a Garmin subsidiary.
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    10 things killed by the smartphone 19/04/2011 04:33:00

    Cisco's recent announcement that it was closing its Flip mini-camcorder business got us thinking. It's pretty clear that today's smartphones, with their excellent HD video cameras, are partly to blame for the Flip's demise. But how many other consumer products and services -- digital or analog -- are being killed off by the big, bad smartphone?
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    iPhone 4 newbies: 10 essential tips and tricks 09/02/2011 07:33:00

    You soon-to-be Verizon iPhone 4 customers can learn from the experiences of others. Take it from iPhone old-timers, you're about to enter a magical world of awesome apps running on the most simplistic, addictive device on the planet.
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    Google Maps update deals another blow to GPS 08/12/2010 04:57:00

    As Google Maps for Android becomes more powerful, buying a standalone GPS device becomes harder to justify.
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    Nokia voice nav spells doom for TomTom, Garmin 22/01/2010 10:54:00

    As Nokia takes on Google with turn-by-turn voice navigation on select smartphones, the worst nightmares of GPS device makers are coming true.
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    Hate your GPS's voice? Garmin lets you record your own 06/01/2010 04:16:00

    Imagine a GPS device that makes fun of you when you miss a turn. Or one speaks to you with pet names -- names that only those close to you know. Or a GPS that laces innuendo into its instructions. Garmin's Voice Studio software makes it all possible.
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    Three ways to make GPS navigation safer for users 31/12/2009 09:12:00

    The story of a Nevada couple, who followed their GPS unit's directions and ended up stuck in snow for three days, reminds us that we, not the GPS, are responsible for where we drive. But, there are still things GPS makers could and should do that might help.
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    Why aren't GPS navigation systems more reliable? 30/12/2009 11:47:00

    We've been down this road before: A trusting soul gets bum directions from a GPS navigation system, winds up in the middle of nowhere, and may or may not survive the ordeal.
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    Navigation iPhone Apps Make Dollars and Sense 01/12/2009 09:15:00

    The App Store's new category, Top Grossing Apps, highlights an iPhone trend: navigation apps bring home the bacon.
 
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