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Just how many third party applications do you need? All About Symbian
Steve Litchfield muses on the apparent 'weakness' of the Symbian OS 3rd party software scene I've been thinking a lot about third party applications this week - that is, applications that a user has to add to a smartphone to increase the functionality in some way.
Asian sales help Rakon profit rocket Stuff
Burgeoning Asian sales of handheld and car dashboard mounted personal navigation devices have pushed Auckland-based technology company Rakon to a 300 per cent increase in interim profit.
Review: Novogo S700 sat-nav device Personal Computer World
The Novogo S-series is aimed at today’s pedantic GPS enthusiast, offering just about every conceivable option to customise routes, manage user data and provide a wealth of information to help you get to your destination.
Navteq Pays $179m For Traffic.com CBR via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
Navteq Corp is to purchase traffic information provider Traffic.com for $179m, as the digital-mapping data provider seeks new ways in which to increase the level of detail it can add to its digital maps.
Get directions by GPS with TomTom's One Pioneer Press
"It should be up here on the left," my girlfriend says. "There it is … right there." She points at the Papa Murphy's pizza place we were driving to in St. Louis Park.
Garmin wins lawsuit over competitor TomTom Kansas City Star
Garmin Ltd. has won a court battle with competitor TomTom filed over the design of its portable navigation devices.
World News: TomTom gets knuckles rapped by Dutch court Telematics Update
The District Court in The Hague has denied the preliminary injunction sought by TomTom International in preliminary relief proceedings alleging Garmin’s infringement of a European-registered design owned by TomTom.
CSR Announces Record Financial Results for Q3 Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
CAMBRIDGE, England----CSR today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2006, reporting strong growth in quarterly revenues, up 32% to $214.1m, and operating profit, up 14% to $51.0m, compared with the same period in 2005.