TomTom NV Wednesday posted a 47% drop in third quarter net profit due to a steeper-than-expected price decline for its key navigation products.The Dutch navigation-equipment maker said net profit fell to €30.5 million ($45.2 million) in the quarter ended September 30 from €57.7 million a year earlier, as average selling prices for its navigation devices dropped by 27% on a year-to-year basis and 12%...
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Google has unveiled a free navigation system, Satnav for mobile phones. This will help the users to buy the navigation equipment in lesser cost than the expensive devices from the firms like TomTom.The Motorola Droid phones will use the Google Maps Navigation including many of the features of the traditional GPS devices like three-dimensional views and turn-by-turn voice guidance.This internet connected...
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AMSTERDAM: Google's foray into phone-based navigation makes it unlikely that TomTom, Garmin and Nokia will ever recoup their big recent investments in navigation technology. Google said this week it would weave technology for driving directions and road data gathering into new versions of its Android operating system for smartphones. "The new Google navigation software for Android is a serious threat...
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Amsterdam - Dutch navigation device maker TomTom on Wednesday reported a third-quarter profit of 31 million euros, 10 million euros more than in the previous quarter but markedly less than in the corresponding period in 2008.The Amsterdam-based company produces portable navigation aids for vehicles and mapping software for handheld computers. TomTom generated 58 million euros in profit in the third...
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Google Inc is adding Garmin Ltd and TomTom to its growing list of rivals as the Internet search giant weaves technology for driving directions into new versions of its smartphone software.Google said its new Google Maps Navigation product will provide real-time, turn-by-turn directions directly within cell phones that are based on the new version of its Android software.The navigation product, which...
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is adding Garmin Ltd and TomTom to its growing list of rivals as the Internet search giant weaves technology for driving directions into new versions of its smartphone software.Google said its new Google Maps Navigation product will provide real-time, turn-by-turn directions directly within cell phones that are based on the new version of its Android software.The navigation product, which features...
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SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc is adding Garmin Ltd and TomTom to its growing list of rivals as the Internet search giant weaves technology for driving directions into new versions of its smartphone software. Google said its new Google Maps Navigation product will provide real-time, turn-by-turn directions directly within cell phones that are based on the new version of its Android software. The navigation...
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visitShares of navigation device makers Garmin Ltd. and TomTom N.V. plunged Wednesday after Google Inc. upgraded its smart-phone software to include a free navigation feature.The first smart phone to feature Google's new navigation software is the Motorola Inc. Droid,This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by ourand by copyright law....
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code.Navigation vendors TomTom and Navigon this week announced significant updates to their respective turn-by-turn navigation apps for the iPhone.. The new version adds a number of oft-requested features, first among them being text-to-speech directions, which allows the app to read aloud the names of places and streets, and an iPhone-app implementation of the company's, which gives you detailed,...
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PCWorld.com is upgrading some back-end systems. Some site features, such as user registration, may be temporarily unavailable.Locate wireless services by a specific address, city, state, country, airport, or zip code.Japan's Pioneer has lodged a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against rival navigation-system maker Garmin, alleging some of its products infringe on Pioneer patents.The...
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