Nokia, Garmin, TomTom and Motorola talk about future of GPS
Friday, April 4th, 2008The major European navigation players are set to outline next generation growth strategies, and spark debate on the industry’s future, at the forthcoming Navigation & Location Europe conference in Amsterdam. With recent game-changing acquisitions, including the proposed $8.1 billion takeover of mapping giant Navteq by Nokia, the shape of the industry is certainly shifting, and [...]
Garmin provides nav tech to Samsung
Monday, March 31st, 2008Garmin will provide navigation technology to be included in some Samsung mobile phones. This counters Nokia GPS assault with the aquisition of Nacteq and lauch of N-Series phones with navigation technology. Samsung Mobile Navigator by Garmin is based on the popular Garmin Mobile XT navigation software, and Samsung phones with this navigation capability are expected [...]
