Articles tagged with: Navigation and Navteq

NAVTEQ Buys Argentine Mapping Vendor

Mapping and navigation provider, NAVTEQ has acquired NAVKEY, a provider of digital map data for the Personal navigation Device (PND) market in Argentina. The acquisition will provide NAVTEQ with full use and rights to NAVKEY's digital map assets licensed under the NAVIAR brand.  more

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Mapping firm's drive is on display

Most people go to Sullivan's for the food. But Robert Tuveson and Ian Giddings, geographic analysts for Navteq, went to make sure the popular restaurant on Boston Harbor's Castle Island was really there. more

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Nokia shakes up leadership to tackle rivals

Nokia has announced plans to introduce a simplified company structure for its devices and services business comprised of three units: Mobile Solutions, Mobile Phones and Markets. Effective from July, the move aims to accelerate product development and software execution.  more

Related Tags: nokia, pnd, meego, nokia,, anssi-vanjoki, connect


Finns Show Strong Interest in McDonalds When Driving

..ough, 39% selected the click-to-navigate option which offered "drive to" or "walk to" navigation to the nearest McDonald's location using Nokia's Ovi Maps navigation. "Targeting consumers when they are near our locations and then navigating  more

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Continental and Nokia to Embed Mobile Connectivity into Vehicles

..vers and passengers want to use their mobile phone applications -- like free in-vehicle navigation -- while inside their car. However, displaying navigation information on a small and static mobile phone screen while inside a car is the wrong h more

Related Tags: nokia, pnd, display, usb, connect


Analysis: Nokia's Free Navigation Overshadows Google

Nokia's decision to offer free navigation and associated features could be a huge driver for uptake of cellular navigation in Europe and lay the groundwork for the next generation of pedestrian location services.  more

Related Tags: nokia, google, pnd, maps, coverage, europe


Telmap Develops "Thin-Client" Navigation Application for the iPhone

..ation services provider, Telmap has joined with NAVTEQ to develop a mobile search, mapping and navigation application for Apple's iPhone. The first two launches of this solution are the MapQuest Navigator that was announced on October 7, 2009,  more

Related Tags: telmap, apple-iphone, maps, coverage, europe, globe


New Technology To Integrate Smartphones Into Car Infotainment Systems

Nokia has demonstrated a new technology that enables an in-car navigation screen to be connected to a conventional smartphone and act as its surrogate display. Once connected the full range of smartphone features, services and applications are available through the high resolution screens and audio systems embedded in the car. It also enables an information exchange between the smartphone and the car as well as information retrieval through GPS functionality.  more

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NAVTEQ Selected by MetroPCS as Preferred Map Provider

..end-user applications that use NAVTEQ map data, including MetroNavigator, a GPS-enabled navigation application. MetroNavigator is a downloadable application that enables turn-by-turn driving directions, local search and maps on GPS-enabled hand more

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Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech

.. hot topics at CTIA. Systems shown at the event included A-GPS, Cell ID or triangulation using connectivity to improve indoor coverage. However, support for indoor elevation was still missing from the show floor. GPS-related demonstrations and a more

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