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Articles tagged with: Personal and Gps
LG Tops Traditional Phone User Satisfaction Ranking
..rtphone owners report regularly using their phone's personal information management (PIM) capabilities - such as address books and to-do lists - to stay better organized. "As consumers continuously upgrade to mobile phones that allow a full mo more
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Mobile Computing and Consumer Electronics Devices to Drive the Next Wave of Rapid GPS Growth
..with integrated GPS shipping than there are stand alone personal navigation devices.Mobile computing holds a lot of promise for GPS with 26 million GPS enabled units shipping in 2013, but there are barriers. In the netbook segment f more
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Canadians Lag Other Countries in Mobile Phone Purchases
..es offering advanced features like e-mail, Internet, personal organizers and touch screens) has nearly doubled from 12 per cent to 21 per cent, a movement that is consistent with the global trend. The explosive growth of smart phones in Canada more
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Mobile phone usage relatively safe from spending cutbacks
When asked about what measures they would take if they had to reduce their personal expenditure in 2009, very few consumers said they would stop using their mobile phone or switch to a cheaper mobile service, but consumer electronics purchases will be hit much more severely, according to a survey of 2,400 consumers across France, Germany and the UK conducted by Canalys in March. more
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Turning Soldiers' Helmets into a Wireless Mesh Network
Imagine a platoon of soldiers fighting in a hazardous urban environment who carry personal digital assistants that can display the location of enemy shooters in three dimensions and accurately identify the caliber and type of weapons they are firing. more
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Global PND Shipments Will Stagnate at 39 Million Units in 2009
The once booming personal navigation device market is grinding to a halt in 2009 with little or no growth expected in most regions. With the European PND market forecast to decline and the North American market remaining flat, Asia-Pacific remains the only growth market. more
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Dutch Railways launches mobile context-aware travel application
..anges to your planned journey and alerts you to these changes by SMS. "A personal travel planner that advises you during the trip is one of the most relevant services on mobile. New context-aware functionalities will be further extended based more
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Acer Announces Plans for Four Smartphones.
..fortless one-hand navigation while the 2.8 inch VGA display improves the web browsing experience. The DX900 has a new interface designed for easy navigation with large finger-friendly buttons for a smooth browsing experience. It also features 3 more
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UK Remote Workers Offered GPS / GSM Wristwatch
.. been launched by UK based satellite tracking firm Masternaut Three X. Designed for discreet personal protection, the waterproof LoKate wrist watch incorporates a miniature mobile phone and GPS receiver with a panic button allowing mobile wor more
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GPS-Enabled Handsets Expected to Bypass the Economic Downturn
..e location awareness will be synonymous with smart devices, a point where personal navigation, social spatial knowledge, and location-specific contextual information will be assumed handset capabilities." more
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