Nokia reported its financial results for the second quarter today. “Volumes of the high-end Nokia N95 were approximately 1.5 million units during the quarter” said the press release. The device is now available in almost all markets, including the United States and China. The N95 has a suggested...

TomTom yesterday announced TomTom Academy, an e-learning tool dedicated to in-store staff to better advise potential buyers and guide them in their search to find a navigation device. The e-learning programme will run alongside TomTom’s existing training programme and...

US wireless operator U.S. Cellular has announced today « Your Navigator », its off-board navigation solution, powered by Network In Motions (NIM), a leading North American provider of white label navigation and location-based solutions. “Our customers can now receive audible...

Intelematics an Australian Telematics solution provider and a subsidiary of Royal Automobile Club of Victoria started last week the first broadcast of traffic information in Australia. This broadcast has commenced in Melbourne using existing FM infrastructure to transmit the traffic information to...

Mobile phone service provider Debitel this week announced a new handset navigation low cost offer in Germany. Available with a contract subscription and compatible with a Nokia 6300 or a Sony Ericsson K810i, the Activepilot navigation solution from Jentro is priced at €4,99 including 5Mb data...

TeleNav, a US-based off-board mobile navigation supplier, today announced an agreement with Austrian wireless operator T-Mobile. The TeleNav Satnav service is available immediately on four BlackBerry smartphones – the BlackBerry 8800 (with built-in GPS), the BlackBerry Pearl, 8700 and 7130 (all...

In the documents released yesterday for its second quarter financial results, TomTom revealed the amount spent for acquiring a GPS navigation patent portfolio from Horizon Navigation Inc. (see previous article here). This US$29 million acquisition was made public on June 21 but TomTom did not disclosed the financial details...

TomTom announced today its intention to buy digital map provider TeleAtlas for €2 billion, in a move that took by surprise the whole industry. This merger not only raises questions about TomTom long term strategy and his business case for TeleAtlas acquisition, but also for the whole market and...

TomTom NV, the world's largest maker of car navigation devices, agreed to buy digital-mapping company Tele Atlas NV for about 2 billion euros ($2.77 billion) in cash, allowing it to provide more detailed maps to customers. TomTom offered 21.25 euros per Tele Atlas share, Den Bosch,...

Garmin on Friday announced it will become the prime sponsor of the Middlesbrough Football Club for the coming season. Commonly known as Boro, the club plays in English Premier League and went to the final of the UEFA Cup in 2005-06. “Garmin is looking to improve its brand awareness” said Clive Taylor, Garmin’s European...

Simyo, a low cost mobile virtual network operator (launched a few months ago in Germany) announced this week it will offer to its customer the off-board navigation system from ADAC (German Automobile association) for €89.95 a year including a Bluetooth GPS receiver, a charger and a universal cell phone holder....

Appello, a European provider of off-board navigation receives a substantial order from TeliaSonera Sweden which will preinstall Telia Navigator for all customers buying the Sony Ericsson P1i handset in Sweden. TeliaSonera will shortly start to sell this package in all channels. The navigation kit...