Firefox Heading To Android
Posted at 4:41 am | Filed Under GPS devices
With little or no chance of ever being able to make it through the draconian approval process of Apple’s iTunes App Store, Mozilla, the not-for-profit organization behind the Firefox browser, is betting on two major, if emerging, mobile operating platforms: Maemo, Nokia’s new Linux-based operating system, and Google’s Android OS. But don’t count on [...]
The Red Light Camera Detector Skips Gps Navigation, Charges $200 Anyway
Posted at 4:36 am | Filed Under GPS devices
The Engadget Mobile folks made it really tough to justify the price tag of the Garmin-Asus nuviphone G60 in a comprehensive review of the GPS-oriented GPS handset yesterday. But Hammacher Schlemmer makes it even more difficult to justify the price of the Red Light Camera Detector by passing it off as a GPS navigator without [...]
Blackra1n Now Available
Posted at 4:36 am | Filed Under GPS devices
Geohot’s done it again! Beating the iPhone Dev Team to the punch, he’s just released an iPhone 3.1.2 jailbreak dubbed as blackra1n that not only works on the iPhone 3G S, but all versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s even compatible with the 3G iPod Touch though tethered. To boot it, you’ll [...]
Tomtom Start Gps Appears In The Uk. Explanation Required.
Posted at 4:01 am | Filed Under GPS devices
TomTom Start GPS
TomTom Start? Has anyone heard of this PND? UK online retailer eXpansys has the TomTom Start up for sale on its website. The unannounced PND seems to be an entry-level TomTom GPS device with a 3.5-inch resistive touchscreen, QuickGPS Fix technology, Map Share which enables community map corrections, IQ Routes, a pre-installed speed [...]
O’reilly Ebook Reader For Iphone – Review
Posted at 4:01 am | Filed Under GPS devices
Previously we were reporting that recently O’Reilly started to release their books as iPhone apps. Shortly speaking: each app is an eBook content plus O’Reilly eBook reader for iPhone (for that given eBook). Here we are reviewing this eBook reader on the example of the only free (but lame) O’Reilly eBook available in app store:
We [...]
T- Mobile Pulse Payg Android Phone (htc Click)
Posted at 4:01 am | Filed Under GPS devices
It seems T-Mobile UK has revealed that it’s going to have an Android Pay-As-You-Go handset named the T-Mobile Pulse; made by the manufacturer Huawei, it will coast around £179.99 and be available in October.
The handset is a 3.5 inch HVGA touch screen with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS and Wi-Fi and like the [...]
New Zealand Bans Mobile Phone Navigation While Driving–but Pnds Are Legal
Posted at 4:01 am | Filed Under GPS devices
Tell me if I’m missing something here, but a new New Zealand Transport Ministry law will prevent drivers from using mobile phone navigation software while driving, even if it is mounted on the dashboard or windshield–while still keeping traditional navigation devices legal.
Called the Road User Amendment Rule 2009, the law will allow drivers to make [...]
Mobile Navigation Apps Retain 1/3 Of Users After 30 Days
Posted at 4:01 am | Filed Under GPS devices
Mobile analytics and monetization startup, Flurry, has released the results of a study today that sheds light on the difficulty mobile application developers have in retaining users over a long period of time. The study compiled usage retention data over a period of 90 days (in 30 day intervals), 200 million user sessions, apps in [...]