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Garmin Ships 5-Inch Connected PND, Debuts Content Store
At the IFA trade show in Berlin, Garmin today unveiled nüLink! 1695, a 5-inch touchscreen portable navigation device (PND) with connected, real-time services such as Google Local Search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, local events, movie listings and flight...
TomTom to Supply Nav Software to Sony Xplod Head Units
Today, at the IFA trade show in Berlin TomTom and Sony revealed a partnership to bring the navigation software of the Dutch company into Sony's new Xplod AV Navigation Systems. This new range...
TomTom: 1m Users for HD Traffic
TomTom claimed today to have reached the one million mark for the number of people using its HD Traffic service in Europe. In addition to the one million connected devices, HD Traffic...
MARKET DATA
Market Data
Western Europe PND Sales Revenue Down 21% in 1H 2010
According to a new report by GfK, in the first half of 2010, the average price and demand are decreasing for portable navigation devices (PNDs), and as a result, sales revenue shrank by around 21%in the six Western European countries of Germany, Italy, France, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands....
Intelematics Australia Claims 800K Users, 3.5m by Year End
Intelematics Australia, the company behind the SUNA Traffic Channel service, said yesterday that more than 800,000 SUNA-enabled devices have been sold since the service was launched in Melbourne in 2007. It predicts sales of devices displaying SUNA will reach over 3.5 million by the end of its...
App Market Reached more than $2,2B in 1H 2010
According to market research firm research2guidance, the worldwide smartphone applications market grew more than $2.2 billion within the first six months of 2010. Mobile application download numbers reached a total of 3.8 billion in only 6 months, compared to 3.1 billion in the whole year 2009....
Consumer Telematics to Reach 211m Users in 2015
In a new report ABI Research expects the number of consumer telematics users to reach more than 211 million in 2015 from 37 million in 2010. ABI Research practice director Dominique Bonte commented: “Telematics drivers are diverse, ranging from regulation in Europe (eCall) and legislation in...
ABI Research Forecasts 42.3m PNDs sold in 2010
ABI Research analyst Dominique Bonte indicated today approximately 42.3 million personal navigation devices (PND) will be shipped in 2010. Recently, PND manufacturers are facing increased competition from GPS-equipped smartphones, and some manufacturers have found their sales of PNDs...
PEOPLE AND JOBS
People and Jobs
Loopt Hires Steve Boom as President
Location-based social start-up Loopt recruited Steve Boom, a seasoned mobile and Internet industry executive as President. “Steve is a tremendous addition to the Loopt management team, enabling us to capitalize on the exciting opportunities available in the location-based services market,”...
OpenTable CEO Joins Booyah’s Board
Jeff Jordan, president and CEO of OpenTable, has joined the board of directors at Booyah, the maker of location-based mobile entertainment app MyTown. "The combination of Jeff's expertise in the real-world local space and his past experiences in growing businesses is perfect for us as we...
TomTom: Davies Arrives, Van Der Fluit Departs (UPDATED)
Last week we learned about two moves of executives at TomTom: Psion veteran Charles Davies is joining the Dutch company from Nokia, where he was technology advisor, and Peter van der Fluit, who was senior vice president Licensing (ie. Head of Tele Atlas) has left the company earlier last week. Both...
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Clickable POIs and Sponsored Icons Debut on Google Maps
TomTom to Supply Nav Software to Sony Xplod Head Units
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