Google, Garmin, And Free NavigationBusinessWeek - Arik Hesseldahl - 30 Oct, 2009Six years ago this week, and before I worked for BusinessWeek, I wrote this profile of the GPS company Garmin in Forbes Magazine. ... |
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Will TomTom Go Bye-Bye?PC World - Harry McCracken - 30 Oct, 2009Now that Google Maps is on the Droid smartphone, it's eyeing more devices â€" bad news for those who sell stand-alone handheld navigation devices. ... |
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Why Google Didn't Kill the Standalone GPSWashington Post - 30 Oct, 2009Alright, everyone, settle down. I know the Google Maps Navigation stuff is pretty amazing, but let's not write off the traditional GPS makers just yet. ... |
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Is Google Maps Navigation a satnav killer?Telegraph.co.uk - Claudine Beaumont - 30 Oct, 2009The news that Google is releasing free satnav software for Android handsets that will provide Street View images and turn-by-turn directions has sent the ... |
Google Maps Navigation causes slump rivals' sharesTelegraph.co.uk - 30 Oct, 2009The launch of a free navigation tool by Google has caused a slump in shares of Sat Nav makers. By Urmee Khan, Digital and Media Correspondent Shares in Tom ... |
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Attacks on Google suggest it is winningCNET News - Matt Asay - 30 Oct, 2009You can look at Google's growing market share in Android, its dominance in search, and elsewhere as signs that it's winning in its markets. ... |
Google Maps Nav Will Not Kill Standalone GPSPC World - 30 Oct, 2009Yesterday's introduction of the Google Maps Navigation service was seen by many as the death of standalone GPS. That isn't true and rumors of the death have ... |
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GPS devices lose their wayThe Age - 30 Oct, 2009GOOGLE has announced a free navigation service for phones that will offer live traffic updates and the ability to recognise voice commands. ... |
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Free Google sat-nav shakes marketBBC News - 30 Oct, 2009Shares in sat-nav device companies have fallen substantially after Google unveiled its free live sat-nav for mobiles on Wednesday. ... |
Google upsets sat-nav marketXinhua - Rob Welham - 30 Oct, 2009BEIJING, October 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Google, the Internet search giant, is now branching out into satellite navigation devices according to a number of ... |
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Techie Breakie: Google Maps gets turn by turnMirror.co.uk - 30 Oct, 2009Where've you been? Asleep?! You better catch up quick â€" yesterday wasn't just any Thursday, it was the Thursday Google just sauntered up to the world's ... |
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Android 2.0: The iphone killer at last?Computerworld - 30 Oct, 2009In its three years, the iphone has redefined the mobile device. But despite the iphone's popularity, it is by no means certain to become the mobile ... |
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Android 2.0: The iphone killer at last?Computerworld - Galen Gruman - 30 Oct, 2009Guessssst says: "Sights are set on the iphone In a few weeks, the first smartphones using Google's Android 2.0 will be available". ... |
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Google Maps Navigation beta uncorkedInquirer - Paul Taylor - 30 Oct, 2009THE SEARCH GIANT, Google, has released the beta version to its brand new Google Maps Navigation software, developed specifically for Android ... |
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-tomtom extends fall on Google worriesReuters UK - 30 Oct, 2009Shares in Dutch navigation device maker TomTom (TOM2.AS) continue their sharp decline in early trade, down 13 percent, after plummeting 24 percent on ... |
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Google's navigation software isn't sliced breadComputerworld - Oct 28, 2009You'd think that Google just invented a way to make cars fly from the reaction to its new navigation software today. Admittedly it is cool, but it isn't too ... |
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A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com ...San Francisco Chronicle - Ryan Kim - Oct 28, 2009Google is at it again, giving people a much sought-after free service, while taking a swipe at an entire industry. This time the Mountain View company is ... |
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Google's Ad-supported Navigation App?Techtree.com - Oct 28, 2009After bringing Maps to the mobile platform, Google is rumored to be working on a turn-by-turn based navigation app. This step would hit quite a number of ... |
Google Nav System Shakes up GPSPC World - Jeff Bertolucci - Oct 28, 2009Well, Google's done it again: Tossed a monkey wrench inside a well-oiled, profitable machine, and gummed it up good. Of course, I'm talking out the ... |
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Google Should Make Apple Beg For Maps NavigationWashington Post - Oct 28, 2009Beyond the advanced features of the Google Maps Navigation app (voice search, crowdsourced traffic data, Street View navigation), what makes the app ... |
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Garmin, tomtom Shares Sink On New Google Nav FeatureWall Street Journal - Ben Charny - Oct 28, 2009SAN FRANCISCCO (Dow Jones)--Shares of navigation device makers sank Wednesday after tomtom NV (TOM2. ... |
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Google Maps Takes All the MarblesBusinessWeek - Stephen Wildstrom - Oct 28, 2009The inclusion of the free Google Maps Navigation app on the new Verizon Droid isn't the only thing shaking up the until-now lucrative mapping and business. ... |
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Google Maps Navigation: first video!Mirror.co.uk - Oct 28, 2009Google Maps Navigation, the new free GPS app from the search giant, is one of the biggest bombshells that's hit planet gadget all year. ... |
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Google drives into new market with Maps Navigation beta for AndroidComputerworld - Sharon Gaudin - Oct 28, 2009Computerworld - If you're an Android user, Google is hoping to help you get where you're going. The company today unveiled the beta version ... |
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UPDATE 1-Garmin shares sink on price fears, GoogleReuters - Savio D'Souza - Oct 28, 2009By Savio D'Souza BANGALORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Shares of US navigation device maker Garmin Ltd (GRMN.O) sank 18 percent after its Dutch rival tomtom (TOM2. ... |
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Will The Rise Of Android Come At The Expense Of The iphone?NPR - Wright Bryan - Oct 28, 2009Friend or foe? The face of the future? Will Android skate past the iphone? (Graphic courtesy of Google) By Wright Bryan Android is an ominous name for a ... |
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Google Android 2.0 'turns mobile phones in to sat navs'Telegraph.co.uk - Claudine Beaumont - Oct 28, 2009An update to Google Maps will give Android users turn-by-turn directions, and alert them to local points of interest. By Claudine Beaumont The new tool, ... |
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Is New Google Nav Service Really Android-Only?PC World - Oct 28, 2009Google Maps Navigation, introduced today, puts the company in direct competition with GPS makers and former best friend, Apple. ... |
tomtom Chief Says Prices to Drop More; Shares FallBloomberg - Marcel van de Hoef - Oct 28, 2009Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- tomtom NV, Europe's biggest maker of portable navigation devices, expects the average selling price of the ... |
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Free Android sat-nav hits tomtom, Garmin sharesZDNet UK - David Meyer - Oct 28, 2009Shares in sat-nav firms TomTom and Garmin plummeted on Wednesday, after Google announced free turn-by-turn navigation software for Android 2.0 handsets. ... |
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