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Marge Simpson and Mr Burns for TomTom
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Qualcomm dials in Glonass for 'dual-core' locating
Don't rely on GPS... 2,800 reads
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Magellan eXplorist 110 rambles in
Tough GPS device launched 2,800 reads
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TomTom Fair Pay Insurance to reward good drivers
Or punish bad ones.... 2,500 reads
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Stephen Fry hits TomTom
Celebrity gadget fan lends voice to sat nav 2,050 reads
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TomTom Fair Pay Insurance to reward good drivers
Or punish bad ones.... 8 February 2012 15:00 GMT TweetTomTom is to jump into the car insurance game. Not by offering policies, you understand, but by teaming up with broker Motaquote and providing the technology behind a new insurance product, which bases premiums on driving behaviour.
So, rather...
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Marge Simpson and Mr Burns team up for TomTom Simpsons fun
Smithers! Release the hounds 1 February 2012 11:08 GMT TweetHomer isn't the only Simpson character available to guide you home now - Marge and Mr Burns voice packages are hitting TomTom too.
A deal between Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division and Locutio...
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Magellan eXplorist 110 rambles in
Tough GPS device launched 30 January 2012 14:37 GMT TweetMagellan marked its return to the UK last May with the launch of four handheld GPS devices and now we've a fifth to add to the pile - the Magellan eXplorist 110.
Pitched at the outdoorsy types; you know the kind of folk - red cheeked and layered...
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Garmin Android app uses your smartphone to update your nuvi GPS
CES 2012: Satnav gets connected 9 January 2012 12:00 GMT TweetGarmin has launched a new app for Android users that allows them to piggyback off the smartphone's data connection to provide live services data like traffic updates to their up until now unconnected Garmin nüvi device.
The...
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Qualcomm dials in Glonass for 'dual-core' mobile locating
Don't rely on GPS... 16 December 2011 16:02 GMT TweetQualcomm has announced support for Glonass in its latest Snapdragon processors, meaning that mobiles packing the S2 and S3 chips will have a location accuracy of just 2 metres (and the S4 when it lands next year).
Glonass, in case you didn't...
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What has Stephen Fry got in common with Spongebob Squarepants and Jeremy Clarkson? TomTom
Celebrity gadget fan lends voice to sat nav 14 December 2011 10:36 GMT TweetQI host and self-confessed gadget geek Stephen Fry has become the latest celebrity to record directions for TomTom. Fans can now download his dulcet, wizened tones to use while driving, for the princely sum of £7.95.
By becoming a TomTomite,...
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TomTom Go Live 1005 World tweets its arrival
App happy satnav launched 1 November 2011 11:04 GMT TweetTomTom has announced its latest app-happy satnav system - the TomTom Go Live 1005 World.
The system has the same app setup that we saw introduced with the Go Live 1535 that went on sale in the States back in September.
TomTom Live satnavs...
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Nokia Drive detailed, Nokia WP7 users get free GPS
Baby you can drive my phone 26 October 2011 10:10 GMT TweetNokia has detailed its GPS offering for its Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
Called Nokia Drive, the app will offer free turn-by-turn navigation for Windows Phone 7 users on the go. Carrying on the steady trend of dedicated GPS units being replaced...
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Garmin challenges Nike+ with new iPhone / Android fitness app
Making use of GPS expertise 25 October 2011 12:00 GMT TweetGarmin has announced a new fitness app for Android and iPhone mobiles called Garmin Fit, which makes use of its GPS expertise by bringing a wealth of functionality to the user and could challenge the popular Nike+ format.
The sports app allows...
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The death of dedicated satnav cometh as TomTom posts poor Q3 sales?
Mobile phones taking over 24 October 2011 8:58 GMT TweetTomTom has recently posted some rather unhealthy Q3 sales as the company sees further drop in demand for dedicated GPS units.
The Dutch company, who has been at the forefront of the satnav industry for many years aims to cut 50 million euros...
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Windows Phone 7 Nokia Maps: screenshots leaked
Nokia handset exclusive? 3 October 2011 14:59 GMT TweetPictures of Nokia's new Windows Phone 7 Maps app have been leaked online. They show images of a Symbian-style Ovi Maps navigation app, complete with directions, photos and detailed place descriptions.
The app is rumoured to be bundled as an...
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Nokia Windows Phone 7 handset turns on 3D voice navigation
Possible mapping for new device 30 September 2011 17:48 GMT TweetAs Nokia prepares to unleash its first iteration of Windows Phone 7 handsets upon the world, reports have come in that the Finnish phone giant is preparing its own voice navigation and 3D maps software for the Mango OS.
The reports that come...
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TomTom Go Live 825 review
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Baby you can drive my car
13 September 2011 20:43 GMT
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The TomTom Go Live 825 sits at the bottom of the Go Live range of GPS devices from market leaders TomTom, but don’t let that fool you. It has more to offer than the Via and Start models and comes packed with plenty of treats. But do you need...
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TomTom iPad app pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON IFA 2011: HD routing 2 September 2011 11:41 GMT TweetThe TomTom iPad app is fairly fantastic. We know this at Pocket-lint because we were lucky enough to get our hands on the software at IFA 2011.
Naturally, we can't tell you how good it is at getting you from A to B, which is why we use the...
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TomTom for iPad: satnav goes big screen
IFA 2011: New app announced 1 September 2011 9:28 GMT TweetTomTom has announced that it’s launching an iPad version of its TomTom navigation software at this year’s IFA in Berlin, Germany.
The app, which has been reworked to fit the larger screen of the Apple tablet, will offer the same...
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