All Points Blog (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Not a new sentiment, though I've mostly heard it from sat-nav providers, not data providers. That comment comes from NAVTEQ vice president, Serge Bussat. He goes on to say, in an interview from Pocket-Link, "It's not about building the map, it's about building the layers on top of it." That says the article means not data layers, but apps. The future for NAVTEQ in sat-nav? In-car...
übergizmo (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Navteq has just announced that they will be releasing a free Navteq Traffic Mobile Web site that is accessible from virtually any Web-connected device including cellphones, smartphones and old school PDAs. Users will be able to benefit from free up-to-the-minute traffic flow and incident information alongside travel times in more than 50 major cites as well as their surrounding areas....
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Map company talks in-car displays Navteq - the company owned by Nokia that's behind the maps and navigation systems in almost every satnav around - has been discussing the future of the PND - the portable navigation device. Pocket-lint had a chat to the company's Vice President, Serge Bussat, who disagrees with most commenters predicting the death of standalone PND units in favour of mobile...
All Points Blog (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
You may have missed yesterday's press release from NAVTEQ noting an update to its traffic information app for mobile phones (any with a browser) for free. There are, per C|net some unobtrusive ads, and the navigation is "interesting." The "east" and "west" links to slide the map one way or the other, are not in their typical orientation. It's hard to imagine that...
Appscout.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Navteq, the digital mapping company, has unveiled a new version of its WAP site for cell phones.
Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
It's a good day to drive in San Francisco. (Credit: CNET/NAVTEQ) Navteq announced today it has released a new version of its free Navteq Traffic mobile Web site. The mobile site is accessible from any Web-connected device (mobile phone, PDA, etc.) and offers free up-to-the-minute traffic flow and ... Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The mobile website was enhanced with the needs of on-the-go drivers in mind and designed to display traffic content for easy navigation on mobile phones and devices. It features accurate, up-to-the-minute traffic information including travel times, vehicle speeds, delay times, accident reports and NAVTEQ's unique Jam Factor(R), a numerical traffic measurement scale that offers a look at a route's...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The mobile website was enhanced with the needs of on-the-go drivers in mind and designed to display traffic content for easy navigation on mobile phones and devices. It features accurate, up-to-the-minute traffic information including travel times, vehicle speeds, delay times, accident reports and NAVTEQ's unique Jam Factor(R), a numerical traffic measurement scale that offers a look at a route's...
Wireless and Mobile News (Free subscription) | yesterday
NAVTEQ is now offering a new version of its free NAVTEQ Traffic.com mobile website at http://mobi.traffic.com. It could be very helpful this holiday weekend. The mobile website will let you know the traffic Jam Factor and real-time traffic information.The website...
Phones Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nokia has now released the official Ovi Maps 3.0 for mobile phones and officially brings Ovi Maps out of beta, reports all about Symbian. Earlier this month Ovi Maps was updated with more map data via Navteq, performance and bug fixes, and weather forecast information. Nokia Maps enables users to do a multitude of location based activities [...]
Buycheapguide.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... slide control for menu Pre-loaded with City Navigator North America and Europe NT maps powered by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality digital map data Bluetooth wireless technology enables hands-free calling with a compatible phone; included traffic receiver provides North America traffic information Pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps; ecoRoute...
Crowdedbrain (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Garmin has announced the arrival of CityXplorer mapping which utilises NAVTEQ's Discover Cities option that we wrote about a couple...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Hewitt Associates Appoints Judson Green to Board of Directors LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--()--Hewitt Associates, Inc, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, announced today that its board of directors has elected Judson Green to the Hewitt board. Mr. Green is the current vice chairman and former president and chief executive officer of NAVTEQ Corporation (Chicago), a subsidiary...
geo2web.com (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
It looks like Nextar is trying to stay afloat in this economy by releasing GPS navigation systems fit for every budget. Their latest is the Nextar 43LT which has a 4.3? screen and offers life traffic updates from Navteq’s RDS-TMC service (see coverage ). It only costs $170. Some other features of Nextar 43LT include SD card slot, 1.6 million POIs, and text-to-speech… via Brought...
NaviGadget (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
It looks like Nextar is trying to stay afloat in this economy by releasing GPS navigation systems fit for every budget. Their latest is the Nextar 43LT which has a 4.3″ screen and offers life traffic updates from Navteq’s RDS-TMC service (see coverage). It only costs $170. Some other features of Nextar 43LT include SD [...] Brought to you by your GPS navigation site NaviGadget ....
