Mobiles reviews - gps

iPhone 2.0.1 OS update causing GPS problems?

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:10:47 +0000

Here we go again. The latest iPhone 2.0.1 OS has apparently been causing problems for some iPhone 3G users. Previous reports indicated that some people were having problems using their iPhone 3G’s GPS hardware, trying to get a reliable lock on their position. We even posted a potential fix to the iPhone 3G GPS problems here. Well, [...]

Zoombak gets your stuff back - Now wth SMS text message support

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:53:06 +0000

Think of it as a user-friendly LoJack for just about anything that could possible get up and walk away (or get stolen). Zoombak is a GPS tracker that keeps tabs on the location of your dog, cat, car, or wayward teenager upset over being grounded for text message overages. The Zoombak’s location can be monitored [...]

Garmin delays Garmin Nuvifone until 2009

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:54:14 +0000

As yet another answer to Apple’s iPhone and iPhone 3G handsets, Garmin’s Nuvifone was announced earlier this year to much fanfare and high expectations. Garmin’s prowess in GPS navigation devices was expected to give them an edge in a smartphone market that has essentially adopted GPS hardware as standard offerings. The Garmin Nuvifone was set [...]

Apple iPhone 2.1 beta firmware points to turn-by-turn GPS navigation, background push notification

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:12:28 +0000

The recently released iPhone 2.1 firmware beta has, like many beta firmwares before it, been a rewarding source of potentially upcoming iPhone features and functionality. Previous iPhone firmware betas have led to the speculation, and eventual implementation, of iPhone features like the iPhone iTunes remote, geo-tagging photos, and character-recognition, just to name a few. With the [...]

3G iPhone details from Vodafone employee, leaked iPhone 3G firmware confirms tri-band HSDPA and GPS

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:07:15 +0000

And they just keep rolling in like unstoppable forces of nature. The iPhone 3G (or 3G iPhone / iPhone 2, call it what you want) rumors are starting to get dizzyingly out of hand. Late last night we saw some purported marketing material leaked out for all 3G iPhone hopefuls to drool over, but it [...]

Apple's 3G iPhone to be thinner - next-generation iPhone will have GPS and be 22% thinner?!

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:27:10 +0000

If Leander Kahney is to be believed, the next-generation iPhone will be 22% thinner. Kahney cites "a programmer at a major software publisher," in his speculation that the 3G iPhone will launch with a considerable bit of girth shaved off from the current generation iPhone. The 3G iPhone is said to not only sport integrated GPS, [...]

Nokia Maps 2.0 exits beta, still free

Thu, 22 May 2008 18:37:08 +0000

Nokia Maps 2.0 launched in beta form at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, bringing with it a handful of features that many S60 users were likely using to great extent. So, with the application's exit from beta testing, Nokia Maps 2.0 is ready to bring GPS navigation to the S60-masses for free. Whether [...]

Apple iPhone OS 2.0 beta firmware hints at support for geo-tagged photos

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:30:34 +0000

With the release of the latest iPhone OS 2.0 firmware to select iPhone enterprise developers (firmware build 5A292g) we're getting indications that Apple is bringing geo-tagging to the iPhone. Developers are indicating that the iPhone's "Maps" and "Camera" applications ask for the user's permission before getting a location lock on the handset. The location-aware applications can [...]

Taiwanese want GPS as #1 feature in phones

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:48:21 +0000

A survey by Canalsys has found very high awareness of satellite navigation ("Sat Nav") amongst consumers, with more than 80% being aware of what it does. 60% of those surveyed said they used the web to search for directions and then print them. So when asked which services they were interested in having on a mobile [...]

Latest 3G iPhone rumor - next-generation iPhone to sport GPS, video conferencing, and mobile TV?

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:18:23 +0000

In a report from LeMatin.ch that has Apple bringing the iPhone to Switzerland through Swisscom this summer, there is speculation that the next-generation iPhone will not only be sporting that 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) data connection, but will also hit hard with GPS, video conferencing, and…wait for it…mobile TV! Apple's pushing their iconic handset around the world and [...]

New iPhone rumor points to smaller iPhone

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:45:20 +0000

Is Apple planning on a smaller variant to its iconic iPhone? According to Taiwan Economic News, sources in the supply chain are indicating that a lighter-weight and smaller variant of the iPhone is in the pipeline. Weighing in at 110-120g, compared to the current iPhone's 158g weight, the smaller iPhone is said to forgo the [...]

RIM BlackBerry 9000 official specifications

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:45:14 +0000

Boy Genius has come through again with yet another internal document detailing a future device's features. The latest leaked document comes from RIM and basically puts the "official" in official device specifications. The BlackBerry 9000, with that 3G HSDPA data connection, will apparently hit the market with a revamped web browser capable of Javascript, CSS 2.1, [...]

iPhone rumors galore: Haptic / vibration feedback touchscreen, GPS, Jabber, iControl remote iTunes control, new patents

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:57:28 +0000

We must be getting closer to the 3G iPhone's launch. How do we know? Well, aside from the rumored June 9 launch at Apple's WWDC, the blogosphere is lit up with frenzied rumors of new features in the 3G iPhone as well as speculation at new features to be enabled with the coming iPhone OS [...]

AT&T offers BlackBerry Pearl 8110 without WiFi

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:50:03 +0000

If WiFi on your BlackBerry Pearl isn't as important to you as GPS navigation, you'll be happy to hear that AT&T is now offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 as a WiFi-less counterpart to the BlackBerry 8120. Available in Titanium and Red, AT&T has swapped the WiFi radio in the BlackBerry Pear 8110 for GPS functionality [...]

Apple iPhone getting prepped for true GPS support?

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:25:18 +0000

If the latest find from the iPhone OS 2.0 firmware is any indication, then Apple could be readying the iPhone for true GPS support in the near term. It's not clear whether the GPS support will come in the form of integrated GPS hardware or support for dock-connected GPS peripherals, but it does seem likely [...]