U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.01% to 10307 but the S&P 500 jumped 0.33% to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 1.08% to 2204. Retail stocks, including J.Crew Group Inc. (NYSE:JCG, $43.86, -$2.30, -4.98%) and AnnTaylor Corp. (NYSE:ANN, $14.99, -$0.47, -3.04%), declined as predictions for stormy [...]
Google Map Navigation (Beta) now available for Android 1.6 and higher. Google launched its Google Map Navigation Beta for Android 2.0 a few weeks ago. The latest Android had the compatibility with Google Map Navigation but those Android lovers who had been using the platform since earlier would have felt left out kind of without [...]
The long dominated market of turn-by-turn navigation form Garnim and TomTom is finally intruded by Google with the launch of its Google Map Navigation for Android 2.0. The announcement made on Wednesday followed a drop in the share markets of both the PND’s manufactures. Google described Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices as [...]
Breaking through the shell of teasing ad campaign Droid finally made its entrance today at New York news conference. Combining Google’s Android 2.0 OS, Verizon 3G wireless network Motorola Droid aims to showcase many features that existing smartphone major shareholder lacks in. If on one hand Verizon expects Droid to earn them a good share [...]
GPS equipped G60 nuvifone from Garmin International Inc will finally find its way out to market through leading wireless providers AT&T from Oct. 4. The delayed Nuvifone, navigator phone has potential to navigate you with its fully integrated world’s best-selling GPS navigator but does nuvifone still has the potential to navigate AT&T to a giant [...]
TomTom brings to you its second Internet-connected GPS device. The 4.3-inch XL 340S LIVE has Live connection which brings fuel price updates, local Google Search, weather forecasts, and a feature called QuickGPS Fix (which locks onto your current position faster than prior units) in addition with the old MapShare, graphic lane guidance, and text-to-speech tech. [...]
