TeleNav proclaimed that it partners with Telcel (Largest Wireless Carrier in Latin America ) to offer Mobile Phone GPS Navigation. Telcel customers in select cities now have access to turn-by-turn, GPS-enabled driving directions directly from their BlackBerry(R) 8800 and BlackBerry(R) Curve(TM) 8310 smartphones. HP Jin, president, CEO and co-founder of TeleNav, said that GPS navigation is a service that people around the world can use in their every day lives. With this launch with Telcel, we continue to build upon our vision of bringing award-winning GPS mobile phone navigation to customers around the globe.
Customers of Telcel can avail this service in any vehicle or while walking, and voice directions are available in Spanish or English. While en route, users receive real-time guidance, including street names, and will automatically be re-routed if a turn is missed. Through TeleNav GPS Navigator customers can have access to business listings as a result they can look up addresses and get directions directly from their phone. Updation of Maps and business listings is done automatically with no addidtional charge.
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Sony Ericsson has announced of expanding in it’s carrier channels in USA by adding T-Mobile USA. T-Mobile USA, will launch Sony Ericsson TM506, clamshell phone supporting T-Mobile’s 3G network, in early September.
Features:
- Measures 3.7 by 1.9 by 0.69 inches and weighs 3.4 ounces
- 2-megapixel camera
- GPS navigation courtesy of TeleNav
- Offer talk time up to 3.5 hours
- Standard 3G phone for the masses
- Operates on GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz and HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz networks
Measures 3.7 by 1.9 by 0.69 inches and weighs 3.4 ounces
This phone is Sony Ericsson’s first phone to support TeleNav Navigator out-of-box. Sony Ericsson confirms that TeleNav will be the out-of-box provider of T-Mobile’s GPS services.
The device will be available online and also at T-Mobile retail stores from early September.
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Half of those using stand-alone GPS equipment have been sent down the wrong road thanks to out of date or inaccurate information, though not all of them directly into a river.
TeleNav, who make software for GPS-equipped phone handsets, hired survey-company Zoomerang to poll 500 users of stand-alone GPS equipment. Half of those polled reported getting the wrong directions, with almost as many complaining of inaccurate business information.
The problem seems to stem from outdated or inaccurate information, rather than any failure of the positioning technology.
Even where stand-alone systems can be updated, though removable media or connection to a PC, it seems that most users don’t bother: giving a system integrated into a phone a distinct advantage.
TeleNav claims that updates for such systems are free; though operator’s network charged may belie that. They do have a point about utilising social-networks to provide up-to-date information, which could prove useful depending on the quality of the society providing the network.
Right now most GPS systems in Europe are stand-alone, with GPS on phones being an occasionally-useful novelty: offering free updates won’t change how people consider GPS, but if anyone can deliver on the social networking potential then stand-along equipment might quickly start to look dated.®
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TeleNav-Telcel to offer mobile phone GPS navigation (USA, Mexico)
