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Phone Halo Uses GPS to Hunt Down Lost Keys, Other Valuables
You know you’ve done it. Somewhere along the line you left your keys or wallet somewhere and had that panic moment where you didn’t think you would ever see them again. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just pull out your phone and find …
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T-Mobile Announces Garminfone for June 9
T-Mobile USA has officially announced their Garminfone with a June 9th release through their website and select stores and authorized dealers. Landing just in time for Father’s Day, the handset will be available for $199.99 (after $50.00 mail-in rebate) with a new two-year agreement. To …
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T-Mobile Garminfone All But Official for June 2 Release
A newly leaked store ad has landed online showing the T-Mobile Garminfone arriving just a few days from now. Dropping June 2nd, the GPS-heavy handset is expected to retail for $199.99 for new customers who sign a 2-year service agreement. Of course those of you …
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T-Mobile Garminfone Due Next Month With $200 Price Tag
T-Mobile has announced that their forthcoming Garminfone will be dropping in June with a $199.99 price tag. According to Phonescoop, this comes after a rebate and a 2-year agreement with the GPS-heavy handset. Full price is said to be $450 for those of you interested …
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Motorola Ditches Google Location Services
In a recent development, Motorola has announced that it is replacing Google location services in a vast majority of its devices with Skyhook location services. Skyhook, which is already used in Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, triangulates your location by using a large grid …
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PocketNavigator: Tactile Pedestrian Navigation
As many of you are beginning to find out, there are scores of turn-by-turn driving apps for Android handsets. Everyone has their own preferences, be it TeleNav, waze, CoPilot, or another. But what about those of us who spend their days walking to and from …
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Glympse Adds Facebook Sharing
Glympse is announcing new features to their location-sharing service today which now includes Facebook integration. Android users can share their location with Facebook friends and allow them to track real-time movement over a predetermined time period. That’s right, you can now post your location on …
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Download This! iTag
There’s no way around it. As much as we try to keep our cell phones with us, somehow we still manage to leave them places. We leave our handsets on the counter at home, in the taxi, on the airplane, and in (yikes) bathrooms.
Best Friend of the Day, TeleNav
As I returned to work from my 16 days of vacation I had the wonderful privilege of driving an hour for a meeting. Normally right before I leave, I will print my driving directions off the Internet and head off. All that changed yesterday. TeleNav …
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Garmin Announces nuvifone A50 Ahead of Mobile World Congress
After more than a year of waiting, Garmin is set to show off their newly announced nuvifone A50 next week at Mobile World Congress. As it turns out, the device is more GPS than phone. Surprise!
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WHERE Update Encourages User-Generated Content
WHERE, a popular location-based app that helps users find cheap gas prices, movie showtimes, and more, has been recently updated. Now, rather than simply giving you relevant information, they have made it possible to add your own content. For instance, if you arrive at a …
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Unconfirmed Rumor: Garmin to Debut Android Device at MWC
As we near the Mobile World Congress next month, the rumored handsets and announcements are likely to start pouring in. DigiTimes is reporting today that Garmin plans to unveil a handful of smartphones in Barcelona, one of which will be running Android.
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Canadians, Your Free Magic Won’t Dial 911 As Well
So after my last post, I wish to update Canadian Android’ers that the HTC Magic is experiencing the same GPS/911 problems currently affecting the HTC Dream. Rogers is letting customers know via text message that 911 emergency calls will not complete due to a bug …
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Rogers HTC Dream 911 Warning
Last night I received a text message from Rogers regarding an issue involving 911 calls. This screw up can only be described as HUGE! Rogers is informing all of their HTC Dream customers of an issue that does not allow 911 emergency calls to complete …
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