Posted on December 30th, 2007 by findcall
Swedish navigation software maker Wayfinder unveiled its free Wayfinder Active software this week, which is a GPS tracking and logging application for mobile phones.
Wayfinder Active is a Java application that records detailed statistics including maximum, current and average speed; distance; calories burned; altitude info; and current location, according to the company. It also incorporates an emergency function whereby users can send a text message with their position to a preferred contact within the phone’s address book; in certain countries a text message is sent immediately to national rescue services.
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Posted on December 19th, 2007 by findcall
To help business travelers make their journeys less stressful and maybe even entertaining, Avis Rent A Car System, LLC today launched a new service at www.avis.com/mywhere2 to connect its customers with information on concerts, sporting events, museums, galleries, festivals and other popular activities at 25 major business travel destinations in the United States.
Avis customers who rent Where2, the company’s portable GPS navigation system, can also save destination information found at myWhere2.com or anywhere else on the Web onto a Secure Digital (SD) memory card that can be transferred into the Where2 unit when they pick up their rental vehicle. To use this feature, customers must first download a plug-in available at www.avis.com/mywhere2 and create a bookmark to send addresses of places they want to visit to their personal SD card. When finished, customers can use any Web site or tool to find an address or point of interest and save the addresses directly to their SD memory card, and thus quickly and conveniently program their GPS unit to be able to maximize their free time.
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Posted on December 18th, 2007 by findcall
Whereboutz enables users to input where they are and what they’re doing. An interactive map shows members where their friends are as well as any comments in terms of what they’re up to.
The user’s location can be as vague as a country, or as detailed as a street address.
Friends can send each other a “nudge”, which generates a text message to let a user know that someone is looking for him.
The application also includes a local search function that allows members to look up businesses nearby so they can suggest places to meet.
Locations and comments can also be posted directly from a cell-phone.
Whereboutz operates under the same privacy controls and protections as all Facebook applications, giving members full control over how much information is shared and who sees it.
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Posted on December 14th, 2007 by findcall
Company Will Also Announce Partners for the U.S. Market
After gaining success in Europe, Nav N Go, the fastest growing GPS navigation solution provider, is now ready to launch North America’s first lifelike 3D navigation software ’Nav N Go iGO8’ at CES Las Vegas 2008. To ensure this technology is swiftly available to customers, the company has formed partnerships with leading hardware manufacturers, also to be announced at the show.
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Posted on December 13th, 2007 by findcall
The acquisition gives Microsoft a powerful new location and mapping technology to complement Virtual Earth, Live Search, Windows Live services, MSN and the aQuantive advertising platform, with future integration potential for a range of other Microsoft products and platforms.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Multimap will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, as part of the Virtual Earth and Search teams in the Online Services Group.
This acquisition is the latest in a series of moves as Microsoft seeks to expand its online services.
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