Posts from — March 2008
Verizon Launches GPS-Enabled Blackberry Curve 8330
Verizon is officially the first North American cellular provider to launch the Blackberry Curve 8330. As of this morning, Verizon now offers the high-end Blackberry with an integrated GPS receiver capable of utilizing the mobile company’s VZ Navigator or an alternate mapping solution.
The Blackberry Curve 8330 is the first Curve from Research In Motion that’s 3G-capable using Verizon’s EVDO network and also features a 2 megapixel camera, microSDHC slot with up to 8GB of storage and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
So far, no release date, but Verizon is expected to price the Curve 8330 at $270 for a 2-yr plan. It’ll be available in silver with the usual Curve interface and third-party software support.
This announcement, from the CTIA conference, is expected to be followed by similar announcements from Sprint and Telus.
Via Electronista
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Garmin Takes Worst Lickin’ Of The Past Year On Wall Street Today
Garmin hit a 52 week low today on Wall Street. Looks like GPS manufacturers are really feeling the pinch if a big name like Garmin is watching its value crumble. We still don’t think the portable navigation market is dead yet. There are others besides Om Malik that think it is though. Take a look at all these sell-side analysts listening to a Garmin presentation from CES 2008:
March 31, 2008 2 Comments
Verizon Wireless To Enable Loopt On GPS-Enabled Phones
Verizon Wireless will enable users of more than 20 of their GPS-enabled phones to use Loopt, a social networking service that allows users to create a network of friends and relatives whose location can be found on an on-screen map. It also allows users to geo-tag photos and share them with friends on their email lists or AOL Buddy Messenger accounts. Loopt will be available for Verizon Wireless customers next month for $3.99 monthly. Sprint, Nextel, and Boost Mobile already enable Loopt on many of their mobile phones.
Via BetaNews