Category — Mobile Phone GPS

Samsung i8510 Innov8, Samsung i740 Both Get GPS…And Impress

by Justin

Samsung’s GPS-enabled i740 has been officially released in the Ukraine minus increasingly important 3G connectivity. Features include:

Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 connectivity
Windows Mobile 6.1 OS
3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus
2.8? 320×240 QVGA, 262K color TFT display
FM Radio
GPS Navigation
USB 2. and Bluetooth A2DP
150 MB of user memory
microSD memory card slot
1500 mAh battery
Dimensions: 107×59×13.9 mm

Lucky Ukrainians should expect to pay 285 Euros for the i740 smartphone.

Meanwhile, across the pond in New York City the previously rumored Samsung’s i8510 Innov8 impressed. Features? Let’s just say they make the i740 look like a toddler’s toy from Toys ‘R Us.

Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz), dual-band WCDMA (900/2100MHz)
Symbian 9.3 S60 3rd Edition FP2
2.8? 16m color QVGA TFT display
Built-in GPS receiver and accelerometer
WiFi
8 megapixel autofocus camera with image stabilization and face, smile, and blink detection
Video recording QVGA @ 120 fps or VGA @ 30fps with full editing suite onboard
16GB internal storage, microSD card slot
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
106.5mm x 53.9mm x 17.2mm (3.9? x 1.9? x 0.6?)
1200mAh battery

Wow! That’s really all we can say.

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July 25, 2008 No Comments

Sprint Centro’s 1.07 Update: Support For My Location Feature On Google Mobile Maps

by Justin

Owners of Palm Centro smartphones will be happy to know they’ll be finally getting an update that brings some new features to Centro’s on the Sprint network. Yes that’s right, only for the Sprint network. But if your Centro is carried by the Sprint network, one new feature of interest is support for the My Location feature on Google Mobile Maps. This way you’ll be able to simply select “My Location” rather than input your address making it easier to find POIs, directions and check local traffic.

The Google Maps My Location feature doesn’t actually use GPS to approximate your location. It uses cell tower triangulation so it’ll only work in your wireless coverage area. Once you’ve downloaded the software update, which apparently can take up to an hour, you’ll also have to download the latest version of Google Mobile Maps.

via the official palm blog

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July 24, 2008 No Comments

AT&T Navigator Goes Global With Navigator Global Edition, Available In 20 Countries

by Justin

AT&T has become the first US wireless carrier to offer a GPS-based service offering international navigational capabilities today, announcing its AT&T Navigator Global Edition will be available in 20 countries. Not exactly global, but hey it’s a start. All North American countries, most Western European countries, the US Caribbean and the 6 Chinese cities hosting this summer’s Beijing Olympics will support the new Global Edition. The AT&T Tilt, Blackberry 8800, Blackberry 8820, Blackberry Curve 8310, Blackberry Pearl 8110, and Moto Q smartphones will all enable usage.

Features will be similar to the original Navigator service in the US including text-based turn-by-turn directions-in English, Italian, German, or Spanish-automatic rerouting, and a business index. AT&T’s Navigator Global Edition will be available for $19.98 per month. For full details, click the read link.

via at&t