SiRF & Qualcomm Sign Mutual Patent Non-Assertion Agreement The giants GPS chipmakers look to be attempting to take a road of mutual respect regarding patent portfolios. Sounds good, but is this some sort of anti-Broadcom partnership?
Ban on commercial use of GPS in Egypt has consumers frustrated This is rough. I couldn’t imagine living in Egypt, Syria, or North Korea, the last three countries placing strict controls on commercial GPS imports and sales.
Handset Navigation Users Will Reach 70 Million in 2014 According to Berg Insight, most users of mobile navigation only use the services during free trial periods.
Google Gets 1.5 Million G1’s Sold And yes, despite Android’s detractors I still remain bullish.
Airlines Could Save $10 Billion Annually With GPS An archaic radar system that routes airline traffic in the United States costs billions of dollars per year thanks to the loop-to-loop and zigzag routes it creates. With a new GPS-equipped system, aircraft could actually fly in straight lines to their destination. Brilliant concept we know, but rebuilding an entire nation’s aircraft control system is tough.
Nokia Signs Deal For Speech Recognition Nokia signed a deal reported to be worth tens of millions with Nuance Communcations to license both speech and text recognition technologies for potential use in navigational applications.
