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Sat-navs distracting and confusing drivers
Many drivers can't imagine life without their trusty sat-nav -- but the motorist's best friend is being blamed for causing hundreds of thousands of accidents and near-misses
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Sat-navs set to nag about speed limit
Drivers in London would be first in line for the technology that pairs sat-nav GPS with a digital map of the capital and its speed limits -- and possibly even slows the car to the limit
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News.blog: Google, Garmin in GPS tie-up
People using Google Maps to plan trips will be able to send location data to their Garmin GPS systems, writes News.com blogger Mike Ricciuti
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News.blog: Apple going into car tech?
German magazine Focus has reported that Apple is developing an all-in-one device for cars and that Mercedes will be the first to feature it, writes News.com blogger Candace Lombardi
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Orange jumps on flat-rate data bandwagon
The mobile operator's contract customers will be able to sign up for a bundle giving them unlimited data for £8 per month, but VoIP and IM are discouraged
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Qantas to trial in-flight SMS
The Australia-based airline has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services, but voice services will be disabled
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Palm touts new Linux-based Treos
The chief executive says the open-source operating system is due to appear on Palm Treo handsets by the end of this year
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Dell discontinues Axim handheld
The computer maker has stopped selling its current model, the X51, and says it has no plans for a new product in the category
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Philips unit to unveil rollable-display mobile device
First unveiled in 2005, Polymer Vision's e-book reader/PDA will be shown off next week -- it features a 5-inch roll-out greyscale display
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TomTom sat-navs shipped with viruses
The satellite navigation and services company has admitted shipping two Trojans on a small number of its GO 910 devices
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GPS tech trialled on Swindon buses
The Wiltshire town's new real-time information system aims to improve reliability and post the latest timetable information at bus stops, on the Internet and on mobile phones
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Nokia adds Skype to latest PC tablet
The mobile phone giant has updated its popular Linux-based Internet tablet with support for Skype VoIP software and the ability to connect to the Net via Wi-Fi
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Swedes pioneer greener sat-nav
Swedish scientists are developing an eco-friendly satellite-navigation system offering routes to save fuel and minimise greenhouse gas emissions
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Sat-nav systems set to get smart
There will be around 16 million GPS-enabled smart phones shipped worldwide in 2010, according to a recent report
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RIM sues Samsung over BlackJack
The BlackBerry maker has charged Samsung with copyright infringement over the naming of the Korean giant's new smart phone
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News.blog: Ambulance blindly follows GPS for 200 miles
Members of a London ambulance crew went to Manchester because they failed to question their sat-nav device's directions, writes News.com blogger Candace Lombardi
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Nokia announces new sat-nav gadget
The mobile phone giant has made the leap into satellite-navigation devices with the announcement of the 330 Auto Navigation
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IBM and Pioneer's hands-free GPS system
Big Blue voice-recognition software will appear in new navigation systems that let drivers keep their hands where they should be
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