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Galileo sat-nav faces "grave crisis"

European satellite navigation program continues to suffer delays as contractors look unlikely to meet planning deadline.

By Nicole Kobie, 9 May 2007 at 16:24

Mobile & Telecoms/News

Europe finds Galileo funding

No more private or public funding needed to fund satellite navigation project, the European Commission has said.

By Nicole Kobie, 20 Sep 2007 at 14:58

Mobile & Telecoms/News

ABI maps out prosperous future for sat-nav

The personal navigation device market is thriving and will surpass 100 million units by 2011 according to the latest set of predictions from ABI...

By Maggie Holland, 9 Nov 2007 at 13:00

Internet/News

EU starts looking for Galileo suppliers

The European Union has advertised a contract for the first part of the £2.4 billion satellite navigation project.

By Danielle Nordine, 2 Jul 2008 at 11:33

Mobile & Telecoms/News

LG gets ready to launch KF510 slider phone

LG aims to lure the smart set with a thin, shiny handset with touch sensitive navigation.

By Benny Har-Even, 6 Feb 2008 at 13:51

Mobile & Telecoms/News

MPs say halt Galileo

MPs have said the EU satellite navigation project should be put on hold until it is better assessed.

By Reuters, 12 Nov 2007 at 10:30

Internet/News

Garmin drops bid for Tele Atlas

Improved offer from Dutch sat nav maker TomTom proves too rich for the US-listed navigation specialist.

By Chris Green, 19 Nov 2007 at 18:14

Internet/News

Microsoft launch targets your ‘sat nav’

The software giant continues to pursue device domination with the launch of its first embedded operating system optimised specifically for portable...

By Miya Knights, 16 Jun 2008 at 02:05

Mobile & Telecoms/News

The business case for Sat Nav: Part 1

There is more to satellite navigation technology than route planning for consumers. The latest crop of standalone devices and software for PDAs...

By IT PRO, 19 Mar 2007 at 10:55

Mobile & Telecoms/Features

Europeans back European SatNav system

Galileo project wins backing from 80 per cent of respondents in survey as politicians delay funding debate until October.

By Nicole Kobie, 6 Jun 2007 at 12:28

Internet/News

UPDATED: Nokia to buy Navteq

The world's largest phone maker is looking at a move into the highly-competitive personal sat nav market by buying the leading GPS map maker.

By Reuters and Chris Green, 1 Oct 2007 at 12:42

Mobile & Telecoms/News

TomTom to buy map maker Tele Atlas for £1.2bn

Acquisition will give sat nav maker control of previously third party essential mapping data, but deal could pose problems for rival device makers...

By Maggie Holland, 24 Jul 2007 at 13:25

Internet/News

Businesses fail to review mobile costs

Managers at small and medium companies avoid reviewing mobile charges because they find the technology and pricing plans too confusing, according...

By Nicole Kobie, 21 Mar 2007 at 10:17

Mobile & Telecoms/News

Garmin tops TomTom offer for Tele Atlas

The €2.3 billion offer trumps €1.8 billion offer from rival TomTom back in July, with the market expecting a bidding war to commence.

By Jack Goodnight and Chris Green, 1 Nov 2007 at 15:44

Mobile & Telecoms/News

Orange unveils Sat Nav offering

The mobile phone giant has launched a new downloadable application that will make it easier for business users to know where they're going

By Maggie Holland, 2 Nov 2006 at 13:12

Internet/News

Vodafone teams up with TomTom to bust traffic jams

SatNav company TomTom in joint effort with Vodafone to develop traffic information systems.

By Reuters and Rene Millman, 26 Jun 2007 at 13:38

Internet/News

MWC 2008: Nokia unveils N96 and other new models

Mobile phone giant fires back at Apple's iPhone by talking up N96 and other innovations at this year's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.

By Maggie Holland, 11 Feb 2008 at 18:19

Mobile & Telecoms/News

Lincolnshire to offer free websites to 460 parish councils

County is supplying an Abacus e-Media content management system and professional web design services at no charge, as well as offering technical...

By Nicole Kobie, 19 Apr 2007 at 15:00

Internet/News

Mozilla betas Thunderbird 2

Mozilla releases a first beta of Thunderbird 2, the next generation of its standalone email client

By Simon Aughton, 15 Dec 2006 at 13:31

Internet/News

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