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Garmin: The curse of the Nuvifone and GPS price competition: On the surface Garmin's fourth quarter results could be summed up in one word: Wow. But there are cracks in the model and worries about falling prices abound. And those cracks were enough to spook investors. These cracks--essentially worries about average selling prices--overshadowed a nice quarter. How...; Tags: Garmin Ltd., Nuvifone, GPS, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Financial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Has iPhone met its match with nuvifone? (updated 10x): Garmin made a surprise announcement last night of a new iPhone competitor. nuvifone (rhymes with "MovieFone"... coincidence?) has an impressive feature set, including: Quad-band GSM mobile phone 3G HSDPA 3.5-inch touchscreen interface HTML Web browser WiFi Multi-network instant messaging ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Garmin Ltd., Photograph, Nuvifone, Business Structures, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-01-31

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iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?: iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?Is it a battery issue for the turn by turn?Some have said a a turn by turn would be a massive drain on battery performance. Could it be that Apple actually wants a 3rd party...; Tags: Engineering, iPhone 3G GPS, antenna department, GPS, IS IT, Garmin Ltd., Apple iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone, battery; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
I don't need GPS in my iPhone: The current iPhone can't do true GPS – which is fine with me. Many people put the popular navigation technology at the top of their iPhone wishlist but I think that 3G networking is much more important. iPhone's Google Maps application does pseudo-GPS by approximating...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Garmin Ltd., GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-07
News to know: Black Hat; VoIP design flaws; Vista SP1; Apple: Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM and skimming ATMs George Ou: Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1...; Tags: Black Hat, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-21

Garmin%3A+The+curse+of+the+Nuvifone+and+GPS+price+competition: Garmin%3A+The+curse+of+the+Nuvifone+and+GPS+price+competitionGPS Gadget Thing, R U KiddingGoogle or any on-line maps are fine if you always know before go or if you get a cell signal. But if you travel extensively, the value of always knowing where you are and your relation to almost every address and retail establishment on the...; Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Garmin Ltd.; Discussion threads 2008-02-20
Garmin nuvifone ... hmmm, interesting: Garmin nuvifone ... hmmm, interestingLooking forward to itNow this is a cell phone I am talking about. I loved having VZnavigator on my Envy and I think this phone would definantly one up an already outtanding concept, especially for business travelers which is where I used vznvigator the most,...; Tags: GPS, Handhelds, Garmin Ltd.; Discussion threads 2008-02-01
Garmin nuvifone ... hmmm, interesting: I knew that Apple's iPhone would stir up some much needed innovation in the cellphone arena, but I'm surprised to see Garmin, a company usually known for GPS receivers, enter the phone market in such an aggressive way. The Garmin nuvifone is a lot of things that...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Garmin Ltd., GPS Receiver, Cell Phone, GPS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-01
News to know: Microsoft and open source; Google; Motorola, PMA 2008: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's open-source strategy: A picture is worth a thousand words Dana Blankenhorn: Should we fight the proprietary open source power? Larry Dignan: Google's quarter falls short of expectations Tom Foremski: GOOG's troubled social network deals threaten Facebook valuation....; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Open Source, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Twitter, Motorola Inc., BlackBerry Patent App, Manufacturing, Handhelds, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-02-01
News to know: Gmail sidejackings; PMA, Demo coverage; Desktop as data center: Notable headlines: George Ou: Even SSL Gmail can get sidejacked Robin Harris: The data center on your desktop Janice Chen@PMA: Live from Las Vegas: Sony announces two more DSLRs under $900 David Morgenstern: Is Apple under attack from...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Desktop, Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Data Center, Video, Net2Phone Inc., HyperOffice, Data Centers, Corporate Communications, E-mail, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Telecom & Utilities, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Blog posts 2008-01-31