Nokia C3 is the first QWERTY smartphone, which is directed to the text communication, but also the mobile phone has great and very interesting applications, one of which is the GPS. Nokia C3 is useful and very reliable mobile phone, which will help you to be online in any time of the day. Also the mobile phone gives a good alternative to the popular windgets of the start screen, which gives you access to social networks. Also you have large variety of choices for nokia c3 themes, which will make the phone screen to look in the preffered way and to have access to your favorite and most important applications. The mobile phone is really looking good and the color schemes are perfectly combines with the style of the phone. The updated 2.4 inches LCD display with QVGA resolution is not touch sensitive and gives good visibility. The cell phone has GPS receiver and with the newest navigation software the mobile phone can be used for finding the right direction in the city. Definitely this function can completely remove the need of certain GPS received in your car and installed maps navigation.

The Swedish company SWEPOS became the first provider of satellite navigation services through the system GLONASS. The company has 21 main and 52 auxiliary stations that collect data from GPS satellites, which is an alternative to GLONASS. The consumers use its positioning information in real time, geographic and geodetic work. The Russian satellites are located higher than the U.S., and therefore work better in the northern latitudes, told Reuters the deputy head of the Department of Geodesy SWEPOS – Bo Johnsen. Currently 90% of the company’s customers use both GPS and GLONASS. The GLONASS navigation system has 27 satellites, 23 of which are being actively used. Apparatus were put into service from 2005 to 2010. For comparison, GPS system relies on 32 satellites, of which 30 workers entering the orbit in the period 1990-2010. Earlier this month the company TeleSistemi Mobile (MTC) launched its first smartphone with built-chip support for GLONASS. Negotiations with manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola and Qualcomm for embedding sensors in their GLONASS products.

After this week, Apple and Google have been crucified on a cross, because of fears that once the physical location of users, it appeared that the manufacturer of GPS-and TomTom sold data rate of users of the Dutch police. After the growth of mobile phones with integrated GPS, the industry is facing falling revenue and TomTom are trying to reduce its losses by selling data traffic on the roads of local fine.
The information communicated to the police was anonymous, but the company acknowledged that their cooperation with authorities has gone farther than they wanted. In the e-mail to affected users of their applications, Harold Goddin – CEO of the company, said it did not expect their data to be used for similar purposes.
However, the TomTom will discontinue the collection and sale of anonymous user data. The company will change its licensing conditions to prevent use as that of the Dutch police. Developers hope that the traffic data they collect can help local authorities to reduce congestion and improve road safety, while brings a little additional revenue in the company.

Mio Technology has launched a new navigation system dubbed Mio Hammer V700, which will be available by year’s end. Hallmark of this GPS is the long stand which attaches to the side window of the car, so the device can be adjusted to fit the driver position. Hammer V700 has a large beautiful display only 16 mm thick.
The 7-inch display of the navigation system has a resolution of 800 x 480 and aspect ratio of 16:9, which is a record for such devices. With his help can watch different media files, audio and video. GPS-receiver accepts signals from 64 satellites simultaneously and obtain accurate information on traffic using the TPEG-receiver.
Mio Hammer V700 with 4 GB of internal memory costs $ 285.

Garmin International is pleased announce a new generation of strong and reliable handheld GPS receivers: GPSMAP 62 series. GPSMAP 62 products have all the features and benefits exclusive accepted universal series GPSMAP 60, plus many more … With the new design and advantages which “must have” appliances GPSMAP 62 are in great bestseller Garmin, Colour handheld GPS with a map. GPSMAP 62 series raise the level of navigation. Appliances are a bright 2.6-inch 65K color LCD screen with built-in basemap and high-sensitive GPS receiver with HotFix ®. All three model series are unmatched, another shortage of GPS, its adoption by the quad helix antenna, they are waterproof, have a worldwide basemap with shaded relief and support geocaching. In addition to the standard functions in the GPSMAP 62, 62s version has a 3-beam compass, barometric altimeter and an integrated microSD ™ slot for adding maps. A 62st model has the same sensors and a microSD slot, and further comes preloaded with detailed topographic maps of Europe at a scale of 1:100 000 with details of street-level, horizontal interesting objects (POI) for more than 33 European countries. 62s and 62st also offer wireless communication with other compatible devices to share routes, points, geocache.
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Garmin International Inc., Part of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced its new n?vi series 3700, which sets new standards and features personal navigation and light work with the appliance. New super slim and elegant design, large display, glass display with high resolution and active capacitive panel n?vi 3700 series was awarded the Red Dot Design Award in the largest and most reputable race in the field of design. “Personal Navigation entering a new era, n?vi 3700 series has a striking design and lightweight seamless interface to work,” the words of Dan Bartel, vice president of worldwide sales GARMIN. “Engineers and designers of Garmin was won by the usual standards and results is available in our new series n?vi 3700.” He added. With a thickness of less than 9 mm, n?vi 3700 series proved undoubtedly the thinnest portable navigator on the world market – an amazing and pleasant to the eye and the hand design. Glittering appearance have a significant impact on the competition winning the renowned Red Dot Design Awards this year, involving more than 4000 competitors from 57 countries. Winners n?vi 3790T, n?vi 3760T and n?vi 3750 with the convenient 4.3 “WVGA display with an active capacitive flat glass panel, allowing to work safely and easily in all menus in landscape or portrait mode – ideal for use in a car or pedestrian mode.
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It is vital for the success of any company to have a competitive edge in their products, pricing and performance. For a business operating a fleet of delivery vehicles. their fleet operating costs, which directly affect their pricing, and the reliability and speed of delivery will be key elements. This article will set out how the introduction of a vehicle tracking system can bring about marked reductions in operating costs to the benefit of the company, improve delivery performance and thus increase customer satisfaction and at the same time bring additional benefits to company staff.

Reducing Costs/Increasing Productivity
It is essential for the efficient running of a vehicle fleet to maintain a firm control on fuel costs and operating times, particularly in an age where customers are demanding an ever more rapid response.
The single most important benefit of a GPS vehicle tracking system is that the operator will know at all times the location of each and every vehicle within his fleet. This enables him to be able to allocate any incoming job to the most suitably placed vehicle thus ensuring maximum productivity. By being able to monitor and control routes taken by vehicles, fuel costs can be kept to a minimum. In addition to fuel savings this efficient use of assets can also result in a reduction in overtime costs and allow for better monitoring and control of personal usage costs by drivers outside of working hours.
The ability to make a positive impact on a range of operating costs will clearly demonstrate the benefit of investing in a tracking system.

Improved Customer Service
It is a basic requirement for all customers to have a reliable delivery service and for some a speedy delivery is essential. By providing the fleet operator with a real time location for all his vehicles, a vehicle tracking system gives him the ability to meet those customer requirements. With the ability to check at a glance the position and progress of any journey the operator can both ensure reliability and is in a position to react rapidly to the urgent demands that his customer may make. Improved customer service and customer satisfaction come as a direct consequence.

Benefits to Staff
Although initially the introduction of a tracking system may be viewed with a little suspicion by staff there are indeed a number of advantages that they would benefit from.
Health and safety is a key factor for all employees but is particularly so for mobile workers. A vehicle tracking system will show at all times the location of fleet vehicles and can allow a much more rapid response to problems that may be encountered. Personal “panic buttons” can be incorporated in the system giving additional protection to the employee. Systems can be introduced to allow for the monitoring of driving standards which can then be used to encourage a safer approach on the road.
Two other key benefits can be of value to the employee. The ability of the system to automatically generate journey/mileage reports can remove from the driver what many consider to be an arduous task. Secondly the system will highlight the performance of the hardworking and efficient employee and can be used as a basis upon which to offer a performance reward system.

After years of monopoly decisions GPS road navigation giants TomTom, Navigon and Garmin because few competitors in this business, I thought it would be really hard to think and create comprehensive and effective and easy solution for everyone, but in 2006 we witnessed the revival of Route 66 and the launch of GoPal Navigator was developed by 3soft for Medion.
After many successful v1 in early 2006, and the following v2 format HD (high definition) at the end of 2006, now comes the third edition added a feature to avoid road sections – one of the weaknesses so far. Medion currently offers a very modern product, which has all the voice commands for fusion, marks the limit of speed on road maps of Navteq 4th quarter/2006, voice recognition (in some models).
GoPal v3 is installed on models of the 2007th Medion. Some of them are already commercialization as E3115 or MD96310, others must occur soon Referral X4510, S2310 and P4410.

Presented at the IFA electronics show in August 2007, Mio C620 and Mio C620t are already on the market. Mio Technology, one of the top 3 manufacturers of portable navigation devices (PND) in Europe, relies greatly on the success of these products with true 3D mapping.
Mio 2008 software includes over 1000 3D waters, as well as digital information on the height of the ground – so the driver has a view of the road ahead.
Used is the latest mapping of Tele Atlas (2007.7 – which means that I will wait Bulgaria), and navigation is clear and the review of 4.3 “screen (may be used and known technology Mio ‘split-screen’, allowing the user to see both information about important points of the road or other critical information on the route).
Mio is not risk money is safe and familiar SiRFstarIII GPS processor.

GPS personal navigation devices based on Symbian or Windows Mobile platforms are becoming more powerful. Separate gps devices such as Magellan or Garmin will be used more rarely and for specific purposes.
The big disadvantage of the PDA or smartphone to date was mainly mechanical and water resistance. Here’s one of the first products, a decent price, and which destroys the latter argument.
AERO WIRELESS A25 smartphone with GPS
Aero uayarles A25 is waterproof and udaroustoychiv and latest technology for navigation and communication, based on Windows Mobile.

Airo A25 is a four-band EDGE / GPS smartphone using firmuear Airo ATL, which allows users to make the most of the functions for localization – 5 meters accuracy, and fixed for 10 seconds.
A25 is suitable for enterprayz (business) applications such as automation of business or delivery through technology GroupLocate ™. It allows using the phone as a client interface for network related locational server that can accept, process and transmit information on the situation and status of many users (Photo 2 and 3).
The hull is MilStd 810F and was successfully certified for the fall, vibroustychivost, udaroustoychivost, temperature, and water resistance. Degree of protection IP 67