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Mexen’s Technology, the creators of the Navizon software announced today that they are releasing the API (Application Programming Interface) of the Navizon software. According to Mexen’s:

The API will make available the
positioning engine behind Navizon, allowing other applications to make use of
its dynamic geo-positioning network.

What does that mean for end users? Simply put, third party developers will be able to use the API for their own applications and make them Geo-aware. So we will probably see in the near features applications for mobile devices that will work differently depending on the location of the mobile device.

In addition to that they announced a couple of new features of the Navizon:

The Tracker allows members within a group to share their location with
other group members on an opt-in basis. This feature has been extremely
popular for businesses who want to track assets such as vehicles.

The Geotag allows members to post any information based upon a specific
geographic location. When other members will drive or walk nearby, they
will be notified of this post and the information it contains.

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TeleNav announced that they are launching the TeleNav’s GPS Navigator, a GPS application that will provide voice, turn-by-turn navigation and mapping for the BlackBerry 7100i.

Here is the press release:

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & WATERLOO, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 13, 2006–TeleNav Inc. today announced the availability of TeleNav’s GPS Navigator, a Java-based GPS navigation application that offers visual and audible, turn-by-turn driving directions and mapping, on the BlackBerry 7100i(TM) from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM).

TeleNav GPS Navigator first launched on the BlackBerry 7520(TM) in May 2005 as the first GPS navigation application available on the BlackBerry(R) platform. TeleNav, which is similar to the in-car GPS navigation systems found in luxury vehicles, displays maps, graphical driving cues, speed and direction, and provides audible turn-by-turn directions to help drivers get to their desired locations.

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MP3Car has released Streetdeck, a complete navigation and entertainment system for the digital car. The complete StreetDeck system consists of two parts the hardware and the software. The hardware includes a car computer with some really nice specs.
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RFMD today announced a new software GPS solution the RFMD GPS RF8110. This new software is currently sampling to initial customers and will be publicly available in the Summer. RFMD GPS RF8110 will be showcased at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.

Here is the Press Release.
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Trusted Reviews, reviews the Microsoft autoroute 2006 and reports

Autoroute 2006 is brimming with features and should appeal as much to map fans as to those wanting a laptop based GPS navigation system, not least because you get a swathe of countries included. One of its greatest strengths is its armchair route-planning services which are really easy to use. Couple this with the plentiful printout options and you may find that the GPS-antenna-in-your-car just isn’t required.

Read the whole review here

Pocketgpsworld has posted a review of the iNav iGuidance 2.1.3

You can read the rest of the review here

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