Navigation business TomTom has signed a deal with Samsung that’ll see TomTom maps and location content used on the Wave 3 bada-powered smartphone.
The agreement will give Samsung access to TomTom’s global maps and premium location content, including map coverage for over 200 countries.
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Garmin International has launched a free Android application called Smartphone Link, which is described as the first Android app to provide live services to personal navigation devices.
Any Bluetooth-enabled Garmin nüvi sat-nav device from the 2012 range can now be connected to an Android smartphone, allowing users to add traffic information, traffic camera images, weather and fuel prices to their navigation device.
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The Welsh town of Monmouth is having QR codes - mobile barcodes - added to landmarks and other points of interest. It’s a project called Monmouthpedia, which is described as the first Wikipedia project to cover a whole town.
The QR codes will link to articles on notable places, people, artefacts, flora and fauna in a wide variety of languages including Welsh.
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Google is acquiring California-based company Clever Sense, which created a recommendation application called Alfred.
Alfred works on Android and iOS devices, delivering personalised recommendations about local venues.
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Mark Bridge writes:
This time of year sees many pundits from within the mobile industry doing their best to predict events that’ll grab headlines in the next 12 months. In fact, we’ll be offering our own predictions in a couple of special podcasts lined up in the next few days.
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