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Thursday 28 August 2008
Mitac to give up SiRF GPS solutions due to patent dispute
Mitac International will stop using GPS chipset solutions provided by US-based SiRF Technology which are involved in SiRF's infringement of six GPS patents belonging to Global Locate,...
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile teams up with Garmin to launch GPS service
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) launched a customized GPS service in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Garmin on August 11.
Thursday 31 July 2008
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom subsidiary offers GPS services in cooperation with Supa and C-Com
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Media (CIYPM), a spin-off of the yellow-page directory and information business division of Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), on July 30 announced the launch...
Thursday 24 July 2008
Garmin widens its gap against TomTom in North America PND market in 2Q, says NPD
PND vendor Garmin has widened its gap against rival TomTom to 37 percentage points in the North American market in the second quarter of this year, compared to 23% points in the previous...
Monday 21 July 2008
Taiwan market: Second-tier brands cut prices for 3.5-inch GPS PNDs
While 3.5-inch GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices) launched by international vendors in the Taiwan market sell at above NT$5,000 (US$164), a few second-tier...
Monday 14 July 2008
Garmin sets up marketing subsidiary in China
Garmin has established a subsidiary in China, Garmin China Company, to work as a marketing base to pursue the in-car GPS market, according Garmin in Taiwan.
Friday 11 July 2008
Weak PND market worries GPS chip suppliers
With global demand of Portable Navigation Device (PND) products declining rapidly in the first quarter and inventory building up, the average selling price (ASP) for PNDs trended...
Wednesday 9 July 2008
GPS handset sales to account for 10% of China handset market in 2012
The proportion of GPS-enabled handsets in the China market is expected to top 10% in 2012, up from less than 1% currently, as international handset vendors such as Nokia begin to...
Tuesday 8 July 2008
Mitac to launch its first GPS-enabled 3G handset in 4Q
Taiwan PND vendor Mitac International plans to launch its first GPS-enabled 3G handset in the fourth quarter of this year, according to company sources, who also added that the forthcoming...
Monday 7 July 2008
Air Semiconductor touts low-power GPS solution
While digital camera makers are eying GPS as a feature that can help differentiate their next-generation products, power consumption will be an issue makers must address, according...
Thursday 3 July 2008
China PND market growing fast but lacking order
The demand for GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices) in the China market is increasing fast, with the sales volume of 389,900 units in the first quarter...
Wednesday 18 June 2008
Mitac GPS devices featuring SE Asian maps at CommunicAsia 2008, reports paper
Mitac International, a Taiwan-based maker of GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices), is exhibiting its Mio-branded C230 and C320b PNDs with built-in electronic...
Friday 6 June 2008
China-based makers cut OEM prices for PNDs without maps to US$60
Makers of GPS PNDs in China have triggered price-cut competition by lowering OEM prices for models without built-in electronic map data to US$60 when ordered in minimum volumes of...
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Computex 2008: Mio launches new GPS devices
Mio, a subsidiary of Mitac International, launched two GPS phones and a GPS navigation device at Computex 2008.