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Friday 27 August 2010
Taiwan market: Second-tier PND vendors pushing sales of 5-inch models
Some second-tier PND vendors are offering 5-inch models at prices ranging from NT$2,990-3,990 (US$93.4-124.7), less than half of what brand vendors are quoting for same-size devices,...
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Intel issues PND and EOL for older processors
Intel has notified its partners plans to issue end of life (EOL) for Atom 330 and 220, and several older Celeron, Core i and Core 2 series products during the second half of 2010,...
Thursday 10 June 2010
Taiwan market: Garmin launches connected PND device with 1-year free subscription
PND vendor Garmin has launched a connected PND, the nuvi 1690, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with telecom service provider Taiwan Mobile (TWM).
Thursday 10 June 2010
PND brand vendors squeezed by white box devices and in-dash navigation systems in China
PND brand vendors are seeing tough competition in the China market with white-box devices assaulting the low-end market and more car buyers opting for in-dash navigation systems.
Thursday 3 June 2010
Media phones and portable video conferencing: Q&A with UMEC's Kevin Mar
With the economic recovery still on shaky ground and instability rearing its head throughout the world, companies have continued to trim business travel budgets. To stay connected,...
Wednesday 2 June 2010
PNDs to stay connected via Bluetooth handsets
Connected PND makers are planning to replace built-in SIM card communication modules with Bluetooth to enable them to connect via handsets that support GPRS and 3G, according to industry...
Thursday 20 May 2010
Consumer navigation shipments to hit 267 million by 2015, says ABI Research
The global market for consumer navigation devices, services and systems will triple between 2010 and 2015, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% over the next five...
Friday 14 May 2010
PND market further squeezed by Windows Mobile free navigation
Portable navigation device (PND) makers are about to see an even harsher market for their devices, with Microsoft's recent update of its Bing Maps application for Windows Mobile to...
Tuesday 4 May 2010
One-third of all cars to integrate eco-friendly navigation systems by 2020, says iSuppli
Rising concerns over the environmental impact of passenger cars and trucks will spur massive growth in the use of eco-assist systems in the coming years, with slightly more than one-third...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
China-based GPS vendor UniStrong outsources PND production to Foxconn and Foxlink, say sources
Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology, the largest vendor of GPS products in China, has begun outsourcing the production of its own-brand PND products to the Foxconn (Hon Hai)...
Friday 2 April 2010
China market: Branded PND vendors becoming more conservative about business outlook
Branded PND vendors have turned more conservative about the PND market in China due to strong competition from the domestic white-box vendors and the impact of the free-of-charge...
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Navigation application providers turn to social networking, says iSuppli
Desperately seeking new revenue opportunities amid intensifying competition from free alternatives, providers of navigation applications are turning to social networking sites to...
Friday 26 February 2010
PND industry set in a slow-growth phase, say sources
TomTom and Garmin have both expressed conservative views over their business outlook for 2010, indicating the global PND market is bracing for a new phase with slow growth, according...
Friday 25 December 2009
Garmin, Mio and Navigon ship PNDs based on Siano multi-standard mobile digital TV receiver chip
Mobile TV chip maker Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that PND makers, including Garmin, Mio and Navigon, have integrated its mobile digital TV (MDTV) receiver chips into their...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
Car and PND mobile TV market set to double by 2015, says iSuppli
Worldwide shipments of mobile TV systems for cars, consisting both of solutions embedded into autos and included in portable navigation devices (PNDs), are expected to more than double...