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Garmin can only hope their “phone story” will be somewhat similar with Apple’s. So far, they seem on the right track. Not that people are vowed with the Nuviphone as they were with the iPhone, it’s the lawsuit that makes the Nuviphone and iPhone similar. Cisco owns the iPhone name, and now other company has problems with Garmin calling their products with anything “Nuvi.”
Anyway, Overland Park, Kansas based Internet telephone provider Nuvio Corp. is suing the portable navigation device (PND) maker over the proposed Nuviphone name. Furthermore, Nuvio doesn’t like the whole Garmin naming scheme. They don’t want to see them using “Nuvi” name on any of the regular PNDs, and they are now demanding damages from past infringement(s).
Garmin didn’t want to comment. Their spokesman Ted Gartner only said they first introduced the Nuvi line in North America in early 2006 and had sold Nuvi products in Europe before then, so — my two cents start here — what the f**k that Nuvio wants. 
[Via: Yahoo]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
