Garmin goes crazy at CTIA; Announces slew of partnerships, upgrades

You may think Garmin is now focusing all its attention to its newly announced Nuviphone. But no, the portable navigation device maker wants a piece of every single platform out there and that’s good I guess, especially for their shareholders. I’ll try to recap all the Garmin’s announcements shortly and then I’ll point you to the official press releases where you can find out more.

Today Garmin announced upgrade of its Garmin Mobile app for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones. In addition, they said Garmin-made device owners can search, send and navigate to locations through Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps and/or use MapQuest Directions and Maps. Finally, they let us now Garmin Mobile is now BREW compatible and that they’ll be providing its Navigator for Samsung mobile phones.

Here are all the releases:

• Garmin Mobile Application To Offer New Features On BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile Smartphones
• Garmin Simplifies Searching, Sending and Navigating to Locations through Google Maps
• MapQuest and Garmin Announce a Partnership to Deliver MapQuest Directions and Maps Directly to Garmin GPS Devices
• Garmin Provides Navigator for Samsung Mobile Phones
• Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry with Turn-by-Turn Navigation Available from Centennial Wireless
• Garmin Mobile Turns nTelos Phones into GPS Navigators (Garmin Mobile Now Compatible with BREW)
• Garmin’s Fleet Management Interface Network Grows

[Via: Engadget Mobile]