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Is it a sign of times or what? Google and Nokia both offer free navigation products and now we have the first carrier launching the same service. It is Germany’s O2, which is bundling Telmap Navigator with select handsets.
Effective immediately, Telmap Navigator is preinstalled on many new GPS-enabled mobile phones, while customers who are already using GPS-enabled mobile phones can download the application free of charge from here. Telmap Navigator is available on numerous devices, including the Motorola Milestone, HTC Touch HD2, Samsung Galaxy and Sony Ericsson W995. A version for Palm WebOS is planned for the summer of 2010.
Again, the application is 100% free, but (there’s always a “but”), you will pay for all the data traffic spent. Hopefully, there’s an option to preload maps, which would minimize the amount of data that needs to be downloaded.
Telmap Navigation works like any other modern navigation software, providing users with spoken and graphical navigation instructions. It works for both drivers and pedestrians, and also packs additional services like the latest traffic information from ADAC.
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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.
