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Samsung Galaxy Note II users in South Africa got a neat freebie in the form of Garmin navigation. No longer will you have to use mobile data while trying to find some address as maps can be preloaded while you’re in a fast Wi-Fi hotspot. Then, when you need to navigate to some address, simply fire-up your Garmin app (or that’s Navigon – which is owned by Garmin), enter your destination and let your phablet guide you to the spot. No mobile data have to be used along the way except if you want additional information like weather forecast (which requires that you connect to the Internet).
Included in the deal are NAVTEQ-based maps for South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia and Lesotho, which all can be viewed in 2D and 3D. Feature wise, you’ll benefit from turn-by-turn voice guidance, address search, points-of-interest recommendations, and so on.
At the end, we can only say you should download Garmin’s app as soon as you can. And we hope something similar will be offered in other parts of the world, as well.
[Via: phonerpt.com]
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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.
