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Archive for December, 2008
TeleNav GPS Navigator Now Available on the Verizon BlackBerry Storm
Dec 23rd
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Just in time for those hitting the road for Christmas, TeleNav has launched TeleNav GPS Navigator on the new BlackBerry Storm from Verizon. We are also offering a free 30 day trial from our web site.
TeleNav GPS Navigator is fully-equipped with:
- Full-color 3D moving maps
- Voice and on-screen directions
- Speech recognition (optional for address entry)
- Traffic alerts with one-click rerouting and an on-screen ETA
- 10 million business listings
- Gas price listings
- Wi-Fi hotspot finder
- Pedestrian mode so you can use it while walking around town
- My TeleNav online preplanning
Navigation works in both portrait and landscape mode.
After the free 30-day trial, TeleNav GPS Navigator is $9.99/month for unlimited use. Click here to find out more information or to try out TeleNav GPS Navigator for free.
Safe travels and happy holidays from everyone at TeleNav.
TeleNav Shotgun Featured on ABC’s Good Morning America
Dec 19th
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TeleNav Shotgun was featured this morning on Good Morning America. Our friends at Thrillist.com showed off TeleNav Shotgun as a good gift for the guy (or guys) on your list.
Click on the image below to see the video and have a great weekend!:
Consumer Reports: Samsung BlackJack II is Best Smartphone This Year
Dec 18th
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If you have the Samsung BlackJack II from AT&T you should be happy to see that the folks at Consumer Reports think you made the right choice.
As Matt Miller at ZDNet posts on his blog here, Consumer Reports recently listed the Samsung BlackJack II as #1 on its list of best smartphones this year.
Others in Consumer Report’s top 5 include:
- T-Mobile Wing
- Motorola Q9c
- T-Mobile Shadow
- BlackBerry Pearl (flip)
This list might help you out if you’re looking for a good phone pick for your Christmas list. Or if price is one of your key considerations, don’t forget to consult this list of good phone deals right now.
Taking GPS Tracking from Big Brother to Guardian Angel
Dec 15th
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The term “Big Brother” is often used when people refer to GPS and the ability to track others using GPS. Unless your talking about the reality TV show, it’s a negative phrase that has led many to believe that GPS is only used to keep tabs on people without their permission.
However, GPS tracking can actually be used in a very positive way – to help individuals and to help businesses.
For example, GPS locaters for children can help save a child who wanders off or is abducted. Many people are also now using GPS to help keep an eye on their pets so they can find them if they are lost.
Businesses can also protect their mobile employees through GPS. Today we issued some statistics showing that 48% of businesses with mobile workers have no way of determining where their mobile employees are. If something were to happen to one of these employees, they would not know how to locate them. With more and more employees becoming mobile (73% by 2012 according to Forrester), this percentage will only increase.
Our study also found that more than half of mobile employees said they’d be okay with a GPS location system (on their phone, car, etc.) if they knew their company was using it for safety reasons.
What about you? How do you feel about this? Would you be okay with using GPS at work if you knew it might improve your safety and perhaps serve as your guardian angel one day?
BBGEEKS: Top 5 Holiday Deals on BlackBerry Devices
Dec 10th
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TeleNav GPS Naviagator on BlackBerry Bold
BBGEEKs posted this week on the “Top 5 Holiday Deals on BlackBerry Devices.” Whether you are looking for yourself or for a family member, you might want to check out this list to make sure you get a good deal on your holiday shopping. Most of these are FREE after rebate!
We’re happy to add that all of these BlackBerrys support TeleNav GPS Navigator so after you’ve got your new device, come try out TeleNav free for 30 days!
- Alltel – BlackBerry Pearl 8130 – you can get the Pearl for FREE and even get yourself a $100 rebate
- AT&T – BlackBerry Bold – get it here for $150 – which is $250 off of the normal price
- Verizon – BlackBerry Curve 8330 – get it for FREE here!
- T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8320 – also FREE!
- Sprint – BlackBerry Pearl 8130 – FREE as well!
The sleuths at BBGEEKS also found a way to get the Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8330 for FREE.
Have you found any other deals on BlackBerrys or other devices this year?
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