Having only finished a two-year map copyright case in February, Chinese mapping companies RITU and Careland have again landed in court over copyright issues.

First announced at CTIA in April, Verizon has now launched the new installment of the wireless operator's navigation software, VZ Navigator 4. Verizon also released specifics that were not divulged at CTIA, including pricing and phone compatibility.

Pricing was finally revealed for the 2009 Mazda6 Sedan today. Options for the new model include Bluetooth HFP and A2DP, rain sensing wipers, Mazda BSM (Blind Spot Monitoring) and a $2000.00 DVD-based Navigation system.

Intermap is pursuing recreational PND, advanced driver assistance system and insurance opportunities with its slope and road vector databases for Europe and the U.S.

Last month's demonstration at NAB does not reflect higher resolution MediaFLO technology being proposed for large display, in-vehicle entertainment systems.

The company expects to sell 35 million GPS enabled devices this year alone. Nokia plans to play a larger role in the navigation market, especially pedestrian navigation, which would be enhanced with the acquisition of map provider Navteq.

After being exhibited at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in late April, the new Citroen C-Triomphe will reach dealerships on May 18, featuring a lower price tag and more telematics-related technologies than the previous version.

Increase in billable communicators drives revenue growth. Companies sees further gains for 2008.

Intermap announced the signing of a US $8.1 million contract to provide 3D digital elevation data for a natural resource management and map production project.

Dash Express customers received the first wireless historic traffic update last evening. Also, Dash expanded its distribution channel with the addition of Crutchfield.

Having only finished a two-year map copyright case in February, Chinese mapping companies RITU and Careland have again landed in court over copyright issues.

Pricing was finally revealed for the 2009 Mazda6 Sedan today. Options for the new model include Bluetooth HFP and A2DP, rain sensing wipers, Mazda BSM (Blind Spot Monitoring) and a $2000.00 DVD-based Navigation system.

Intermap is pursuing recreational PND, advanced driver assistance system and insurance opportunities with its slope and road vector databases for Europe and the U.S.

Last month's demonstration at NAB does not reflect higher resolution MediaFLO technology being proposed for large display, in-vehicle entertainment systems.

After being exhibited at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in late April, the new Citroen C-Triomphe will reach dealerships on May 18, featuring a lower price tag and more telematics-related technologies than the previous version.

Increase in billable communicators drives revenue growth. Companies sees further gains for 2008.

Chinese mapping company Careland has sued rival Navinfo and white label manufacturer Destinator, alleging copyright infringement and illegal competitive practices.

Ford has released the Titanium X Sport trim for the Mondeo. This new trim will include standard Sony 6 disc CD changer, navigation system, limited vocal commands, Bluetooth, and other driver assist features.

Toyota has partnered with Beijing-based traffic data provider Cennavi to conduct one year real-time traffic trials in Beijing in preparation for the launch of Toyota's G-Book telematics service in late 2008, early 2007.

Hyundai-Kia, Microsoft, and Korea's Institute for Information Technology Advancement signed a MOU to establish an automotive IT innovation center in which Hyundai-Kia will invest $166 M over the next five years to develop in-car IT tech and services.

Having only finished a two-year map copyright case in February, Chinese mapping companies RITU and Careland have again landed in court over copyright issues.

First announced at CTIA in April, Verizon has now launched the new installment of the wireless operator's navigation software, VZ Navigator 4. Verizon also released specifics that were not divulged at CTIA, including pricing and phone compatibility.

The company expects to sell 35 million GPS enabled devices this year alone. Nokia plans to play a larger role in the navigation market, especially pedestrian navigation, which would be enhanced with the acquisition of map provider Navteq.

Intermap announced the signing of a US $8.1 million contract to provide 3D digital elevation data for a natural resource management and map production project.

Dash Express customers received the first wireless historic traffic update last evening. Also, Dash expanded its distribution channel with the addition of Crutchfield.

Chinese mapping company Careland has sued rival Navinfo and white label manufacturer Destinator, alleging copyright infringement and illegal competitive practices.

Monotype Imaging Inc announced that Garmin has licensed its iType font engine for nüvi devices. iType is a font scaling engine which allows font to be legibly displayed and scaled on navigation screens.

Wayfinder now offers two new GPS services to cell phones and smartphones, the Wayfinder Navigator 8 and the Wayfinder Active. Prices for the Navigator 8 range from €79 for European maps to €49 for regional maps.

After being launched in mid-April, LBS provider FindWhere has announced that users of the company's free Livecontacts buddy finder service have surpassed 10,000.

Sprint and Google announced that the two companies plan to integrate Google applications into Sprint's portfolio. Some of the applications will be available for customers this summer.