nuvifone

Garmin, Asus nix handset deal

Garmin and Asus said today they won't introduce any new co-branded Nuvifones going forward, but will support the handsets already in consumers' hands.

It remains to be seen what this means for Nuvifones, which combine a mobile phone with GPS device. Regardless, Asus won't be making them, according to a statement. At the least, the Nuvifone line is being rethought and perhaps being turned into a software service. The two companies inked a deal in February 2009 to create co-branded phones.

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Free phones for all?

Links from Friday morning's episode of Loaded:

T-Mobile may give away free handsets on June 19 Facebook partners with the National Parent Teachers Association to promote safe use of social networks Google News experiments with Editors' Picks History Pin lets you compare images and stories of places on a map, past and present

Test-driving the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50, M10

BARCELONA, Spain--It's no secret that we weren't huge fans of the Garmin Nuvifone G60. How could we be when half of the product (the smartphone half) barely worked? So when we heard that Garmin-Asus would be showing off its latest Nuvifone models, the Android-powered Nuvifone A10 and Windows Mobile-based Nuvifone M10, at Mobile World Congress 2010, we didn't have the highest of hopes. However, after getting some hands-on time with the devices, we may just be changing our mind.

To start, the hardware is much improved. Both the Nuvifone A50 and M10 have sexier, slimmer designs that … Read more

Garmin-Asus announces Nuvifone M10, A50

Much like last year, Garmin-Asus got a head start on Mobile World Congress 2010 and introduced two new additions to its line of GPS-enabled smartphones, the Nuvifone M10 and the Nuvifone A50.

Promised since 2009, the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 is the company's first Google Android device and features all the usual Google and Android services, including Google search by voice, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and Android Market. In addition, the A50 offers Microsoft Exchange support for e-mail, calendar, and contacts.

Of course, as a Garmin device, the handset will ship with the company's navigation software, complete with maps, … Read more

Car Tech Live Podcast 138: Automakers announce line-ups for Tokyo Motor Show

Toyota recalls 3.8 million cars, automakers gear up for the Tokyo Motor Show, Garmin sets a date and price for the Nuvifone, and we go for a ride in Lincoln's smallest luxury car.

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• Toyota recalls vehicles over loose floor mats

• Skydeck concept: Honda's hybrid van of the future

• Mazda to show concept, fuel efficient engines in Tokyo

• Subaru's Tokyo concept surfs trends

• Reserve Nissan's Leaf EV starting Spring 2010

• Garmin Nuvifone G60 launching with AT&T on October 4… Read more

Dialed In Podcast 98: Microsoft is tickled Pink

We get a sneak peek at Microsoft's Project Pink, with leaked photos of a phone that isn't pink at all. We then dish about the Motorola Cliq, the finally released Garmin Nuvifone, MMS coming to the iPhone, and more.

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Rumor of the week Microsoft "Pink" emerges from Danger

News Motorola Cliq gets official pricing and release date Garmin Nuvi G60 launching with AT&T on October 4 iPhone MMS is now live Samsung reveals pricey Instinct HD Palm WebOS 1.2 released for the Pre … Read more

BOL 1073: Open Android Alliance to fight Google's evil empire

A Google Android mod received a cease and desist for including Google apps in the mod. Seriously? Google may not be a walled garden with a high wall but it's a walled garden nonetheless. And it's pretty sad when your open-source project gets protested for not being open. We also discuss whether the Dell Latitude Z series is for posers. Or us. Or both. Which makes us posers. Own it, people.

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Dell Latitude is like Adamo with wireless charger – fancy … Read more

Garmin Nuvifone G60 launching with AT&T on October 4

After its introduction almost two years ago and after numerous delays, Garmin and AT&T announced on Tuesday the upcoming availability of the Garmin Nuvifone G60.

The Nuvifone G60 will be sold in stores and online starting October 4 for $299 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. For the price, you're getting a smartphone with full GPS capabilities, including preloaded maps of North America, millions of points of interest, and voice-guided directions.

Just like Garmin's standlone portable navigation devices, the G60 will also feature the company's "Where am I?" feature … Read more

BOL 1067: Pre-roll is the new Rick Roll

A listener reports that NFL.com subjected him to a 75-second pre-roll ad. Not funny, NFL. In the news today, the FCC proposes codifying Net neutrality rules, and much as we'd love to leave it to the market and the telcos, well, we just don't trust the telcos. Rules, FTW! Unless it's rules on selling energy-hog TVs. Those aren't cool.

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FCC chief proposes new Net Neutrality rules http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10357411-266.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172316/fcc_net_neutrality_rules_are_a_win_consumers.html … Read more

BOL 1036: Twitter Viagra?

So, Twitter has had a hard time staying up today because of a denial of service attack. But we think we have the answer. And it's available in many spam e-mails for order. We also get in a big, fat argument about whether News Corp. will win or lose by charging for all its news sites. But we can all agree on Whisky.

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Twitter DOS outage today is really becoming a big one. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10304633-36.htm http://status.twitter.com/… Read more