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WiMax Auction in Italy Sets Record in Europe

04 March 2008 Bob Snyder Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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WiMax Auction in Italy Sets Record in Europe

Ciao, Wimax! The Italian government sells (in auction) 35 licenses for a record of €136.3 million.

Auctions for WiMax in France raised €125.8 million and in Germany €56.1 million. But the big surprise was who actually bought the licenses…

Little-known AriaDSL SpA secured licenses in all Italian regions for a total of €47.5 million. The company is reportedly controlled by Israeli billionaire David Gilo, founder of Vyyo, a company in Georgia (USA) selling wireless high-speed Continue reading...

No, TomTom Can’t BuyBuy, Says EC

04 March 2008 Bob Snyder Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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No, TomTom Can’t BuyBuy, Says EC

The EC objects to TomTom’s €2.9 billion plans to purchase map supplier Tele Atlas. The statement gives TomTom a date (May 5th) by which it will have to come up with remedies to EC concerns.

Once a statement of objections is issued, this can slow the deal process as it creates a formal procedure that must be followed to resolve problems with the deal.
TomTom is anxious to go past hardware where double-digit profit margins could decline. TeleAtlas would also strength its arsenal against Continue reading...

iThings to Adopt GPS Features

25 February 2008 Bob Snyder Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Apple finds new directionsApple develops a solution to access complete directions and maps using a portable device. Their “podmaps” patent describes the "Creation, Management and Delivery of Map-based Media Items."

The patent seems to link audio, video, and images with map for a solution that would enable users to access complete directions and maps using a portable device. Another threat to TomTom, Garmin, and Mio…

Apple Finds New Directions (Literally)

 

 

Microsoft buys online map service

14 January 2008 Bob Snyder Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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The software giant says it will acquire MultiMap, a London-based online map service, in a bid to expand its mapping and location-based advertising services worldwide.

 

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The Right Time For Tablet PCs?

14 January 2008 Bob Snyder Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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The Right Time For Tablet PCs?Dell introduces its first-ever tablet PC, saying that businesses are ready to consider more flexible types of computers for employees. The PC maker cites 3 factors that make now the 'right time' for a Dell tablet:

1) those in their 20's now entering the workplace are used to interacting with PCs in different ways, having grown up with mobile phones, portable music players and other handheld devices.

2) Microsoft's Vista is better equipped than XP for powering a touch-screen environment Continue reading...

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