Tagged: Sat Nav & News
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TomTom iOS app update includes TomTom Places News
11.04.2012 TomTom has updated its iPad and iPhone navigation app, which now includes Facebook and Twitter integration and the inclusion of TomTom Places for nine more countries, including... -
Marge Simpson and Mr Burns arrive on TomTom nav devices News
31.01.2012 TomTom has added the voices of two more characters from The Simpsons – Marge Simpson and Springfield Power Plant owner Mr Burns – to their range of GPS apps and navigation devices. -
Dublin entrepreneurs launch Gadget Saver to rescue drowned tech News
02.12.2011 Two Dublin entrepreneurs have created Gadget Saver, a resealable pouch that resuscitates gadgets that have been dropped in water. -
Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie can help you drive home News
10.11.2011 TomTom has enlisted Sesame Street duo Bert and Ernie to guide drivers to their destinations through the company's navigation devices. -
TomTom reports increase in Q3 earnings News
24.10.2011 Declining debts, lower restructuring charges and strengthened operations from the previous quarter have pushed sat-nav maker TomTom's third-quarter earnings up by 9.6pc, the... -
Top Gear and BBC slip into reverse gear over sat-nav gaffe News
13.10.2011 The recently announced tie up between hit BBC motor show Top Gear and TomTom, which saw Top Gear-themed sat-nav devices go on sale, has been scrapped as the deal breaches BBC... -
TomTom releases Top Gear sat nav News
07.10.2011 TomTom has launched the TomTom GO LIVE Top Gear edition, a sat-nav device with branding and features from the BBC car show. -
TomTom and Renault create first in-dash nav system for e-cars News
14.09.2011 TomTom and Renault teamed up to launch the first in-dash navigation system for electric vehicles, which has been integrated with the Fluence Z.E. as standard. -
Weekend news roundup News
01.08.2011 A roundup of technology news in some of the weekend newspapers, including Apple having more money than the US government and Google acquiring more than 1,000 patents from IBM. -
Europe’s 50 most congested cities News
14.06.2011 Brussels has taken pole position as Europe’s most congested city, while Cologne has the lowest traffic congestion, but it’s also good news for Dublin, which has experienced a... -
TomTom launches GO LIVE 800 range News
24.05.2011 The TomTom GO LIVE 800 range of sat-nav devices has been released in Ireland, which includes one year of TomTom’s LIVE Services. -
Dutch police used TomTom nav data to place speed traps News
28.04.2011 The Dutch police used traffic information aggregated anonymously from users’ TomTom navigation devices to place speed traps where general areas of speeding were found. -
Women more likely to heed sat navs than men - survey News
29.03.2011 Women are more likely than men to follow directions provided by satellite navigation (sat nav) systems, a survey by insurance retailer Swinton suggests. -
GPS could cut journey times by 5pc – save motorists €384 in fuel News
10.03.2011 If 10pc of Irish drivers deployed sat-nav technology to discover more efficient ways of getting from A to B, it would cut journey times by up to 5pc across Ireland for all...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Communications, Apps -
The digital business week News
11.10.2010 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Economy, Government, Internet, Leadership & Management, Management, Online Business, Social Media -
All-Ireland address code provider urges Govt to go digital News
04.10.2010 The provider of an all-Ireland digital address code system that has generated 45,00 new codes for the public has put itself forward as a potential solution for the country since... -
Revolutionary navigation system makes directions more natural News
02.09.2010 NAVTEQ, which provides maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, has launched a new product that promises to materially change the way navigation systems interact... -
Overheating batteries lead to Garmin recall News
27.08.2010 Garmin is voluntarily recalling approximately 1.25 million nüvi personal navigation (sat nav) devices following overheating issues with the battery that could lead to a fire... -
Google creates 200 jobs in Ireland with new ops centre News
20.08.2010 With the establishment of a new operations centre in Dublin Google is to create 200 jobs here in Ireland immediately. -
Download success for TomTom's Voice of Ireland News
13.08.2010 Irish lass Naoimh Touhy has become something of a TomTom sensation after winning the recent competition to become the new Voice of Ireland for the sat nav device.