Shipping next month, GiSTEQ’s $69 PhotoTrackr Mini geotagger promises improved Mac and RAW compatibility, along with extra eensy-weensyness. Press release . Via Engadget . Previously: GiSTEQ GPS Loggers Now Mac-Compatible . GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr Mini first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps on October 26, 2009. Copyright © 2009 Jonathan Crowe. Distributed under a Creative Commons licence .

Looks like Canada’s Rogers Wireless has now begun shipping the Nokia Surge 6790 handset according to an article over on mobile syrup and should hit Rogers shelves sometime next week. Spec wise the Nokia Surge 6790 offers a 2.4 inch display with a full slide out QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, Ovi Maps, 2 megapixel camera, and microSD expansion up to 16GB. Price wise, Rogers will offer the Nokia Surge 6790 for $49.99 on a three year agreement, $99.99 for two years, $199.99 on a one

Swisstopo's iPhone Swiss map app Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The Swiss federal government’s mapmaking enterprise, Swisstopo , has won the country’s 2009 mapmaking award for its iPhone application that allows users to access maps for the entire country at these scales: 1:25 000, 1:100 000, 1:500 000 and 1:1 million. Swisstopo will now represent Switzerland at the International Cartographers Associaton awards in Santiago Chile 15 November.

Recap of articles published week ending October 25th. Top 5 Articles NRN’s VC Fund – Catamaran, To Focus on Technology, Healthcare and Retail Google Shows Different Maps to Indians and Chinese [Arunachal Pradesh Controversy] The Pluses, the Minuses and the Things in Between Send SMS in Hindi Using Quillpad Mobile [Transliteration Launched for Consumers] Management Consulting for Small Businesses – Justifies Existence? Startups/Entrepreneurship Related NRN to Launch

Medion is known for its quality products. Most of their products have gained a wide acceptance in the market. GoPal PNA350 Satellite Navigation is another fine launch from Medion, which facilitates easy navigation through UK and Ireland. This sat nav employs 3.5 inches TFT touch screen display with 65,536 colours that provides you with crisp and clear view of maps. In addition to the 256MB memory card included in Medion GoPal PNA350 MD95857 Satellite Navigation , an SD/MMC card expansion