In what could be a death blow to those $50+ mobile phone navigation applications, the NYT reported that Google is launching a turn by turn navigation application for free. Google plans on launching the application to mobile phones with an ad supported model. The convenience of the application that may be pre-loaded onto smart phones could make the millions of smart phone users owners of a pretty solid mobile navigation application. Recently I reviewed the TomTom application for the iPhone and

Investors fled GPS-makers' shares today after Google announced it would offer free turn-by-turn GPS directions in its Android phones and as a service for other mobile phones, like Apple's iPhone. Garmin shares dropped 17% and TomTom shares dropped 21%. What about Google's shortcomings, like its inability to store maps locally on devices? Daring Fireball's John Gruber has a nice rebuttal . The biggest objection is that the dedicated devices store all the map data locally. That’s great, a

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Google will not confirm or deny it, but they are secretly working on their own GPS navigation software. I predicted this back in August and many thought I was crazy, so I’m back again to stoke the rumor mill. 1. Google already collects anonymous bits of information from mobile phones It is no secret that Google collects data from your phone. They currently use this information to crowdsource the live traffic data on Google Maps. Google specified which devices this affects over at Re

Kyocera today announced the launch of mamorino safe children's mobile phone for Japanese market with location tracking and emergency alert features. The Kyocera mamorino is a mobile phone for young children equipped with GPS tracking and a feature that only allows the phone to place outgoing calls and texts to pre-programmed contacts. The handset has a simple design — unlike typical mobile phones the mamorino does not have a full number keypad — with an LCD screen, 3 one-touch...