Garmin tells its customers “never buy maps again”

GPS company Garmin has announced free lifetime map updates for its new nüvi 2000/3000 series devices, which it describes as an “industry first”.
 

Nokia's WinPhone to arrive in March

Nokia's first Windows Phone smartphone, the Lumia 800, is scheduled to go on sale in Australia in March. The three carriers and all major retailers will be offering the Nokia Lumia 800.
 

Alleged iPad thief learns harsh GPS-delivered lesson

Listen up, moronic thieves: if you’re dumb enough to steal modern technology like iPads, iPhones and other smart, connected devices, you’d better be prepared to dance with the police – and very large dudes called Otis who have a bad habit of dropping the soap.
 

HTC Velocity 4G phone goes on sale next week

Telstra and HTC will start selling Australia's first 4G smartphone next Tuesday.
 

TomTom app hooks into social networks

An update to the TomTom app for the iPhone and iPad includes Facebook and Twitter integration. Sounds like over-sharing to us.
 

Microsoft's pedestrian route patent cops flak

Microsoft has been granted a patent for a system that generates pedestrian routes taking into consideration a wide range of factors.
 

Kaspersky helps protect TAG Heuer Link blingphone

If you spent $6700 on a mobile phone, you might expect it to find its own way home if you lose it.The TAG Heuer Link smartphone isn't that smart, but it does come with software from Kaspersky to protect the data it contains and to provide GPS tracking of its location.
 

SOS app for mobile released

Norwegian company, Numa, has launched an emergency SOS alert application for mobile users - "SOS Rescue Me" – which can be downloaded from the iTunes store.
 

iGO primo GPS software now listens more naturally

NNG has added 'one shot' voice entry of destinations to its iGO primo GPS navigation software.
 

Navman Wireless Dynamic Dashboard displays fleet use

Navman Wireless's Dynamic Dashboard presents a graphical representation of a vehicle fleet's operations.