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Archive for June 27th, 2010
Budapest, Hungary – Naviextras.com, the official map and content update portal for iGO Navigation solutions, now offers the Rent-a-Map service as an alternative to buying additional maps. Ideal for holidays and business trips, the latest service allows travelers to use a map for a one-month period for up to 70% less than the original purchase price.
Almost all maps on Naviextras.com are compatible with the new rental service, including Tele Atlas, Navteq and Top-Map maps. This allows users of iGO Navigation-based PNDs and smartphones to rent maps for over 80 countries, ensuring they are always up-to-date. For example, Europe is available for 29.95 EUR instead of 74.95 EUR, Brazil can be rented for 19.95 EUR instead of paying 49.95 EUR for purchasing it.
The rumours HTC Vision has had more speculation as some specification have dribbled onto the web. Whilst there is nothing to back it up there is one area that this might spark a little excitement. The device in question would have a 4.3-inch touchscreen, an 800MHz dual-core processor, Android 3.0, an 8-megapixel camera, and more. The device would be called the HTC Vision and it’s believed that this will almost certainly be what everyone’s referring to as “Project Emerald”.
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Official support for the BBC’s popular iPlayer service has been confirmed for Android phones. As mentioned, there is a pretty major catch here – only the ones running the 2.2 Froyo update can gain access, as Flash 10.1 is required. Nearly every Android phone currently on the market has yet to get confirmation of receiving the new update.
The Nexus One is pretty much the only exception right now, although it hasn’t sold in great numbers in the UK – for now, iPlayer is still going to be unavailable for most Android users. Note that this isn’t actually an app – it’s simply an optimised version of the site which uses a custom 400kbps stream and a UI that’s easier to use with a touchscreen. The BBC have said that a relatively powerful phone would be needed, so your mileage may vary on lower-end Android phones, if and when 2.2 comes to your device. For now this shouldn’t be a problem as the Nexus One is certainly a powerful phone.
To catch your missed shows with iPlayer you’d have to be connected via wifi which although limits its use somewhat, it’s still progress, and it shows Android’s being taken more seriously in the mobile space. If you’re one of the lucky ones to own a Nexus One, simply navigate to the iPlayer website and you’ll be redirected to the optimised version; let us know how it goes!
Posted by: Vince
Rumor has it that Apple will be releasing an update to iOS 4 as early as Monday to address this particular problem with the iPhone 4. iOS 4.01 was found referenced in a series of post in Apple’s tech support forums but has consequently been removed.
This does seem to be an issue that more so affects the US over the UK however there are cases in the UK.
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