Garmin Confirms: Navigon Is Officially Acquired

GPS leader Garmin on Tuesday announced that their acquisition of competitor Navigon has been completed, signaling a smooth purchase with no major roadblocks in the deal. Garmin said in June that they would have the Navigon acquisition completed ... continue

Garmin Rumored In Navigon Buyout

GPS manufacturer Garmin is rumored to be preparing for a buyout of competitor Navigon. The rumor comes at a time when Navigon has watched share prices collapse under a tightening GPS market, that could mean Garmin picks ... continue

Garmin Could Exit Smartphone Business in the next 6 months

Garmin hasn't had a very smooth ride over the last 2 years. First Google Maps went all rogue on their systems, creating free "voice based" turn-by-turn directions for their smartphones, a move that cut out nearly 25% ... continue

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 Gets Some Google Love

When Google announced the release of their free turn-by-turn voice guided GPS navigation just several months ago TomTom and Garmin watched their stocks plummet by nearly 25%, so who would have thought it could be Google who ... continue

Nokia Now Offering Free Ovi Maps Globally, Garmin and TomTom Start Weeping

It's a cruel cruel world to live in if you happen to be Garmin and TomTom, first their stock plummets when Google Maps announces free turn-by-turn voice guided directions and now Nokia has announced that their pay ... continue

Garmin Gadgets and Apps Revealed At CES 2010, Exactly What We Expected

Many "ultra secret" and "under wraps" devices and applications that show up at CES have been floating around in one form or another for months before their official reveal. Garmin is one company that always seems to ... continue

Google’s GPS announcement tanks TomTom and Garmin shares

It was a gloomy day on Wall Street for investors in proprietary GPS services today, not just because of the soaking rain in New York. News hit this morning that Google is offering a free, turn-by-turn navigation service ... continue

Google launches Android app, trashes competitor’s stock value

All the tech blogs are raving today about Google's new GPS application for Android based phones called Google Maps Navigation. My good friend Frederic Lardinois over at ReadWriteWeb calls it the first killer app for Android 2.0: Android ... continue

Garmin Nuvi 1690 Now Shipping, But It Will Cost You $500

In the days of $100 GPS units, phones with GPS capabilities and free software, it's hard for me to justify spending any money on a GPS unit, let alone $500 for a Garmin Nuvi 1690. That's the ... continue