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• How to Buy a GPS Device Navigating the GPS market can be tough but consumer advocate Amber Bouman can help you find your way to the perfect GPS device.
• Google Maps Nav Will Not Kill Standalone GPS Yesterday's introduction of the Google Maps Navigation service was seen by many as the death of standalone GPS. Rumors of the death have been greatly exaggerated.
• The Wild Side of Google Street View Take a walk on the wild side of Google Street View with Senior Editor Narasu Rebbapragada. This feature of Google Maps lets you peruse alien robots, black holes, and other architectural oddities.
• TomTom to Pay Microsoft to Settle Patent Cases But Microsoft will not pay to license TomTom patents, in an agreement that ends the lawsuits brought against each other.
• Prototype Car Uses iPhone for Ignition The iChange concept car doesn't need a key -- the motor is started and stopped by an iPhone.
• BlackBerry Storm Touchscreen Underwhelms There's been widespread anticipation for RIM's new touchscreen BlackBerry cellphone, the Storm. However, Senior Editor Denny Arar calls the touchscreen "a failed experiment."
• Pharos Traveler 127 (Unlocked) Pharos’ Traveler 127 has great GPS features, but is bogged down by a confusing and sluggish user interface.
• How to Buy a GPS Device GPS devices are among the hottest technology products, but it's easy to spend a lot on one and be disappointed. We explain the benefits and pitfalls.
• Samsung Releases T-Omnia Phone Samsung launches a version of its Windows Mobile-based touchscreen Omnia phone for the Korean market.
• Pantech's C610 Cell Phone Wants Your Vote! 'The Pantech C610 cell phone has a glossy screen that resists earmarks, it features a straight-talk design, and its camera is suitable for taking photos of Russia from your front porch.
• The Google Android Phone Arrives T-Mobile's G1, the first phone out with Google's Android operating system, is finally here. The G1 boasts excellent ergonomics and call quality, but it's held back by basic omissions, such as no standard headphone jack and a camera with few features.
• 10 Amazing Google Earth Add-Ons Maps from centuries past, paths of satellites whizzing by, global warming brought to life: User-created Google Earth mashups present a dizzying array of information in a new and imaginative graphical form.
• Garmin GPS Adds 3D Building Views At the IFA conference in Berlin, Garmin showed a new feature for their Nuvi 7x5 series GPS device: 3D city views.
• Maximize Your Laptop With Cool Accessories These accessories and add-ons will have your old laptop doing brand-new tricks in no time.
• New Apps for Casio's G'zOne Cell Phone The G'zOne handset includes a compass, GPS, thermometer, tide charts, sunrise and sunset times, moon phases and more. These functions are exclusive to this phone at the moment but could be in other models in the near future.
• Holy Batgear! 10 New Gadgets for Batman's Utility Belt (and Cave) Catching an evil genius requires sophisticated tools. Here are some tech toys we think the Dark Knight really ought to be carrying.
• Overseas iPhone 3G Review: Great But Not Perfect Our sister publication, PC World New Zealand, already has lived with a new Apple iPhone 3G for a short time. Here are some first impressions.
• Sierra Wireless Compass 597 Mobile Broadband Modem This mobile broadband modem provides an easy and stylish way to get broadband Internet access while you're on the go.
• Living the Well-Connected Life Net-powered devices like the Amazon Kindle and the Dash Express represent the next big wave in mobile gadgetry. But be prepared for a bumpy ride.
• Apple iPhone 3G Launch The iPhone 3G is is faster and cheaper than its predecessors.
• Clarion: Internet-Enabled GPS Prototype Clarion's new personal navigation device: Web access, digital TV and GPS--all in one gadget.
• LG Glimmer: A Great Looking Touchscreen Phone This inexpensive slider phone is packed with features.
• Nuvifone: Full-Featured GPS on a Cellphone GPS device maker Garmin will enter the mobile phone market with the N�vifone.
• Strange Sights in Google Earth From Oprah's huge head to African elephants, here are a few of the odd finds in Google's interactive map.
• GPS Slugfest Should you splurge on an expensive GPS device or will a cheaper cell-phone service do?