Voice and SMS has long been the mobile cash-cow, but usage models - and network capacities - change perhaps pushing data to the fore. In this Mobilize panel discussion, several industry professionals discuss the future of mobile web data products, exploring a market that bypasses voice for alternative monetization strategies. In the video, products such as the Amazon Kindle, Sony PSP ... continued »

The news back in February that release of the Dash Express GPS was delayed caused sobbing even audible over a thousand nose-to-bumper jam victims; hopefully the fact that it's now, finally shipping to pre-order customers will be enough to calm them down.  Dash had originally promised March 27th would be the new date for orders slipping out of the factory, ... continued »

OpenMoko, the open-source Linux cellphone developer behind the FreeRunner handset and the Dash Express GPS unit, have taken the design-your-own-handset process one step beyond offering a custom software platform by making the CAD files for creating a suitable casing open-source as well.  Users can now create prototype and one-off designs either for production on a CNC machine or for full-scale manufacture. "With ... continued »

TomTom have announced a new traffic receiver that accesses the so-called High Definition congestion database via a built-in GPRS modem.  Plugging into a cigarette lighter to recharge the li-ion battery, the HD Traffic Receiver can access road status on a far greater number of routes than TomTom's existing TMC FM-based system, as well as being more accurate and specific.  Connection ... continued »

The best laid plans of mice and GPS manufacturers, eh?  Anybody who has slapped down the $599.99 for the Dash Express - an in-car unit running OpenMoko's Linux-based OS that uses a WiFi/GPRS network to update with real-time traffic information and re-routing - will have to wait a little longer for their devices than expected.  According to the official blog the ... continued »

Device manufacturer Mio and plucky chipset maker Qualcomm have been doing a lot of shaking-hands recently, with the announcement that the former's Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) will be using the latter's QST1100 chip, which combines application processing, a GPS receiver and cellular connectivity into the one unit.  This opens the door for future Mio models - potentially traditional in-car GPS units ... continued »

Dash Navigation is launching the Dash Express, the first internet-connected GPS device for the consumer market. It runs on the Neo mobile hardware and software platform based on the OpenMoko GTA0X reference design. Dash Express features applications developed by Dash Navigation and uses the OpenMoko kernel and bootloader. OpenMoko and FIC Mobility, who will manufacture the device, jointly designed ... continued »