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Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the Oregon 450t and Oregon 450 touchscreen GPS devices, the newest of Garmin’s next-generation outdoor handhelds now compatible with the online community at Garmin Connect as well as Garmin’s free Custom Maps utility for transferring paper or digital maps onto your compatible handheld.

At 2010 International CES, Cydle, the emerging leader in car-based multimedia systems and one of South Korea’s biggest electronics makers, is poised to launch a diverse suite of products that includes the world’s first portable GPS with built-in HD Radio and free HD live traffic updates.

Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions and GPS Tuner, a software development company specialized in the off-road sector, announced an agreement under which Tele Atlas supplies digital maps on GPS Tuner Atlas, GPS Tuner’s off-road navigation software.

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SK Telecom and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that a new white version of the BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone will be available from in Korea at the end of October.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed developmental system testing on the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite ground control system, known as the Operational Control Segment (OCS), for the addition of a critical new security capability.

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Samsung Digital Imaging, leaders in innovation and technology, today unveiled the ST1000 camera with never before seen built-in geo-tagging, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi* connectivity.

A team led by Boeing [NYSE: BA] with support from Iridium Satellite LLC today announced that it has achieved two major milestones to further develop and demonstrate capability enhancements to the High Integrity Global Positioning System (GPS) program for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.

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The Nokia E75 has arrived in stores, bringing the company's best efficiency and productivity solution to the market. The new arrival is the first device to ship with the new email user interface, offering full desktop email functionality, and complete integration of Nokia's email and messaging services.

Leica Geosystems announced it will release the Leica iNEX, a full-function mapping and guidance display with a large, color touch-screen, this spring.

SAMSUNG Electronics UK Ltd unveiled its flagship handset for 2009, the SAMSUNG Tocco Ultra Edition. Following on from SAMSUNG’s successes in 2008, which saw the Mobile division take the number 1 spot in UK mobile sales, the Tocco Ultra Edition is set to engage new audiences and reinforce SAMSUNG's leadership in the Touch, Style and Slide categories.

Since the first Nokia Navigator made its appearance two years ago, the company has been updating and improving its location based services steadily and has now introduced the latest arrival in its Navigator line, the Nokia 6710 Navigator.

Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson", TSE: 6724) and Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX), today announced the successful development of the next generation of advanced global positioning system (A-GPS) technology.

Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced the arrival in Colombia of Treo Pro(TM) by Palm, an easy-to-use smartphone for businesses that want to simplify their IT infrastructures and lower costs, and for users who want to stay on top of their professional and personal lives.

Bouygues Telecom and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in France. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 has an expansive feature set that keeps users easily connected with their office, friends and family.

SFR and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that SFR will offer the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone.