Samsung Mango Uses Glonass To Improve Positioning Accuracy

Just yesterday we were talking about Qualcomm’s ‘dual satellite’ receivers that worked both with GPS and GLONASS satellites. Today we hear that Samsung now has an High Fidelity Position app which improves satellite positioning on Windows Mango devices. One of the things this app does is to give the user the option to “Use Sensor Aiding” which will use data coming from the gyro sensor and the electronic compass. The second thing is the option to turn on GLONASS capability in which case it will start listening for Russian satellites for a position fix.

I guess you don’t have to wait until next year to get your hands on some GLONASS power.

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Tomtom Go Live 1535m Is Really Connected

TomTom just announced a social media enabled GPS navigation device called TomTom Go Live 1535M. This is possibly one of the most connected standalone GPS device out there so far. Take the Twitter app for example which lets the driver to tweet their location with ETA (estimated time of arrival) for his/her followers. The connected services – which are provided through AT&T are free for the first year and include Google Local Search, weather forecasts, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and also Expedia. After the first year the connected services will cost $60/year. Speaking of pricing, the device itself will set you back $250 when it comes out in October.

Some other features and hardware specs for the TomTom Go Live 1535M include the 5″ touchscreen display, bluetooth hands free calling, text-to-speech, voice recognition, land guidance, lifetime map updates, and the TomTom HD traffic.

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