Garmin: ‘we’ll have to make decisions within the next couple of quarters’ on future of phone business
It doesn't take a rocket scientist -- er, make that a smartphone industry analyst -- to figure out that Garmin's been underperforming in the handset game since it tied up with ASUS early last year; notable missteps have included lackluster hardware, a hopelessly delayed first model, banking fortunes on WinMo in its twilight years, and a general failure to capture the kinds of blockbuster carrier deals that can prop up your bottom line. Indeed, it wasn't long ago that the company went public with the fact that Garmin-Asus' financials weren't where they needed to be, but things are getting a little more serious now: CFO Kevin Rauckman has mentioned in an interview that they'll need to decide "within the next couple of quarters whether [they] continue to invest or whether [they] pull back." Of course, "pull back" is probably code for "cut and run," since there's really no good way to half-ass your smartphone presence and still earn customer loyalty and turn a profit.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: asus, aviation, business, cellular, decisions, earn-customer, garmin, general-failure, loyalty, nuvifone, smartphone
T-Mobile Garminfone gets a much-needed price drop to $129
When we got a chance to let the Garmin-Asus Garminfone send us around town for a review , we found it to be about the best nav-focused smartphone on the market. But, its $200 price made it a tough sell compared to many far more powerful alternatives. Now it's finally dropping to a somewhat more easily palatable asking price of $129.99 with the usual contract restrictions.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: asking-price, buy-yourself, entry, nav, nuvifone, pnd, price, price drop, restrictions, somewhat-more, still-guessing, tough
Garmin-Asus planning another nuvifone for AT&T?
It takes a little bit of creative dot-connecting to follow our thought process here -- but we think we're onto something, so do us a favor and lend us an ear for a second.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: asus, bit, efforts, engadget-mobile, g60, garmin, garminasus, kicked-off-its, north, nuvifone, nuvifoneg60, onto-something, process, thought-process
Garmin-Asus nuvifone M10 offers Windows Mobile 6.5.3 with an obsession for navigation
Garmin-Asus phones, they're like buses aren't they -- you wait for ages to get one, then two come along at the same time. Seeking to sate as many mobile OS appetites as possible, the partner company has quickly followed up its A50 Android handset with this here M10, sporting Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile build. As only the second WinMo 6.5.3 device around, the M10 is as up to date as you can get on the software front, though earlier word of a slightly dated 600MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 CPU will douse some enthusiasm on the hardware side.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: asus, breakingnews, gps, mwc, mwc2010, nuvifone, result, smartphone, windowsmobile6.5.3
T-Mobile signed up for HTC Espresso, new Garmin phone in first half of the year?
Bringing the mighty HD2 on board is already quite a win for T-Mobile USA, but the fun doesn't stop there -- clearly these guys must have some other exclusives in the works, and TmoNews is noticing a tip trend toward a couple specific devices. First up, the phone we've heard rumored as the HTC Espresso is said to be coming to Big Magenta (we just made that up, you like it?) as either the myTouch 2 or myTouch Slide. Why "Slide," you ask
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: exclusives, fcc, htc, keyboard, looking-at-may, Love, nuvifone, result, sense
Garmin-Asus working on an AWS smartphone, but what is it?
How many phones does Garmin-Asus sell on T-Mobile?
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: eas, entry, exhibits, franchise-still, garmin, garminasus, nuvifone, phone, redeem-itself, result, spectrum-space
Android Garmin Nuvifone in the works – News – Know Your Mobile
Garmin has plans to launch an Android based navigation-centric device in 2010.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: BlackBerry, comparisons, deals, garmin, garmin-asus, logout, mobile, mobile-computer, mobile-deals, news, nokia, nuvifone, samsung, satnav, video-channel
Categories: Other, Phone Street Tags: at-ampampt, at-ampt, garmin, gps, hosting, internet, nuvifone, pagerank, phone, seo, wifi, yahoo
Garmin Nuvifone G60 Navigation Phone To Hit AT&T Stores ยป My …
Garmin and AT&T have announced the launch of the new Garmin Nuvifone G60 navigation phone , which claims as the only 3G phone to fully integrate the world's best selling GPS navigator with voice, data and mobile web, offering users the ... of each screen and virtual QWERTY keyboard on touchscreen; Comes preloaded with maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) for North America; Voice prompted turn-by-turn directions that speaks street names to millions of destinations ...
Categories: Mobile Phone, Phone Street Tags: article, business, computers-electronics, gaming, garmin, garmin-nuvifone, mobile, Mobile Phone, nuvifone, search-engine, security, tools, utilities, windows, windows-vista
Android Phone as a Navigation Device | AndroidGuys
Will Android phones become the default automotive navigation device for consumers? Personal navigation device (PND) use has sky-rocketed in the last few years.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, garmin, gps, htc, join-the-team, mobile, Mobile Phone, motorola-cliq, nuvifone, pnd, resolution, summer, windows, writing