21 Aug 09 TomTom GPS App for Android soon
TomTom, is one of the world’s leading navigation solutions provider.
In an interview with Pocket-lint, senior VP for TomTom onboard mobile Benoit Simery, mentioned that the partnership of TomTom with HTC has been going strong since TomTom 7 application for the Windows Mobile platform.
He also added that “We cannot ignore such a successful platform as Android. HTC is an important partner of ours and Android is becoming increasingly important too.”
When questioned on whether TomTom will bring out a mobile phone of their own, Simeray was understandably tight-lipped and, although there doesn’t seem to be anything immediate in this area, it was clear that it’s very much a case of what the opposition is up to. With Garmin Asus powered devices due before the end of the year, it’s hard to believe that it’s not in TomTom’s mind.
Garmin, another major player in the satnav industry, has partnered with Asus producing location-based nuvifone devices.
In the ever growing technology world and the popularity of GPS + voice enabled device, which is the core requirement for a GPS device, introduction of GPS to mobile phones are imminent.
Now with the recognition of Android by TomTom, we should be expecting TomTom in your Android phone soon.
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Tags: Asus, Garmin, GPS, HTC, location aware, location-based, nuvifone, TomTom
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