TeleNav recently announced availability of the TeleNav GPS Navigator for the new Palm Treo 680 smartphone. The TeleNav Navigator offers unlimited turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions, full-color animated maps, information and directions to more than 10 million business listings.

As market awareness increases and more and more carriers offer LBS-capable devices, the demand for mobile GPS navigation will grow dramatically over the next couple of years. The key to providing customers with the applications so many say that want – like TeleNav GPS Navigator – is to increase the number of compatible mobile phones.

Palm Treo customers interested in activating TeleNav GPS Navigator can do so by visiting www.telenav.com, calling TeleNav at 1 88 TeleNav 4 (1-888-353-6284), or by contacting their wireless carrier. A Bluetooth GPS receiver is required to use TeleNav GPS Navigator on Palm Treo smartphones and can be purchased from www.telenav.com. Ongoing subscription to the service ranges from $5.99 per month for up to 10 trips or $9.99 a month for unlimited trips (prices vary dependent on carriers and a carrier data plan also required). The TeleNav GPS Navigator subscription includes free, automatic and ongoing map and Point of Interest (POI) content updates.

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Cingular Wireless and Palm announced today that the new Treo 680 is expected to release on Friday November 24th. The Palm Treo 680 supports the classic Palm OS and has replaced the stub antenna for a newer internal style for a more modern look.

Treo 680 features include:

• Palm OS 5.4.9
• Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor
• Quad band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) GPRS/EDGE-class
• Bluetooth 1.2
• Speakerphone
• 320 x 320 pixel touchscreen display
• SD memory card support

Palm is also offering the new Treo in four new colors, Artic, Copper, Crimson and the classic Graphite; but Cingular will only be offering the Graphite colored handheld. Unlocked versions will be offered in all colors directly from Palm and its vendors for $399.99.

Cingular Wireless will be offering the new Treo 680 for $199.99 after rebates and new two-year service agreement.

Cingular Wireless announced today the release of its enhanced GPS Navigation system for the Nokia E62 handheld. The newest version of TeleNav GPS Navigator for the E62 makes Cingular Wireless the first provider to offer 3D moving maps on any handheld.

Customers using the TeleNav GPS Navigator will receive turn-by-turn directions in 3D moving maps just like in high-end automotive navigation systems.

The availability of the enhanced version of TeleNav GPS Navigator initially on the Nokia E62 device adds even more value to what is already an outstanding business device. Not only do Cingular’s E62 customers have a great wireless e-mail and Web browsing experience, they can now use the latest in wireless navigational technology for handhelds to boost productivity by more easily and quickly getting to job sites, business meetings and the like.

In addition to the Nokia E62 device, the TeleNav GPS Navigator service is available to Cingular business customers on the GPS-enabled HP iPAQ hw6920 Series Mobile Communicator, the Cingular 8525 and 8125 Pocket PCs, and the Palm Treo 650. A Bluetooth GPS receiver is required for non-GPS enabled wireless phones.

For more information regarding TeleNav GPS Navigator on Cingular visit http://www.cingular.com/LBS.

Alltel Wireless announced today that its that its full line up of wireless services is not available to subscribers in the northern Virginia markets. Earlier this year Alltel Wireless completed the purchase of Virginia Cellular based in Stanton, Va.

This is an exciting day for us because we now can provide customers with the full Alltel experience, including cool handsets like the MOTOKRZR K1m and exciting services like live TV and more than 40 channels of commercial-free, streaming music. We’re committed to providing our customers in northern Virginia with the best, most innovative wireless service in the industry.

Subscribers in the northern Virginia markets will now have access to all the features and services offered by Alltel including “My Circle”, Axcess Web and rate plans starting at $39.99.

Send Word Now, provider of on-demand alerting and response services, today announced that it has partnered with Wallace Wireless, the world’s leading supplier of wireless crisis communication software for BlackBerry. Together the companies have redefined how the BlackBerry can be used for rapid two-way communications in time-sensitive situations with PIN-to-PIN messaging.

The joint distribution and integration agreement between the two companies integrates PIN-to-PIN messaging, sometimes called “PIN blasting,” with Wallace Wireless’ Mass Notification service and Send Word Now’s Smart Notification Service. These services allow organizations to reliably communicate with mobile users anytime, anywhere, in real-time, and respond with decisive action.

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Orb Networks recently announced that its free MyCasting service is the first to make online videos available to mobile phones. Mobile phone users can now enjoy their favorite videos from YouTube, Google, Guba and DailyMotion while away from their desktop computers.

Orb MyCasting makes it possible for people to organize, enjoy and share their videos, music, photos, TV, documents and other digital media when and where they want it, using the devices – be it a mobile phone, PDA or laptop – that they already own.

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