Category: Travel

GpsGate.com Puts Your Buddies in Their Place

25 January, 2007 (22:21) | Windows Mobile, Travel

New Service for Windows and Windows Mobile Pocket PCs Enables You to Spot Friends’ Locations in Real-Time Stockholm, Sweden (January 23, 2007) - - Franson Technology has launched GpsGate.com, a GPS mapping portal designed to enable people to share their locations from their Windows laptop or Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC device with anyone they have […]

Five fantastic free phone tricks

29 December, 2006 (10:46) | Smartphones, PIM, Travel, News

Get your new cell phone working for you. Here are five free tricks from ComputerWorld.

Get blogs instantly
Get voice mail as e-mail
Get BlackBerry-like e-mail alerts
Get driving directions
Back up your cell phone contacts

Five fantastic free phone tricks.

Palm Freeware of the Day

25 September, 2006 (12:09) | Freeware, Palm, Travel, Database

This free pack contains high resolution elevation map for South America and Central America. Requires Pretty Map
South America Elevation Maps

KwikMaps v1.2

19 September, 2006 (16:10) | Freeware, Palm, Travel, Reference

KwikMaps allows you to select an address from within Contacts application and loads Google Maps page in your web browser, showing the location of the selected address.
Useful for reaching friends, favourite shops/restaurants, etc.An Internet connection is required for your handheld/smartphone to load Google Maps page.
KwikMaps cooperates with Contacts application (formerly called Address Book), which is […]

Earthcomber Adds On-demand Maps and Data

23 August, 2006 (11:59) | Software, Palm, Windows Mobile, Smartphones, Travel

Travelers can now wirelessly retrieve and download GPS-enabled maps and data to their mobile devices
CHICAGO (August 23, 2006) – With the latest release from Earthcomber, travelers with smart phones and PDAs can wirelessly retrieve free maps and data over-the-air, giving mobile users a convenient way to explore their surroundings for places that would make their […]

New York Times recommends Earthcomber as back-to-school tool

23 August, 2006 (11:50) | Software, Palm, Smartphones, Travel

Earthcomber offers free, downloadable maps and directories on the Internet at www.earthcomber.com. For users with a G.P.S. unit, Earthcomber provides maps and other information. Those without a G.P.S. must tell the hand-held device where they are located. The Web site provides access to a range of information based on location: about movie showtimes, bars, teller […]

Palm GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition

15 August, 2006 (12:05) | Software, Palm, Smartphones, Travel, Treo

Palm’s New GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition Uses Treo Smartphones and TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 Software to Find New Destinations
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug 15, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — For Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphone users and GPS enthusiasts, Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced the Palm GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition, featuring new TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 software. Drivers using the new GPS […]

Palm Freeware of the Day

8 August, 2006 (21:54) | Freeware, Palm, Travel

Métro computes the shortest route between two subway stations in more than 350 cities around the world (Paris, New York, London, Tokyo, any city with a subway & more!). FREE, FAST & ACCURATE.
MetrO v5.4.3

Get Pocket Express for the Blackberry Free

22 June, 2006 (01:25) | Software, Freeware, Blackberry, Travel

Pocket Express

New Palm Travel Software from Splash Data

14 June, 2006 (09:59) | Software, Palm, Travel, Treo

15 must-have tools when you travel — or anytime you have to deal with different time zones, currencies, measurements or country codes. When you are on the go, you need information at your fingertips. SplashTravel includes clocks, timers, calculators, converters, and all sorts of data that you’ll find handy while catching a flight, waiting for […]