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TomTom Car Kit Lacks Support for iPod Touch Units

The good news: The TomTom Car Kit is finally available for the iPhone. The bad news: Contradicting previous rumors, TomTom has stated that their recently launched TomTom GPS Car Kit will not add GPS capability to Apple’s touchscreen handhelds that do not have GPS chips of their own, namely the first generation iPhone and all […]

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TomTom Announces Clarification, States Car Kit, Application to be Sold Separately

Following up on an incident where its product was briefly displayed at the European Apple Store web site yesterday, TomTom U.K. announced that its upcoming iPhone Car Kit accessory will have a retail price of £99.99 but will not include the TomTom application. “TomTom announces today that the TomTom car kit for the iPhone will […]

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TomTom iPhone Kit Delayed Until October

Right, you won’t like this, but you should know about it. According to AppleInsider, TomTom spokesman Kevin Carter confirmed that the company’s iPhone hardware kit will not be available for its previously announced summer release deadline, though no specific reason was given. The accessory is a cradle that will interface with the iPhone and provide […]

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iPhone iPod Software

TomTom Releases Region-Specific GPS Apps for iPhone, iPod Touch

While it’s not the first turn-by-turn GPS application to offer driving instructions for Apple’s iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS handset, it’s from TomTom and there’s a brand name behind it. Per Engadget, after starting with New Zealand a few hours ago, the iTunes App Store is now populated with region specific TomTom apps for NZ […]

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Apple Announces iPhone OS 3.0 Firmware, June 17th Ship Date

At the core of the iPhone is its firmware and after months of waiting, Apple senior vice president of iPhone software Scott Forstall user the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote to announce details of iPhone OS 3.0, which will be released on June 17, 2009. Per the Apple Core, iPhone OS 3.0 will be a free […]