Get TeleNav GPS Navigation on your BlackBerry 7520 from Nextel

I didn’t blog on Nextel’s initial release of Telenav Inc’s Java based GPS Navigation software for the BlackBerry 7520, but, you know what they say…”Better late than never.”  I just came back from a road trip with a co-worker who actually has TeleNav installed on his 7520 and I must say it that is is a pretty cool application.

TeleNav on the BlackBerry is very similar to the GPS cell phones that you can get from most car rental places.  It displays maps, speed and direction, and best of all, gives you audible driving instructions that tell you when to turn and change lanes.  You don’t have to worry if you miss a turn either.  Telenav will automatically reroute you to get you back on your way.

The one thing that I would recommend for the serious road warrior is a car kit with a dashboard mount and battery charger.  The GPS radio seems to get better reception when it is near the front window and can be a drain on the batteries as well.

Written by Robb Dunewood on June 8th, 2005 with no comments.
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Windows Molbile “Direct Push” email Technology isn’t really “Push”

It may turn out that the “Always On” Direct Push email technology found in the Messaging & Security Feature Pack for Windows Mobile 5.0 may not be “Push” technology at all.  Windows Mobile 5.0 email capabilities are much like those of regular email clients, periodically checking for email on a scheduled basis.  True Push technology, like that found Research in Motions BlackBerry Enterprise Server is completely server based and pushes email to the BlackBerry handheld devices whenever there is new mail message.

This is significant because it takes more power to send a transmission than it does to receive a transmission.  A Windows Mobile 5.0 device that has to check to see if there are new messages on an Exchange Server may be more battery-life challenged as compared to devices that take a true Push approach.

Written by Robb Dunewood on June 8th, 2005 with no comments.
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