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HTC bringing TomTom mapping services to smartphones

By | October 21, 2010, 6:28am PDT

Summary: Soon there will be more than just Google Maps on HTC devices as the mobile phone maker is turning to TomTom for some more mapping options.

Soon there will be more than just Google Maps on HTC devices as the mobile phone maker is turning to TomTom for some more mapping options.

HTC Locations, part of HTC’s new “mapping experience,” will feature TomTom’s location maps pre-installed, promising a “zero-wait” time on finding your intended destination.

Unfortunately, this feature won’t be available for everyone just yet. Owners of the new HTC Desire HD and Desire Z smartphones in Europe and Asia will get to be the lucky guinea pigs, but other HTC customers countries should be getting this technology eventually.

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RE: HTC bringing TomTom mapping services to smartphones
mryanaz 21st Oct 2010
I have been running CoPilot on my Smartphone for 2 years and it is fantastic. Very inexpensive, aGPS and lots of voice options. Best of all, no eating through my data plan.

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