Garmin delays new mobile phone

Sat Nav company Garmin says its nüvifone handset will not launch at the end of 2008 but will be delayed until the first half of 2009. It says meeting mobile network requirements is taking longer than anticipated. [PDF press release]

New mobile phone podcast now online

This week's downloadable podcast from TheFonecast.com takes its usual look at mobile industry news and gossip from the last 7 days, with a special focus from James Rosewell on the proposed Microsoft and Yahoo! deal. Iain Graham talks to Faisal Sheikh from Fone Doctors about the problems with faulty phones, and Mark Bridge takes a look at Garmin's nűvifone. Each weekly broadcast can be downloaded automatically by including us in your RSS reader, by using iTunes or by visiting the Mobile News website.

Sat-nav company Garmin launches mobile phone

Following Nokia's move into mapping last year comes a mapping company's move into mobiles. GPS manufacturer Garmin International has launched the nuvifone, a touch-screen 3G mobile phone that also includes navigation features. One of those features is Google's local search capability, which sorts search results based on the user's current location. The nuvifone is expected to hit the shops in Autumn this year. [Press release]