Today, John Herrman from Gizmodo says (in Giz Explains: Android, and How It Will Take Over the World [Giz Explains]) So, why take so much care to set up and protect this open source component, when surely Google could just slap together a closed-source mobile operating system and give it away for free, right? It would deprive handset manufacturers of their ability to freely modify certain core compone...

Last Week, Darren Murph from Engadget says (in Telmap taps NAVTEQ for iPhone GPS solution, understands the inevitable) Man, talk about awful timing. At least TomTom and Navigon were able to sell a few rounds of their pricey iPhone GPS application before Google went and ruined everyone's day (at least in the GPS biz), and now that Google Maps Navigation is but an approval away from hitting iPhone users for fre...

And Richard Lai from Engadget says (in TomTom Car Kit for iPhone review) Boy, TomTom sure has chosen the worst possible time to release their Car Kit for iPhone, and to make matters worse, their decision to not include the iPhone app is now set in stone. That's right, the hardware alone will set you back the cost of a TomTom ONE nowadays, and the $99.95 app works on th...

And chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman) from Ars Technica says (in TomTom Car Kit a no-go for iPod touch and early iPhones) The long-promised TomTom Car Kit is now available online via the Apple Store, but it comes with some unexpected limitations. Though the device is "compatible" with all iPhone and iPod touch models, it will only work with the iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS—no original iPhones or iPod touches allo...

And Applelinks.com says (in TomTom Car Kit For iPhone Now Available In The US) Navigate and call safely with TomTom car kit for iPhone.......Continue Reading Filed under: iPhone | iPhone Hardware |