Technology

The experts conducted a study that showed that Ukraine brought the introduction of the 3G standard and when the 4G will appear.

Sales of TVs with Smart TV function is growing faster than the market as a whole. In the third quarter of this year, the Ukrainians have purchased 82.6 million "smart" TVs.

The professional security division of Samsung Techwin and IProNet Sistemas have announced a technology partnership which will see them collaborate in the development of an integrated Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solution.

Temporary real-time location sharing app Glympse announced today a partnership with BMW Group. After Ford and Mercedes, the U.S. start-up has signed up another automaker that adds to its availability on mobile platforms iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile.

According to a tweet by Bloomberg news, Richard Williamson, the executive behind Apple’s new Maps app, just got fired by Eddy Cue.

INRIX continues to add horsepower to its board, as the Kirkland provider of traffic data preps for an initial public offering. The latest addition is John Connors, a venture capitalist at Bellevue-based Ignition Partners who previously served as CFO of Microsoft.

Shares in TomTom jump 13 per cent to a three-week high on speculation the Dutch maker of personal navigation devices may be taken private by its founders with the help of iPhone maker Apple, which could then buy TomTom's maps database.

Garmin announced they will be launching in Europe a range of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) that rely on digital radio broadcast (DAB) to receive traffic updates.

Germany Commissioner for data protection and freedom of information has sanctioned Europcar car rental GmbH with a fine of €54,000 for illegal collection of personal data.

In 2010, the BMW Group became the first carmaker to enable comprehensive, application-based integration of the Apple iPhone into vehicles. Apps extend the range of in-car services using the smartphone, making it possible to use features such as web radio, Google^TM Local Search or Facebook^TM safely and easily in the vehicle.

Google on Friday last week announced what it comes as a strategic U-turn in the pricing policy of its Map API. The price goes down from US $4 per 1,000 map loads to 50¢ per 1,000 map loads, beyond 25,000 map loads per day.

Tied up in the long-running fight over reauthorizing the Highway Trust Fund is funding for a program to develop GPS-enabled crash avoidance technology for vehicles.

Inrix Inc., a traffic-information provider backed by venture investors, is moving toward an initial public offering that may value the enterprise at more than $1 billion, Chief Executive Officer Bryan Mistele said.

Satellite navigation system maker TomTom is considering delisting from the Amsterdam stock exchange, business magazine Management Team said.

Intel Capital is announcing a $100 million fund to invest in the future of car technology. The Intel Capital Connected Car Fund is aimed at turning the web-connected automobile into a reality.

Yandex announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2011.

Last week Toyota announced to be the first car manufacturer in the UK to provide TPEG traffic information service using DAB technology (digital radio). The service is provided by INRIX (formerly known as ITIS)

In 2011, demand for mobile phones once again increased in Europe, largely as a result of the rising popularity of smartphones. According to GfK, 3.2% more mobile phones were sold in 2011, in particular the sales of smartphones increased by 67%.

(Reuters) - Google Inc received U.S. antitrust approval to buy Motorola Mobility, a deal aimed at building up an arsenal of patents, and an Apple-led consortium also received the go-ahead to purchase a trove of patents from bankrupt Canadian company Nortel Networks, the Justice Department said.

Mediamobile, which provides real-time traffic data in France, the Nordics and Poland has announced it is integrating Floating Cellular Data from wireless operator Orange France.