May 06, 2008

TomTom reportedly drops plans to enter cell phone market

Tomtomlogo DigiTimes is reporting that TomTom has no plans to produce their own brand of cell phone, despite previous reports to the contrary. This is not surprising given their financial situation combined with the costly acquisition of Tele Atlas.

You can read the story here, but the link will probably only work for a few days unless you are a DigiTimes  subscriber.

May 6, 2008 9:46:45 AM | The business of GPS, TomTom

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