Many of us want free navigation apps or free Google maps. There are new rumors that the Mountain View is planning to introduce a free navigation app in the market very soon. Even El Goog is getting ready to release their free ad-supported navigation app after making moves to use its own US maps instead of licensing data from Tele Atlas and putting ads on the iPhone Maps app. This is a big challenge for Google and other navigation app makers. Well, now it’s high time we need a free app. And many people across the globe have now become so addicted to the GPS or the navigation app. This free navigation app will surely help tons of people and this is a great concept. Let us hope that this comes into effect very soon.

The HTC Magic is the latest phone made on the Google Android platform. Many of the features offered on this phone are the same as those offered on the G1 because of the fact that the unique Android software is such a key feature of any Android-based phone. The characteristics that we know are of the same connectivity, WiFi and GPS, HSPA, a 3.2 megapixel camera (without flash). It has a 3.2 inch touch screen, like its predecessor, and in view of the images without the physical keyboard.

The lack of keyboard tells us that the terminal will come with the updated Android, Cupcake, which is supposed to include besides the keyboard, video recording with the camera, among others.

Read the full review of HTC Magic

Nokia announced today the Nokia 6710 Navigator and the rival Nokia 6720 classic, which builds on the Nokia heritage of traditional candybar phones that excel in all areas. Both phones dedicated GPS service with real time drive-and-walk navigation, and full regional maps. Outside of that, you’ve got a 5 megapixel camera to capture the memory of our adventure.

The Nokia 6720 classic is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009 at an estimated retail price of 245 EUR before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia 6710 Navigator will join in the third quarter with an estimated retail price of 300 EUR, before taxes and subsidies.

Garmin-Asus, today announced the Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20, an all-in-one phone, mobile web-browser and premium navigation system with a Windows Mobile operating system. The Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 will be on display at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 16-19, 2009, at the Garmin-Asus exhibit.

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone M20 features:

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity
• Tri-band HSDPA connectivity
• 2.8 inch VGA touchscreen display
• Full QWERTY soft keyboard
• Wi-Fi
• Built-in GPS
• Garmin sat nav
• Connected Services – a suite of Web-based apps which provide “location intelligence to navigation, phone and browser functions”
• Ciao! – a ground-breaking LBS app
• Desktop-like internet browser
• Push email
• Bluetooth
• 3.0 MP autofocus camera
• 4GB / 8GB of internal memory

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