MiTAC said that Magellan is the third-largest brand in the North American PND market, with a 6.6% share in the third quarter of 2008 and single-quarter shipment of about 208,000 units, trailing Garmin and TomTom

Taiwanese company Mitac, known to us their GPS-navigators Mio, announced the acquisition of American companies Magellan. It is about buying a GPS-business California Magellan, including assets, trademarks, intellectual property, etc. The amount of the transaction is not clearly defined, but already knows that it will not exceed $ 96 million specific amount will be determined in January 2009,

Last summer the company Mio Technology has announced a compact and lightweight browser Moov 380. Now, the supplier of personal GPS-navigation devices, announced the commencement of sales in Russia Car Navigator Mio Moov 380 with GPRS module and the opportunity to receive information on road environment through the Internet. New from Mio help motorists avoid a pointless waste of time,

It looks like Magellan has decided to sell their consumer products division to MiTAC. MiTAC is of course the owner of Mio. I guess they should be happy they purchased their rival. What will happen to Magellan’s GPS products? Time will tell! But for now Magellan is more popular than Mio despite it doesn’t necessarily

Mio Outs Touchscreen GPS Phone The new Mio GPS phone will be a touchscreen one. This is yet unnamed and is smaller than the Nuvifone from Garmin and may even come sooner than the bigger iPhone killer. Specs includes Windows CE OS, Mitac’s ‘Spirit’ UI, a 3.2 MP camera and 3.5G connectivity.

Mio is gearing up to release another one of its GPS phones, and the latest phone that it’s working on is scheduled to be released in Q1 of 2009, which isn’t all that far away. While official details... [

Rarely heard of mobile phone maker Mio is reportedly going to deliver their first 3.5 touch-screen GPS mobile phone in the first quarter of 09. The whisper is that this Mio smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm 3.5G chipset, incorporate a 3.2 megapixel camera, and come preloaded with Mitac’s self developed “Sprint” touch interface. The

Unlike Nokia and Samsung, Mio doesn’t exactly release new models every other month and if there’s info that there is one on the way, that is indeed news since we hardly hear new stuff coming from the said company. With that being said,it seems that we can look forward to a brand new Mio handset

Mio Technology, the brand product subsidiary of Mitac International, plans to launch its first Windows Mobile-based 3.5G GPS handset in the first quarter of 2009, according to company sources. Mio's GPS handset will be powered by 3.5G chipsets from Qualcomm and will also come with Mitac self-developed touch user interface, the Spirit, said the sources, noting that the GPS handset will also feature...

Not that Mio hasn't pumped out a GPS phone or two before, but the rarely-heard-from handset maker is reportedly on its way to delivering its first 3.5G touchscreen-based GPS phone in Q1 2009. Undisclosed sources singled out at DigiTimes have it that the mobile will be powered by a 3.5G chipset from Qualcomm and will come loaded with Mitac's self-developed "Spirit" touch interface. Additi...