Garmin navigates mobile services deal with GyPSii

Geo-location and mobile social networking provider GyPSii announced a multi-year worldwide agreement with satellite navigation services provider Garmin. Per terms of the deal, GyPSii will provide technology, products, data center infrastructure, development licenses and GyPSii branding rights across a range of Garmin products, presumably including its nuvifone touchscreen device--according to Garmin, future products will feature friend-finding applications powered by GyPSii's location-based social networking services technology. The GyPSii platform--optimized for operating systems including Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and iPhone-- also boasts a suite of mobile lifestyle services including search and user-generated content sharing.

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