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With Mobile giraMi the city becomes pocket

giraMigiraMi, the main portal for information and trend of the city of Milan, landed on the screens of mobile phones.
Thanks to the news PocketCity best of the Lombard capital may also be consulted on the move quickly and easily, and above all at no cost.
giraMi Mobile uses an RSS-based system that allows users to navigate between the contents of giraMi without need Wap or Web connections.

All the news and appointments of giraMi can be viewed through mobile phones, PDAs or smartphones.
Users can also interact with all key tools integrated into mobile devices, for example interfacciandosi with the phone to call directly the numbers reported, sincronizzandosi with the timetable to store appointments in the city not to be missed, or even connecting with the navigator to have driving directions.

The beta test giraMi Mobile is already available for Windows Mobile users on the site to page www.girami.it/mobile/.

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Buying Advice Portable GPS navigation systems

If you often to new places, have trouble reading maps, or simply hate to ask for instructions, you may want to consider a portable GPS navigation system. Once you give it a destination, the system can plot a route, to provide guidance spoken, and display each turn, you drive, or in some cases on foot. Most units let you choose options that include orientation traced the shortest, fastest, and even a toll-free route. An internal database also includes points of interest such as gas stations and ATMs, and the net asset value system can deliver to you the closest. You can even choose a restaurant close by the type of food.

Although it is not always as easy to use as a dashboard systems available on many new vehicles, portable systems are catching up. Features like internal, rechargeable batteries and pre-loaded North America map databases are now commonly included on budget systems. More premium features such as real time traffic reports are becoming available on more affordable housing, but are often require additional hardware.

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