MacNN | Dash News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Dash, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ RIM snatching up Dash Navigation? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/rim.acquiring.dash/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/dashexpress-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dash Navigation has been acquired, without fanfare, by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, according to GPS Business News. The site claims to have learned the information from a trusted source, who also comments that negotiations are essentially finished. Neither RIM nor Dash have spoken up to confirm or deny any talk of acquisition.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/rim.acquiring.dash/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:10:00 GMT Dash halts hardware, may make iPhone GPS app http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/dash.quits.hardware.builds/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/dashexpress-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dash Navigation announced on Monday that it will cease making it Dash Express GPS navigation devices for cars that include Web 2.0 services as part of a bigger company move to change its business model from a consumer-focused one to a business-to-business orientation. The company will instead sell licenses for use of its platform to other makers of automobile on-board navigation systems, smartphon... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/dash.quits.hardware.builds/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:25:00 GMT Dash Express price dips to $299 http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/20/dash.express.at.299/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/dashexpress-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dash today has made a low-key price cut to the Dash Express that brings the price of the GPS unit down to $299. The cut lowers the price from its previous $399 and is a further cut from the initial launch price of $599. The price slash is spurred on by "outstanding results" during a temporary Father's Day promotion that brought the price down to a similar level, according to the company, which a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/20/dash.express.at.299/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:35:00 GMT Hypercube moves web widgets to desktop http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/16/web.widgets.on.the.desktop/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/amnestyhypercube.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mesa Dynamics has posted a beta of Amnesty Hypercube, which is designed to ěfreeî Google Gadgets and other web widgets from the confines of a web browser to the desktop. Not to be confused with Dashboard widgets, web widgets are tiny applications -- often snippets of HTML code -- designed to be inserted in blogs or other web pages. Amnesty Hypercube allows these widgets to be launched from within ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/16/web.widgets.on.the.desktop/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:40:00 GMT Dash allows third-party apps development for Express http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/14/dash.express.dynamic.api/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/dashexpress-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The recently launched Dash Express navigation system can now be used to do more than just upload maps or run live Yahoo Search updates thanks to its Internet connection, the company announced on Wednesday. Dash opened its service platform to third-party developers, allowing them to create applications for the portable navigation device. To show off what's possible, the company also announce five n... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/14/dash.express.dynamic.api/ Wed, 14 May 2008 19:10:00 GMT BT intros cell/Wi-Fi service, matching HTC phones http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/bt.voip.and.htc.phones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/htcs620-bt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BT on Wednesday formally rolled out Total Broadband Anywhere, its own approach to merging Internet and phone service. The plan gives users both an 8Mbps DSL connection from the British carrier but also two phone offerings that promise to avoid the need for traditional cellphone or landline service. A home router known as the BT Home Hub provides the basic connection and creates a Wi-Fi connectio... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/bt.voip.and.htc.phones/ Wed, 07 May 2008 15:05:00 GMT Dash ships first long-awaited Express GPS mappers http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/26/dash.express.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/dashexpress-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Users on Wednesday said that Dash had begun shipping the Dash Express, its Internet-connected GPS unit. The long-delayed 4.3-inch widescreen device draws attention as one of the first constantly Internet-aware navigators: fellow Dash owners can share points of interest and traffic data between each other and have map data updated almost in real time. Drivers can also run live Yahoo Search update... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/26/dash.express.ships/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:25:00 GMT Macfun: Wedding Dash, Tiki Magic Mini Golf http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/30/wedding.dash.tiki.magic/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0711/30-macfun-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Freeverse Inc. today unveiled two news games through it's Macfun.com game portal, Wedding Dash and Tiki Magic Mini Golf, and announced that all visitors to the site are entitled to download Big Bang Reaction. Wedding Dash puts players in the shoes of Quinn, a hopeful wedding planner, where they attempt to help Quinn run her business. Following a similar game flow to Diner Dash, Wedding Dash adds i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/30/wedding.dash.tiki.magic/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:35:00 GMT