TomTom,, the popular GPS maker, has announced that they will begin offer “lifetime map updates,” a feature that gives customers automatic updates to the latest digital maps when they become available instead of needing to download them manually.
Adds Jocelyn Vigreux, president of TomTom: “Roads are continually changing– from new street names to closed bridges - so it’s important for users to always have the most up-to-date maps. With the introduction of Lifetime Map Updates, customers can rest assured that the directions their TomTom device provides will always be the most accurate and efficient available.”
The lifetime map updates will use “Tele Atlas” maps, which are continually updated with millions of miles of road and points of interest.
The company says “in order to download TomTom’s Lifetime Map Updates, TomTom users need to simply connect their device to TomTom HOME, TomTom’s free desktop software, and if map updates are available, they can be downloaded to the device. Registered TomTom users will be notified of new map updates as they become available. Typically, Tele Atlas releases maps on a quarterly basis.”
Result for: automatic updates
Microsoft has delayed the official release of its touted Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly found “technical glitch.”
The giant software company added that there was a “compatibility issue between the XP service pack and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, a retail chain management program for small and midsize businesses.”
The company had finalized the code for SP3 last week and had originally planned to make it available beginning today.
“In order to make sure customers have the best possible experience, we have decided to delay releasing Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center,” the company added in a statement.
The same glitch also apparently exists between Microsoft Dynamics RMS and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, which was already released earlier this month and more recently via Automatic Updates.
“To help protect our customers, we plan to put filtering in place shortly to prevent Windows Update from offering both service packs to systems running Microsoft Dynamics RMS,” Microsoft said. “Once filtering is in place, we expect to release Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Download Center.”
Microsoft also advised anyone using the Microsoft Dynamics RMS to not install the SP updates until the company completes a fix. The “fix is currently in testing and will be available as soon as that process is complete,” they added.
