Updates for Nav N Go iGO 8

An update (R1 patch) is released on 29th August 2008 for Nav N Go iGO 8 users, which fixes most known problems, updates several free contents, and almost doubles the number of compatible PDA devices.

The update is available free of charge through Content Manager update PC-tool. Those who bought their Nav N Go iGO 8 in a retail shop, can install Content Manager from the DVD that came with the SD card, while those, who upgraded from the iGO My way 2006 version through my.navngo.com site already downloaded and used it for the previous upgrade.

You can also download the Content Manager application from here.

Downloading and installing this update with the Content Manager does not require product registration or any license or activation key.



The update provides fixes for most knows software problems and others optimizing the softwares performance and speed. It also offers many free content updates, including languages, schemas and voices. Support for 240x240, 320x320, 400x240 and 240x400 px screen resolution has also been added.

Summary of the change log:

Problems fixed:

• By changing distance units to feet the Poi search list is showing yards instead of feet.
• If you tap quickly twice on the Today screen iGO starts twice.
• German keyset does not contain all native German letters
• Newer POI files were not used when they were inserted from SD card.
• Newer maps were not loaded from secondary root directory.
• GX driver problem
• Automatic timezone sync sets wrong timezone in OS (a.k.a. Minsk error)
• Handling timezone names if longer than 32 chars
• Don't recalculate if the same TMC message arrives with a bigger TTL.
• Setting power management to "Use Device Settings" doesn't work
• Choose fresh content from SD card, use timestamp in case when content unique IDs match
• Random crashes
• Summary for saved routes shows km rather than selected regional settings
• Route sorting problem
• In case of address search, space and special characters didn't work
• Smart zoom problems

Enhancements:

• POI memory optimization
• Memory management optimizations, eliminating memory leaks
• Speed optimizations
• New resolutions: 240*240, 320*320, 400*240, 240*300
• New device configurations (more compatible devices)

Additional PDA-devices now supported by R1 patched version of Nav N Go iGO 8:

• Airis T482 (tested on Windows Mobile 6 Professional)
• ASUS MyPal A686 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Classic)
• ASUS MyPal A696 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Classic)
• ASUS P320 (tested on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional)
• ASUS P535 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack)
• Dell Axim X51v (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Classic)
• Eten Glofiish M700 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack)
• Eten Glofiish M750 (tested on Windows Mobile 6 Professional)
• Eten Glofiish M810 (tested on Windows Mobile 6 Professional)
• Eten Glofiish X500 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack)
• Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX N500 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile version 5.0)
• Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX N520 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Premium Edition)
• Gigabyte g-Smart i (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack)
• HP iPAQ h2210 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003)
• HP iPAQ h4150 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003)
• HP iPAQ rx5940 Travel Companion (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Premium Edition)
• HTC Athena 100 (X7500) (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack)
• HTC Pharos (P3470) (tested on Windows Mobile 6 Professional)
• HTC Touch Dual (20 key) 5520 (tested on Windows Mobile 6 Professional)
• HTC TyTn (P4500, Hermes 200) (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack)
• HTC TyTN II (Kaiser) (tested on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional)
• Palm Treo 750 (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0)
• Samsung SGH-i780 (tested on Windows Mobile 6 Professional)
• Toshiba Portege G810 (tested on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional)
• Yakumo deltaX 5 BT (tested on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Professional Edition)

For all compatible devices, please visit Nav N Go iGO 8 compatible devices page.

In order to read more, please visit naviextras.com forum topic about the Nav N Go iGO 8 R1 patch update.

Map updates for Nav N Go iGO 8 are provided through our new update and service web portal: www.naviextras.com. The site is currently in public beta test.

Map and 3D updates will be soon available on the www.naviextras.com site. The updates will be downloaded and installed to the SD card with the next version of the current Content Manager PC-tool, called Naviextras Toolbox.

Naviextras.com portal will support both updating your current maps and POIs, and adding extra maps to your navigation software in order to extend its coverage.