Garmin, in collaboration with Asus has come up with a phone that combines the power of Garmin’s GPS technology with phone. Garmin-Aus Nuviphone is available from AT&T for $199. The phone provides a complete range of GPS functionality from this article in cellcompare, alongwith other smartphone features such as camera. The phone comes preloaded with maps so the user need not download the entire map while on the road.

Would I replace my GPS with a GPS phone? Probably not.

Digital Media Wire is reporting that Verizon is in talks with Apple to bring in iPhone. Apparently they have been in talk for some time now and Apple is working on creating the CDMA phone. Check out the release here. If this is true, then we’ll have first non-GSM version of iPhone.

Well- imagine that you are in a crowded city and are looking for a potty place to visit, this new iPhone application will allow you to look up more than 52,000 toilets in 10 countries and give you reviews in terms of cleanliness and comfort. The application is being developed by ‘SitOrSquat’ website and is sponsored by Charmin. Check out the press release here. Apparently the application has been downloaded by 1600 people since the web site has been launched (not sure how long its been).

A market research report released by ComScore says that iPhone users are 10 times more likely to play games than other phone users. Overall, 32.4% of iPhone users have downloaded a game, compared with a market average of 3.8%.

Read the press release in Information Week here.

According to a report published in Information Week , downloads of mobile games have grown by over 17% in last year, lead by Apple iPhone. The market research firm says that the overall market for mobile games is worth $4.5 billion dollars in 2009.

Other platforms noted by the report are Symbian, Windows Mobile and Blackberry.