And just like that, the Nuvifone is dead. Announced today, Garmin and ASUS are done introducing mobile handsets that combined Garmin’s GPS brand with ASUStek. ASUStek will go their own way building mobile phones that might use Garmin as a GPS solution while Garmin will rely on selling their services through “certain consumer application stores”. more »

Get caught up in a hurry with InterrupTech. You won’t find endless chatter here. We’ve got a timer to move things along. This Week:

• Apple has two tablets?
• Windows Mobile to have two version?
• Navigation apps everywhere
• More navigation
• The Garmin Nuviphone is coming. No, really.
• Sony revamps the PS3.
• RIM is the fastest growing firm according to Fortune.

The world of tech moves fast. If you don’t slow down, you might miss it. This week, plenty of stories: The Palm Pre is all over the place. Blip.TV partners with TiVo, Roku, and plenty more. The official Google Voice app rejected by Apple’s App Store. iTablet rumors picking up steam.

Whoa! This week was filled with enough hints the tech world has given up on sobriety altogether. This week saw far too much insanity for one column, so here are my favorites: David Pogue hates voicemail. Palm Pre ads hurting sales? Google Voice gets everyone riled up. NuviPhone finally where?

In a pretty surprising press release, the Garmin-Asus nuviphone G60 is set to hit Taiwanese retail stores on July 27, while Singapore and Malaysia will be receiving the same phone by late August. Let’s not forget about the M20 which is set to reach Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia by late August. The main difference between the G60 and M20 is the fact that the M20 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, while the G60 runs on Linux. In terms of availability in Europe and the United States, Garmin-Asus expects both phones to be available sometime in the second half of 2009, while carriers and pricing will be announced in the coming months.

With the Palm Pre, new iPhone, new T-Mobile Android phone, the summer is already heating up rapidly. Who knows, the addition of the Nuviphone could be right around the corner, which would definitely create an interesting dilemma for new smartphone shoppers. On Friday, Garmin President and COO, Cliff Pemble announced some new details about the more »

Go figure, the Nuviphone is a popular name. Reminiscent of the iPhone name dispute between Apple and Cisco, Nuvio an internet telephone provider is suing Garmin over trademark infringement.