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Faced with intense competition from GPS-enabled smartphones with free navigation software, TomTom, the popular Dutch developer of portable navigation systems, announced Wednesday it is seeking to broaden its revenue base. But the announcement didn't offer much in the way of specifics.

GPS software- and hardware-maker TomTom slashed prices on its iPhone turn-by-turn navigation app, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) reported Monday. The new price for the app providing directions in the U.S. is $49, well down from the original price of $99, as reported by Engadget.

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With all the gloom in the global economy, I got to wondering whether there is anything else going on in the world of business. I'm looking for growth because I think that's what will ultimately bring the economy out of the doldrums. Not surprisingly, that growth is coming from technology companies....