u-blox AG today announced a deal that sees its LEA-4S GPS module included in a smartphone produced by design house Tranzda Technologies Co. Ltd. The PM328 is a NEWPLUS Linux-Core smartphone that integrates phone, PDA, GPS and other multimedia entertainment functions in a product that is 16 mm thin.

The PM328 has an embedded GPS engine, voice navigation software and maps of 400 cities. This enables users to easily locate and navigate to any location using nothing but their mobile phone. The PM328's built-in WAP 1.1 / 2.0 browser means users can search for services such as restaurants, museums, cinemas, or similar on the Internet and then use the phone's GPS functionality to navigate to the chosen location. Other features include a USB interface, Bluetooth support, and Data Synch functions that enable SMS, contacts, email and music synchronization with the user's PC.

The PM328 smartphone is now for sale in China.