The latest Garmap Southern Africa update (2010.1) is now available for download from the Samsung Blog's Downloads page. Thanks to everyone who has contacted us regarding this update and for being patient.

Two things to keep in mind are that 1) this update only applies to certain models (B7330, C6625, I560, I780, I900, I8910HD and I8000), and 2) you need to be a Samsung Blog member to access these files.

Garmap 2010 (1st edition) features include:

• Street level data for more than 1700 cities, towns and villages in South Africa
• POI overall increase of 35%
• Substantial increase in road coverage for Lesotho (up 13,460 km / 357%) and Swaziland
  (up 13,617 km / 310%)

We've received an interesting story that we thought to share with you. Just as the wrestling shows on TV tell you, don't try this at home!

I recently bought myself the Samsung i560. I drive a massive 34 ton truck, and am on the road all day everyday. I was busy fixing the bindings on my truck and in the struggle, my phone fell out of my pocket. I proceeded to drive over the handset with my truck on a concrete road. I kept driving, only later realizing that I had lost my phone. I decided to turn back with little hope that my phone would be in one piece.

I was so surprised when the phone was in working order! All that was broken is the face of the handset. I then phoned my wife to tell her the story. - Dawie Crafford from Harrismith

Yesterday marked the official start of the Samsung i560 Fortune Hunter competition where 3 winners of Samsung i560 handsets from a previous Samsung Fun Club competition had to perform an Amazing Race type of challenge for a chance of winning R50,000!

The Samsung Blog team met up with them at their hotel near OR Tambo Airport to provide them with their first clue: GPS co-ordinates (which they could work out with their GPS-enabled Samsung i560 phones) and the hint that the location's name has the word 'gold' in it. They signed time sheets and quickly dashed off to their first location at 07h45.