Stories about: Galileo

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    China to launch GPS alternative with own Beidou system 28/12/2011 16:33:25

    China on Tuesday began offering its own satellite navigation system to users, as an effort to move away from the nation's reliance on the U.S.-built NAVSTAR GPS network.
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    Europe's GPS satellites blast off 22/10/2011 00:28:04

    Europe's GPS program, Galileo, became a reality on Friday with the launch of its two first operational satellites from the European Space Station in Kourou, French Guiana.
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    Europe's satellite GPS to blast off after technical hitch 21/10/2011 01:59:31

    Europe's space ambitions are scheduled to blast off on Friday with the launch of the first two operational satellites of the Galileo program, the European global satellite navigation system.
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    With a GPS failure possible, is it still safe to buy? 20/05/2009 23:56:00

    After a U.S. government watchdog agency warned that the U.S. Global Positioning System might fail, potential customers may wonder whether buying a GPS device is still a good idea. In a word: Yes.
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    GPS system could begin to fail within a year 20/05/2009 01:36:00

    The Global Positioning System faces the possibility of failures and blackouts, a federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress. Mismanagement by and underinvestment by the U.S. Air Force places the GPS at risk of failure in 2010 and beyond. The problem: delays in launching replacement satellites, among other things.
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    Eclipse Pulsar seeks mobile app dev unity 11/03/2009 01:39:00

    Tackling the complicated issue of developing mobile applications for different platforms, the Eclipse Foundation is set to unveil on Tuesday a project to build a multi-vendor, unified platform for mobile development. But the effort thus far lacks the support of some major mobile players including Microsoft and Apple.
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    Weekly Tech News update - July 11th, 2008 11/07/2008 14:29:59

    In this week's show: iPhone 3G launches, Galileo moves forward, Imagine Cup finals held, IBM helps make Web sites accessible and more!
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    Microsoft makes space explorers of all of us 14/05/2008 09:40:50

    Always wanted to know more about that star overhead? Now you can.
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    Weekly Tech News Update: May 02, 2008 02/05/2008 10:57:29

    In this week's show: fake Microsoft job posts, Xerox demos new eco-friendly projects, Dell cuts jobs, Microsoft helps law enforcement, Galileo's second satellite blasts off, Xbox 360 gets a price cut and more!
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    Galileo navigation system launches second satellite 28/04/2008 08:13:47

    Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system took another step forward on Sunday with the launch of a second experimental satellite.
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    Weekly Tech News Update: April 11, 2008 11/04/2008 15:28:12

    The EC approves cell phones for airplanes, HP's 2133 competes with the EeePC, computer viruses make art, US Homeland Security Secretary keynotes at RSA, Europe's Galileo, and the new Smellphone.
 
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