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Article | 2/07/2009 Hybrid satellite-cell pocket phone may arrive this year
Previous attempts to create a mass-market satellite phone may have failed miserably--just ask the backers of Globalstar, Iridium, and Odyssey--but a V...
Article | 25/06/2009 Navman launches new MY series GPS units, has 'no plans for an iPhone app'
Navman Australia today announced the launch of a new range of portable GPS navigation units, the MY series. The company claims the GPS units offer a h...
Article | 23/06/2009 First turn-by-turn voice guided navigation app launched for the iPhone
The first full turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone has been launched — and it isn't from TomTom.
Article | 16/06/2009 Google Street View gets smart navigation
Google's popular and yet controversial (in some places) Street View service received a nifty update, in the shape of smart navigation. By now, users h...
Article | 10/06/2009 TomTom announces turn-by-turn navigation for iPhone
GPS manufacturer TomTom will release a dedicated app and car kit for the iPhone that turns the smartphone into a fully fledged navigation unit.
Article | 1/06/2009 Air Force disputes talk of GPS failure
The U.S. Air Force late last month disputed a General Accountability Office report concluding that the Global Positioning System used by the military ...
Article | 22/05/2009 Air Force responds to GPS outage concerns
The sky isn't falling and neither is the Global Positioning System, the U.S. Air Force said during a Twitter news conference. "No, the GPS will not go...
Article | 22/05/2009 GPS performance could degrade but won't fail, Air Force says
The Global Positioning System in use by the U.S. military, as well as millions of motorists globally as they navigate roadways, is not in danger of go...
Article | 22/05/2009 Google seeks to boost geo apps with new Maps API
Google has released a new API for Google Maps designed to relieve developers of the burden of maintaining their own repositories for geographical data...
Article | 20/05/2009 Google Street View hits privacy gridlock in Germany
Germany and Google remained at odds Wednesday over how the company holds certain data used for its Street View map imagery.
Article | 20/05/2009 Google Street View to add UK tourist attractions
Google has revealed that it plans to photograph areas of public interest and natural beauty for its StreetView service.
Article | 20/05/2009 GPS system could begin to fail within a year
The Global Positioning System faces the possibility of failures and blackouts, a federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress. Mismanagement b...
Article | 20/05/2009 GPS close to collapse
The world's Global Positioning System (GPS) could collapse next year, say US officials.
Article | 15/05/2009 News Analysis: Courts grapple with law enforcement's use of GPS tracking
Two recent court decisions -- one in New York and the other in Wisconsin -- highlight the continuing struggles that courts around the country are havi...
Article | 5/05/2009 Zenprise add-on tracks, manages BlackBerry devices
Zenprise is adding a BlackBerry device management option to its flagship MobileManager application.
Article | 30/04/2009 GPS minimizes animal-human conflict in Africa
The Africa Wildlife Foundation has devised a way to use GPS technology to curb rising conflict between wild animals and humans as well as tackle an on...
Article | 30/04/2009 Google begins tracking swine flu in Mexico
Google Inc. is running an experiment of sorts to follow the swine flu's path through Mexico.
Article | 29/04/2009 Linux group investigates Microsoft patents in TomTom case
A Linux group is hoping to discredit three Microsoft patents that were at the heart of a recent lawsuit with GPS device maker TomTom.
Article | 27/04/2009 Australia hits Google swine flu map
Two suspect cases of the swine flu virus - which has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected 20 in the United States - have been pinned on...
Article | 21/04/2009 Interactive maps debut on Tokyo subway
Travellers on Tokyo's subway system are getting some high-tech help finding their destinations with the start of trials Monday of an interactive map s...

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