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Article | 10/11/2008 Project turns GPS phones into traffic reporters

Researchers from Nokia and the University of California in Berkeley will go live with a new project this week that aims to cull GPS data from thousand...

Article | 14/10/2008 TomTom updates GO GPS range

TomTom Australia today announced the launch of its refreshed GO range — the TomTom GO 730 and TomTom GO 930.

Article | 10/10/2008 Geo-Eye satellite to be used by Google releases first image

Google Maps are about to get a lot sharper thanks to GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution commercial satellite that was launched on September 6 fr...

Article | 9/10/2008 Mozilla adds geographic tagging to Firefox

Mozilla has released an add-on to Firefox that enables the browser to automatically pinpoint a user's location by communicating with Wi-Fi signals so ...

Article | 8/10/2008 Navman launches S-Series Platinum

Navman Australia today announced the launch of a completely new range of GPS units, the S-Series Platinum. Building on the success of the original S-S...

Article | 25/09/2008 Nokia launches N96

Nokia Australia this morning announced the availability of its flagship N-Series handset, the N96.

Article | 18/09/2008 Google adds Street View, walking directions to mobile devices

Google has been steadily upgrading its Google Maps for mobile applications since 2007 and Wednesday added free walking directions and the ability to f...

Article | 8/09/2008 GeoEye imaging satellite launched

The highest resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite to date, the GeoEye-1, was launched over the weekend on a Delta-II rocket that carried the G...

Article | 3/09/2008 Keeping an eye in the sky on company cars

Satellite tracking specialist phantomEye has unveiled a GPS-based electronic log book designed to detect employee misuse of company vehicles.

Article | 30/08/2008 Google Maps killing off UK landmarks

The success of online services such as Google Maps, as well as satnav devices and mapping software, is putting churches, woodlands and stately homes i...

Article | 29/08/2008 IFA: Garmin's new GPS gives 3D city views

Garmin's nuvi 7x5 series offers 3D city views, lane assist and other features.

Article | 28/08/2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Gives Props to Google Earth

Google got some serious gold, promotion-wise: US Olympic cyclist and Gold Medalist Kristin Armstrong wrote that Google Earth was "invaluable" in helpi...

Article | 28/08/2008 Nokia teams up with Lonely Planet

Nokia and Lonely Planet today announced a partnership to distribute Lonely Planet content via the Nokia Maps application. Owners of Nokia handsets can...

Article | 13/08/2008 SUNA launches in Sydney and Brisbane

Australian telematics provider Intelematics today launched the SUNA Traffic Channel for Sydney and Brisbane.

Article | 5/08/2008 In-car GPS makes you more likely to drive poorly

Satellite navigation devices, the ubiquitous GPS interfaces that many have in their cars, are, it seems, the cause for more than their fair share of a...

Article | 31/07/2008 CSIRO develops technology that goes where GPS can't

The CSIRO has developed a new wireless localisation system with the ability to track, sense and communicate in areas where GPS and other wireless tech...

Article | 30/07/2008 Microsoft adds GPS support to MSN Direct

Microsoft has released an API that allows Web sites to send location information to GPS navigation devices as part of an expansion of its MSN Direct s...

Article | 29/07/2008 Satnav devices responsible for 300,000 accidents

Satnav devices are responsible for 300,000 road accidents every year, according to insurance firm Direct Line.

Article | 8/07/2008 Garmin releases source code for Linux-based GPS devices

Portable GPS manufacturer Garmin has posted the source code for its Linux-based Nuvi 8xx and 5xxx series portable in-car GPS devices on its Web site

Article | 3/07/2008 Mobile software blends Wi-Fi/GPS signal for accuracy

Skyhook Wireless has released the latest version of its positioning software, adding new algorithms to blend Wi-Fi and GPS signal data to boost accura...