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Article | 25/08/2011
Parrot chirpy about in-car Asteroid
Wacky French tech company Parrot -- the same folks who brought us the AR Drone quadricopter -- has today unveiled the world's first car stereo powered...
Article | 4/08/2011
TomTom HD Traffic service aims to ease congestion on roads
TomTom has finally unveiled its HD Traffic service in Australia, promising timely and fresh traffic updates that aim to ease congestion on Australian ...
Article | 27/07/2011
JB Hi-Fi three hour sale cuts prices on Apple Macs, TVs and cameras
Apple laptop and desktop computers, digital cameras and TVs are just a few of the products attracting significant savings at a three-hour-long JB Hi-F...
Article | 15/06/2011
Garmin acquires navigation rival Navigon
If you can't beat 'em, acquire 'em. Garmin, maker of personal navigation devices, has snapped up its Germany-based competitor Navigon. The companies w...
Article | 5/05/2011
Apple releases iOS 4.3.3 to patch location bugs
Underpromise and overdeliver—always a good strategy. Apple said it would take a few weeks to issue an iOS update to fix a handful of bugs related to t...
Article | 27/04/2011
Apple patent app shows plans for location data
A <a href="http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=bp0iAQAAEBAJ&dq=%22Location+histories+for+location+aware+devices%22">recently published Apple pa...
Article | 15/04/2011
Garmin launches world's first touchscreen GPS watch
Garmin has launched the world's first touchscreen GPS watch designed for running, the Forerunner 610.
Article | 9/04/2011
GPS for pets: a dog's best friend?
Global Positioning System technology, more commonly known as GPS, has changed our many people's daily lives forever.
Article | 1/04/2011
Google is in talks with China to keep Maps online
Google says it is in talks with the Chinese government about its online map product, which could be penalized in China due to new state laws.
Article | 30/03/2011
Google Maps nears first deadline on China requirement
Google has yet to apply for the necessary state license to operate its online mapping service in China, putting another Google product in jeopardy as ...
Article | 23/03/2011
Berlin court rules Street View doesn't invade privacy
Google won a civil lawsuit in Germany lodged by a woman who contended its roving camera cars that shoot photographs for Street View violated her priva...
Article | 22/03/2011
Google fined 100K euros for Street View collection of Wi-Fi data
Google must pay a fine of €100,000 ($US142,000) for the unauthorized collection of information about the location of Wi-Fi hotspots in France by its S...
Article | 22/03/2011
Navteq hopes to take navigation indoors
Nokia-owned Navteq has launched Destination Maps, which will add more detail to indoor maps, starting with large shopping centers, the company said on...
Article | 18/03/2011
LightSquared reports on GPS testing process
LightSquared has begun planning for GPS interference tests that will determine whether it can roll out a combination satellite-LTE mobile data network...
Article | 11/03/2011
Navigon helps Android users find parking
Navigon has released a new application for Android smartphones that allows users to easily locate nearby parking stations.
Article | 11/03/2011
Is GPS about to be broken?
Could you live without your satellite navigation system?
Article | 8/03/2011
GPS tracking for wife-bashers: Keneally
Courts in NSW would get the power to keep high-risk domestic violence offenders under constant surveillance with GPS tracking devices, under a re-elec...
Article | 22/02/2011
California school district battles truancy with GPS
Students with a tendency towards truancy in California's Anaheim Union High School District are being assigned GPS units to make sure they're going to...
Article | 11/02/2011
Navman launches optional reverse camera for its GPS units
Navman has launched a rear reversing camera that hooks up to its top of the line MY75 sat nav.
