GPS technology

News about GPS technology

Article | 2/09/2010 Garmin GPS devices recalled due to battery overheating
Garmin has recalled approximately 1.25 million of its GPS devices due to a battery fault that causes overheating, which the company says may lead to p...
Article | 26/08/2010 Navman Wireless launches GPS vehicle tracking for the iPhone
Navman Wireless claims it is the first Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) provider in the world to launch an iPhone app specifically designed for GPS ve...
Article | 23/07/2010 Unlucky Thief Steals iPhone Used in GPS Tracking Tests
In perhaps what was one of the unluckiest moves of his career as a petty thief, Horatio Toure stole an iPhone on Monday afternoon. The irony? The iPho...
Article | 18/11/2009 TomTom launches GPS car kit for the iPhone
TomTom today launched its much-anticipated car kit for the iPhone in Australia.
Article | 30/10/2009 GPS tracking system unveiled for Alzheimer's patients
The Alzheimer's Association has unveiled a new Web-based application that works with various mobile devices to track people suffering from dementia wh...

Features about GPS technology

Article | 30/12/2009 Why aren't GPS navigation systems more reliable?
We've been down this road before: A trusting soul gets bum directions from a GPS navigation system, winds up in the middle of nowhere, and may or may ...
Article | 31/12/2009 Three ways to make GPS navigation safer for users
The story of a Nevada couple, who followed their GPS unit's directions and ended up stuck in snow for three days, reminds us that we, not the GPS, are...