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Article | 5/05/2009 Zenprise can find lost BlackBerrys remotely
An upgrade to Zenprise's mobile-phone management software will let IT administrators find lost phones, using GPS to locate the devices.
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 | 1/04/2009 Google’s new gBall bounces into action
Google and AFL football maker Sherrin have created a football which fuses sports and online tracking technology.
Article | 26/03/2009 SUNA improves iPhone GPS traffic updates
Intelematics Australia today announced a new version of CLO Software's TrafficAU iPhone app. The new software tells users on which side of the road tr...
Article | 24/03/2009 Telstra launches Whereis Navigator Traffic
Telstra today announced the addition of live traffic updates to its Whereis Navigator GPS application, bringing the mobile phone service in line with ...
Article | 20/03/2009 TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringement
GPS device maker TomTom has shot back at Microsoft with a claim of patent infringement, after the software giant raised concerns in the Linux communit...
Article | 3/03/2009 Navigon talks up the role of voice in safe driving
Navigon took a shortcut to the launch of its new range of personal navigation devices, unveiling them at Cebit a day before the giant trade show opens...
Article | 26/02/2009 Microsoft takes TomTom to court in patent dispute
Microsoft on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against TomTom, alleging that the GPS vendor's in-car navigation devices infringe on its patents.
Article | 5/02/2009 Google Latitude lets you track friends, employees
Need to know in real time which service truck is closest to a customer's location? Want to know whether your daughter really is at the library or how ...
Article | 16/01/2009 Project turns geodata collection into a party
Some map makers have found a way to draw people to their detail-oriented field: have a party.
Article | 8/01/2009 Fore! Garmin to debut GPS for golfers
Golfers, take note. Garmin's newest GPS line may not improve your handicap, but at least you'll know exactly where the greens are. The Approach G5, th...
Article | 12/12/2008 Whereis offers GPS data, safety tips for beachgoers
Online mapping service to offer detailed beach information. From 4 December Australian beachgoers will be given access to detailed beach information ...
Article | 6/12/2008 TomTom launches free online route planner
TomTom has launched a free online route planner. Currently available in a closed beta testing program, the route planner lets users create a door-to-d...
Article | 8/12/2008 Life-saving Aussie smartphone app released
New software has been released that turns GPS enabled GSM mobile phones into sophisticated personal tracking devices.
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...